I stopped by Vintage Motorcars, Greg Leach's new shop at the old Vintage Speedsters location in Hawaiian Gardens and was totally blown away by how many cars he has in progress.
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Just to avoid any confusion, this is not Vintage Speedsters, it is Vintage Motorcars. Greg moved his shop to the old location of Vintage Speedsters when Vintage Speedsters was sold and moved to Arizona. They are not affiliated.
Very impressive Troy, and what a surprise to see in the background of the second picture a '56 style wide-body Speedster with two air intake engine grilles on the rear lid. . . similar to those seen on a Spider and the 356B.
Is Greg now offering that feature as an option?
who is building his "stock" motors
Cliff Presley - Charlotte, NC posted:Very impressive Troy, and what a surprise to see in the background of the second picture a '56 style wide-body Speedster with two air intake engine grilles on the rear lid. . . similar to those seen on a Spider and the 356B.
Is Greg now offering that feature as an option?
Yes, we talked about that one. It's very nice! It's not a Super Widebody, it's the in between version and it has a Subaru engine.
barncobob posted:who is building his "stock" motors
I didn't ask.
Troy, We must've been there on the same day ! It looked like that when I was there last Friday.. Were you the guy in Gregs office when I came in ??...........Bruce
Ha - all the workers at lunch? How many employees work there?
aircooled posted:Troy, We must've been there on the same day ! It looked like that when I was there last Friday.. Were you the guy in Gregs office when I came in ??...........Bruce
Bruuuuuuce. We just met in SLO! I guess I didn't make a very big impression on you if you don't remember what I look like!!! But then, you were there for quite awhile before I got there and those free Happy Hour drinks may have had something to do with it? LOL.
It wasn't me, I was there on Saturday around noon.
Troy....I met you at Vintage Speedster in 2014 and again this year at SLO event. I didn't hang around for Happy Hour because I don't drink and was already brimming with ice tea ! I didn't look in Greg's office when I popped in but seeing your photos of all the cars looked the same when as when I was there the day before made me think that possibly it was you in his office at that time.
Greg is doing a lot of cars these days and everyone looked busy as well. He is way more diverse in what he produces than Kirk.....................Bruce
Wow!!!
Does anyone think that Bruce's car business in Hawaiian Garden's, CA is the successor to Kirk's Vintage Speedster business? I don't believe it is. Comparing the diversity of Bruce's offerings to what Kirk Produced seems to say some might. After 30 years in marketing followed by 20 more years in business brokerage I'd say that Bruce is either the luckiest or the smartest man in the room. I"d say mostly the smartest. Bruce's business that was formerly operated in another location in Southern CA was named Vintage Spyders, I believe. After Kirk's business was sold and moved 370 miles away to Phoenix , Bruce moved into Kirk's former business location in Hawaiian Gardens, CA. Having a Speedster business at the same address as Kirk's old Speedster business sure makes it look like the successor to Kirk's Vintage Speedster business. Both Greg and the Phoenix business changed their former trade names to whatever they are today which added to the imbroglio about who is who. Now Greg has his excellent reputation for great cars plus his creativity and ability to broaden the line to coupes and other unique offerings plus having a Speedster business located in Hawaiian in Hawaiian Gardens where over 3,500 Speedsters have been produced. Catbird seat.
Discuss.
Jack, I believe you mean "Greg's business," as in Greg Leach. Bruce was just a visitor.
Lane Anderson posted:Jack, I believe you mean "Greg's business," as in Greg Leach. Bruce was just a visitor.
I don't know - I heard Bruce was opening up his own shop and it's going to be called Very Vintage Speedsters, lol.
Of course, no affiliation with Vintage Speedsters, Vintage Motorcars, Vintage Spyders, etc!
I thought it was going to be "Very Vintage Bruce's Speedster Stuff". 
slowshoes posted:I don't know - I heard Bruce was opening up his own shop and it's going to be called Very Vintage Speedsters, lol.
Vintage Motocarts by Bruce, LLC.
I didn't see at first that Troy had visited on a Saturday at noon. That explains the lack of workers working
I don't think either "VINTAGE" can lay claim to the over 3500 cars produced. I applaud Kirk for staying in business all those years and producing a great car at an entry-level price point enabling so many to enjoy the Speedster thing.
I'd like to see Greg produce a builder id tag with the number of the car built stamped into it and applied to the vehicle. A computer inventory with original build sheet to match would be nice too. Branding a company can have a tremendous impact on its success down the road. A nice engine lid car badge would help to further his company too. He has some catching up to do as DrClock/Merklin Motors is at car 47!
Got me confused .......I'm just Bruce who makes a few accessories for Speedsters and has a passion for building/making things. Currently it's was a Speedster now it's a Spyder. I just used the $1K I had set aside for a web site to kick in on a Subaru motor so no web site for "SOS" (Speedster Owner Sparkle) in the near future. Too much other fun stuff to play with.............Bruce
How bout "Bruce's Loose Caboose's" ?.......................Bruce
Lane Anderson posted:Jack, I believe you mean "Greg's business," as in Greg Leach. Bruce was just a visitor.
Lane---you are right---it's too late to edit ---maybe others will catch that as you did.
Jeez---it even confused me---not a difficult task. Who's on first??