Just heard from Ron at VS that they will be moving to Scottsdale/AZ....BUMMER!!!
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Not that it really matters, but at least that is a little closer to me. 
Hope that works out for him. SoCali is definitely the Mecca for Speedies. Maybe such a strong market will build in Scottsdale too?? And if Carey can make a go of it in Godforsaken Ohio, well, maybe it does not matter that much where the wrenches are. I wish 'em all the best, and hope they will still answer the phone.
2 other threads here that say ownership transferred BUT VS vehicle construction will stay where it is. Is this a change to that plan? Someone said new owner Justin was going to make a product statement this new year.
That was me who said to expect a statement about "BIG" changes coming for Vintage. I'm not sure what is keeping Justin from making an announcement, but the cat is out of the bag now. Not only is Vintage moving, but it has already been moved!
El Frazoo posted:Not that it really matters, but at least that is a little closer to me.
Isn't Beck in Indiana?
Troy Sloan posted:El Frazoo posted:Not that it really matters, but at least that is a little closer to me.
Isn't Beck in Indiana?
Yes,
"We are located in Bremen, IN., a rural community in Northern Indiana about 20 miles South of South Bend, IN. The closest airport is South Bend Regional (SBN) and it is primarily served by airlines with connections from Chicago's 2 airports, Midway (MDW) and O'Hare (ORD). These are both approximately 80 miles West of Bremen and it is an easy drive from there should connections prove to be inconvenient. Travel time can range from 2 hours and up depending on the traffic situation in and around Chicago."
I hear Ohio Gov John Kasich is on the phone now with El Frazoo inviting him to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Wright Bros Natl Museum. Guess he's feeling impact of "the Swamp" being drained in DC suburbs.
I know little about Ohio. I do know that Indiana is a great place, and certainly not "God forsaken".
Ohio rocks.
Columbus is a legit white-collar/university/state capitol kind of place. Honda of America is located there. Cincinnati is a legit "major league" city. Cleveland is on a comeback, and there are no shortage of mid-sized cities sprinkled throughout the state (Akron, Dayton, etc.).
... but it's all flyover country if you're from out east.
I heard that LEO VON MUNCHIES STÄRKE just bought PORSCHE from VW/PORSCHE for 12 billion dollars and 3 REVOLUTIONARY BOXSTER/SPEEDSTERS, a box of Q TIPS, 2 dozen low cal POPSICLES, and 3 dozen kevlar reinforced MAGNUM condoms
......
....and relocating just outside of Mar-A-Lago......
.....WHAT? No sense of humor?
Banzi Stand on your front porch and await FEDEX, a case of Preparation H will arrive shortly to sooth your Pipeline flare up.... It may also be taken orally as needed .
Banzai, frankly you are another guy I'm going to block. You don't care, and that is as it should be. You just can't help yourself with the constant bashing, but I wish you could.
I have a pretty good sense of humor, but you aren't funny.
nothing like packing up and moving in the middle of the night!
VSpyder posted:nothing like packing up and moving in the middle of the night!
Maybe wait a bit before passing judgement until everything gets settled and Justin announces in his own time . as a Supporting Merchant herein, I'm sure you know that moving a business has a long "To Do List" w/ the SOC not exactly on the top line.
I stand corrected as they have moved ..........
Alan,
This is a small industry .... I am not passing any judgment!
I posted this on the main thread for his, but let’s wait and hear what Justin comes out with. We might be surprised and/or shocked. I’m thinking shocked, but I’ll wait and see...
Alan Merklin posted:Banzi Stand on your front porch and await FEDEX, a case of Preparation H will arrive shortly to sooth your Pipeline flare up.... It may also be taken orally as needed .
Stan Galat posted:Ohio rocks.
Columbus is a legit white-collar/university/state capitol kind of place. Honda of America is located there. Cincinnati is a legit "major league" city. Cleveland is on a comeback, and there are no shortage of mid-sized cities sprinkled throughout the state (Akron, Dayton, etc.).
... but it's all flyover country if you're from out east.
Unless you're talking the Cleveland Browns. They may never make a comeback...
0-16 parade. I’m not a city boy, but if I was: Cleveland would be right up there. I like their style.
Stan Galat posted:0-16 parade. I’m not a city boy, but if I was: Cleveland would be right up there. I like their style.
RockNROLL Hall of FAME...cant be all bad: Cavs are great, Indians up and coming and one of these days, the BROWNS will be back(
)...hopefully
I ordered a new Porsche 356 Speedster replica in --------- April 2016 -------from Vintage Speedsters in 12112, 1027, Centralia Rd, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716, The new Address is 7863 E McClain Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA ---------- Construction time was 4 weeks according to the order confirmation 2550. After about -------- 6 weeks -------- only the chassis was just finished, this was very annoying, because I wanted the vehicle at the time for our summer holidays in Spain, as it would be the last holidays before I was connected to dialysis because of my severe kidney damage. -------------- I sent Kirk of Vintage Speedster a lot of pictures by email from outside and inside to the way I wanted the vehicle. ------------ Two month later in pictures sent to me by Kirk of my vehicle I could see that ------------- 1. A wrong exterior color was painted, I wanted fjord green and the color he painted was light blue. -------------- 2. I wanted white wall tires with a small strip, he had mounted tires with a big white wall. ----------- Although he had pictures of how the vehicle should be !!!! ------------- After ------- 3 months ------ he sent me pictures of the interior. Outside color was meanwhile painted fjord green (Construction time of the whole vehicle should be 4 weeks!!!!!!) ------------ I wanted a shining terracotta colored leather interior with contrasting piping and the same with the carpet and piping. He made --------everything completely wrong -----------. At first: leather Seats in a completely different leather color. It was some Pale Beige not Terracotta. Completely differently colored than specified to him. Also the piping on the carpet was missing completely, The Radio was missing, The Speakers was missing, Wrong stitching of the leather Seats. ------- Although I emailed him pictures of how my car should look inside. !!!!! -------- Unbelievably---------- As the vehicle was still not ready ------------------after 4 months ---------------- I had to spend our summer holidays without the great Porsche. Sometime after our holidays (End of October 2016 of course I still did not have the car until then) I said to Kirk that he should pay back my deposit of 10.000$, because he did not manage to make the car on time ------------. This money I have until today 2018.07.12 --- not ------ get back. --------------------- It's scary what Kirk from Vintage Speedsters did, and he does not respond to customer requests. Keep your fingers away from this dealer. I am very disappointed, especially since I am also very ill and unfortunately can not take care of a legal action because I am connected to a dialysis machine and therefore can not handle long distances because I come from Germany. Now I have no money and no car.
This post was forked into a new topic here: New Vintage Speedsters
Sure sounds like you ordered from another company other than VS as this was not Kirk's MO. Kirk does not respond to customer requests because he sold the business....Justin is the contact for VS in Arizona. Something way of here .....
Kirk does not pay the money back despite a letter from my lawyer. It was beginning 2017. It was early 2017 when Kirk got the writing, at that time it was still his business.
So taken my money and left
I can not recommend the company and therefore advise anyone who does not come from the US otherwise the money is gone.
No one will contact me in the last few weeks if my car could be built correctly, if I do not get my money back
Who knows how many have lost their Money?
This sounds completely out of character for Kirk and Vintage.
Makes me wonder if somebody posed as Vintage and somehow scammed this gentleman.
There has got to be more to this story.
It was Vintage Speedsters.
He told me: The car would be finished and I could take it. If not, it will not return the money.
I said it's not my car as I wanted. No reaction.
I post some pictures, where you can see that it is Vinatge Speedsters
This topic has been forked to a new topic here https://www.speedsterowners.co...w-vintage-speedsters
and locked as it was not part of the original subject.
-=theron