Anyone currently waiting for a 356 replica from JPS or had recent delivery?
What are your experiences?
Thanks.
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Do a search on this site for "JPS", "JPS Motorsports" or "John Steele" (Little magnifying glass in the black menu banner up above)
Are you currently in the JPS queue?
@Gordon Nichols posted:Do a search on this site for "JPS", "JPS Motorsports" or "John Steele" (Little magnifying glass in the black menu banner up above)
Are you currently in the JPS queue?
That's good advice from Gordon. Take it.
Gordon/Stan, thank you both for your responses. I did a search and nothing recent came up. I believe 2017 was the last item posted. Yes, I am the queue.
He's still the same guy. He didn't find religion in the last 4 years.
Yes, I have discovered that. I am wondering if anyone on this site has recently (in the last year or so) have had a JPS car delivered. I was at the shop in July 2021 and there were a dozen or more cars under construction.
You can do an advanced search by clicking the Search icon and Advanced Search.
https://www.speedsterowners.com/advancedSearch
You will find threads from delivered owners for the last year if you limit by date.
We can all give you experiences that were related to us, but probably best if you read from actual JPS owners.
-=theron
@Stan Galat posted:He's still the same guy. He didn't find religion in the last 4 years.
.and so it goes.....
opps...misprint spell check... my bad..i meant my car was finished in 2018.... not in "back to the future" of 2028 
How come so many people come here to ask about other's experience, after they have already ordered?
@WNGD posted:How come so many people come here to ask about other's experience, after they have already ordered?
@Robert M posted:Probably needs help now in figuring out how to deal with the Mr Hyde side of JPS.
You know, doing this research BEFORE slapping down your money would save so much pain and misery. I've never met the man, but by the number of people we've seen in this situation over the years, all I can say is he must be a charmer to coax people's hard earned money out of their wallets like he does. And once he has it, boy, do things change...
One would need a Town's Crier to read the scroll.
I've never actually had a conversion with him. I really don't think he wanted to talk to me at any of the Carlisle events he attended. You see, I was the guy who took Tom Dewalt's defective engine apart(failed piston pin circlip). And another took the pictures and posted them online of the disassembly, then the assembly error or part failure damage became indisputable. I COST HIM MONEY!
Has a tendency to run his less then truthful foul mouth and made the error of directing his aggressions toward me with my wife present. Had it not been for Kelly Fraser's kind words, "Jersey AL" in the blink of an eye would have laid him flat out to become a floor mat at his Carlisle display. Having gone through a few difficult life challenges and health issues, one would reconsider that each day is a gift instead of maintaining a legacy that 60 grit and Preparation H can't cure.
A simple search for Speedster 356 replica yields JPS, August Motorcars (Cdn distributor) and Beck all on the first page. Plus kitcarlist.com that I had never heard of, that lists Intermeccannica on their own first page.
How hard is it to find this site of enthusiasts in order to ask questions?
In fact, even Googling JPS Speedster yields this initial gem:
JPS - one unhappy customer's advice. | SpeedsterOwners.com
Sorry to the OP, but how do you put down 10-15-$20,000 on a niche "kit car" replica builder without doing even surface due diligence. It's 2022 .... information is so easy to find vs even 10-20 years ago.
If you were looking to have a Speedster built, how could you not find Beck, Intermeccannica and Vintage(s) as well?
@WNGD posted:A simple search for Speedster 356 replica yields JPS, August Motorcars (Cdn distributor) and Beck all on the first page. Plus kitcarlist.com that I had never heard of, that lists Intermeccannica on their own first page.
How hard is it to find this site of enthusiasts in order to ask questions?
In fact, even Googling JPS Speedster yields this initial gem:
JPS - one unhappy customer's advice. | SpeedsterOwners.com
Sorry to the OP, but how do you put down 10-15-$20,000 on a niche "kit car" replica builder without doing even surface due diligence. It's 2022 .... information is so easy to find vs even 10-20 years ago.
If you were looking to have a Speedster built, how could you not find Beck, Intermeccannica and Vintage(s) as well?
IIRC, the last guy that stumbled in asking the same question mentioned being swayed by the fact that the cars are $10-$15K cheaper than anyone else’s.
@dlearl476 posted:IIRC, the last guy that stumbled in asking the same question mentioned being swayed by the fact that the cars are $10-$15K cheaper than anyone else’s.
That should tell you something right there...
@ewh49 Even if you are asking questions about JPS Motorsports after placing a deposit, it's important to post why you are asking for future buyers researching the subject. This forum is indexed by every major search engine.
Your experience good or bad will help someone else.
-=theron