Mexican body?

Anyone knows where in Mexico the bodies for Vintage are made?

Who says they are made in Mexico?---Jack

Now I have to ask . has any of Kirt stolen cars been found yeat?

It says so in "Kit Car" January 2008

I think its Ensenada

Mattsinteresting info.

At first I thought you meant that the stolen Speedsters were recovered according to Kit Car Magazine. I wish THAT was true too! ---Jack

John and Kirk both are using mexican made bodies. Have been for years.

Side of the delivery truck said "baja california".....assume Ensenada vicinity (saw it once while visiting VS).

They are made at fiberglass plant in Ensenada. The owner is a very close friend of Kirk. Kirk owns the molds and will not produce bodies off those molds for anyone else without Kirk's approval. In fact he does produce bodies for other makers off the molds, but only with Vintage's knowledge and backing.
If you ask Kirk he will tell you about the plant, the owner, etc. It's not a secret.

-=theron

Ask, Kirk at Vintage. He will give you the details, it's no secret.
-=theron

Baja California, Mexico.

I don't care if my Vintage Speedster's body came from the moon, I love it!! It is now 18 months old and looks as good as the day I bought it---it has zero ripples like some fiberglass bodies will show and the seams are 100% perfect.

Kirk has always been smart about sourcing parts and looks for the highest quality at a smart price point. I recently heard that he has switched from Kadrons and Scat's Solex P40's to the smaller Webbers (34s?) and that's what you get with a new VS today---Webbers.

My earlier post was just being curious and certainly not judgemental about where the VS bodies come from.

--Just my two cents worth.---Jack

To further clarify Darren's point about John and Kirk both using Mexican bodies, in 2002 John told me they were both using the exact SAME source (in Baja) for their bodies. Had been ever since the Air Quality Board chased all the fiberglass manufacturers out of California. That is why the custom boat industry, that used to thrive in Costa Mesa and surrounding cities, is totally gone today.

Hmm, let's see, the government told 'em all to go green, and all the jobs went to Baja . . . hmmm. . . but that is another thread.

thanks David for the clarification.

When I was restoring my speedster(now markos speedster) John was having a hell of a time with his coupe being made in mexico and parts not fitting right. Needless to say John is a quirky guy and I got an ear full everytime I went to check on my interior.

There is nothing wrong with the mexican made bodies. Hell for arug sake Florida made bodies had poorer quality then both Johns and kirks. So go figure!

Hey Darren, How's it? I think I finaly got the Speedster dialed in. You have to come check it out! New paint, New chrome, new hp trans, new engine, new stereo. Runs great! Come on the cruze this Sat. to Reagan library. I blew through 2 engines last summer and hope I got all the bugs worked out now.
Later, Mark