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Take a CLOSE look at that fuel hose on the back of the shroud. Look for cuts from getting sucked into the fan.

This is how cars burn to the ground. In minutes.

@Lane Anderson posted:

The black car looks like a CMC with a Vintage interior kit due to the lack of trunk carpeting and the lack of Kirk's signature curly wire in the engine bay.

Very possible, but trunk carpet was an option from Kirk.  Also, Kirk sold some "kits" (for home builder's) without an engine.  They would not have had the curly wire and may or may not have had drum front brakes. Lots of CMC & Fiberfab cars ended up with Vintage Speedsters interiors, but in my mind the engine lid pin on a small chain is the most convincing tell that it is probably a car from Kirk when he owned Vintage Speedsters.

I too noticed the fuel line hung up high ready to spray down the entire engine.  Expecting to see a plastic fuel filter!  The rubber seal around the engine is unusual.  I see a big gap on the driver's side (assume the rubber gasket dried out and stiffened) plus looks like held on by rivets/screws.

My CMC came with an engine lid pin with a "chain" like a connector used in banks to secure the pens.  It does look like the trunk interior is gel coat vs paint but can't tell in photos.  Can't see the tell tail cast hibachi grill (early IM too) or the VS fabric surrounded smaller visibility side curtains. It does look like it might have the VS faux torsion bar access circle behind the lower below-door trim and VS front turn signals.

HI, guys how are you?

I received some photos from a possible seller, he says the car should be a vintage speedster, what do you think? Thank you

It looks like a Vintage Speeder from before the company was sold and moved to Arizona.

yup early VS

@Michael McKelvey posted:

It looks like a Vintage Speeder from before the company was sold and moved to Arizona.

So is a good news ? 😅😅

Well, VS might be considered to be between the worst and the best builders.

Many people on this site are happy with their VS Speedsters.

Whether this one is good depends on its condition.

I bought my Vintage in 2010. Fortunately I was able to buy cheap because Kirk had a lot of inventory on hand due to the Real Estate collapse. I had a lot of problems for the first few years basically get it run well at altitude. I rebuilt the top end of the engine and added a little hot rodding to the mix. I then found Anthony and he got it running perfect. I continued to add on the to build and do various modifications. The last 10 years she was perfect. Unfortunately due to health issues I had to sell her.

@majorkahuna posted:

I bought my Vintage in 2010. Fortunately I was able to buy cheap because Kirk had a lot of inventory on hand due to the Real Estate collapse. I had a lot of problems for the first few years basically get it run well at altitude. I rebuilt the top end of the engine and added a little hot rodding to the mix. I then found Anthony and he got it running perfect. I continued to add on the to build and do various modifications. The last 10 years she was perfect. Unfortunately due to health issues I had to sell her.

Are you saying this is your car?

Not a chance.

Looks perfect. Buy it.

_{The above said with exactly the same look on my face as when I'm asked my fashion opinion in hour 3 of accompanying my daughter on a "quick trip" to the mall to buy a shirt....}

Hi guys !! How are you?

I have some options

I find a vintage speedster at very good price … but is  wide body.

i m not a big fans of the wide body . it would be "easy to install" and do you know how much a "normal" body costs, I think all the other parts are the same (bonnets, lights, doors) etc.

thank you 🙏

How do you know it's a Vintage Speedsters Widebody? 

Speedster 23:

Are you really interested in obtaining a speedster or, frankly, are you just messing around?

You have asked enough questions and gotten enough answers from well meaning and informed people on this sight to have enough data to make a decision.

You aren't choosing a wife, it's a car.

@Speedster23 posted:

i m not a big fans of the wide body . it would be "easy to install"

It would not be inexpensive or easy to swap bodies. Unless the price is incredibly low, or you want to do the work yourself, or you had some customizations you wanted done, it probably wouldn't make sense.

@Troy Sloan posted:

How do you know it's a Vintage Speedsters Widebody?

Look like the owner have paper … ( I have to see in person )

Buy the Beck listed here (as for sale on eBay) for $16,700.  It's in Calif.  Use $10k to restore/customize it.   It's a nice color combo (silver over red).

@Panhandle Bob posted:

Speedster 23:

Are you really interested in obtaining a speedster or, frankly, are you just messing around?

You have asked enough questions and gotten enough answers from well meaning and informed people on this sight to have enough data to make a decision.

You aren't choosing a wife, it's a car.

Of course I m , but everyone suggest me to take the time to look around

@WOLFGANG posted:

Buy the Beck listed here (as for sale on eBay) for $16,700.  It's in Calif.  Use $10k to restore/customize it.   It's a nice color combo (silver over red).

I like this idea but I don’t  find the car

@Speedster23 posted:

Of course I m , but everyone suggest me to take the time to look around

Ooo I find this but is salvage title

@Speedster23 posted:

Hi guys !! How are you?

I have some options

I find a vintage speedster at very good price … but is  wide body.

i m not a big fans of the wide body . it would be "easy to install" and do you know how much a "normal" body costs, I think all the other parts are the same (bonnets, lights, doors) etc.

thank you 🙏

No. Changing Speedster bodies isn't as simple as changing your underwear. It's a pretty involved process and not for the faint of heart. Plus, from where are you going to get the Speedster body?

Former Sgt of mine and friend reached out to me recently about maybe getting a Speedster replica. He told me what he wanted and in telling me what he wanted he described a Conv D. He wanted the taller windshield and top and rollup windows. I explained how rare those were and that they hardly ever came up for sale. I told him all of the places to look for them and what to expect in terms of pricing. He was a bit shocked at how much prices had gone up. We've talked at length over the weeks and he's met me several times at the Porsche Cars & Coffee. He's looked all over Troy's website and made several inquiries about Speedsters after realizing how difficult finding a Conv D would be to find. So then our conversations turned to Speedsters and what his plans were for how he intended to use the car. That's when the real questions came about convenience for travel interns of our valley heat. I had to remind him that there was no A/C in the summer and no heat in the winter, no real windows on the sides and a sardine can of a car when the top was up and he's a tall fellow. He came to the realization that that's not what he was after because this car was for him and his wife. We went to another C&C event on Saturday and I had him sit in a first generation Boxster that was for sale for $13K. It was way too small for him and uncomfortable to sit in. I skipped the second generation Boxster and had him sit in my friend's third generation Boxster and he really liked it. He's sat in my fourth generation and he really really liked it but his budget is $60K. We looked online at some PCA classifieds and at Carvana and today he bought a 2015 Boxster S and it will be here on Thursday.

Point of all this for Speedster23, you're over thinking this. You either want a Speedster or you don't. You've seen some really nice cars and you have had the chance to buy several but you haven't. The good ones don't last forever. When you see a good one you need to buy it. My friend realized that what he wanted may have been a Conv D but what he needed for he and his wife wasn't a Speedster. It was a modern car with modern conveniences. He just needed to get out and look at some cars, sit in them, and make a decision.

@Speedster23 posted:

HI, guys how are you?

I received some photos from a possible seller, he says the car should be a vintage speedster, what do you think? Thank you

This one is almost a dead ringer of my car. And yes it is an early Vintage Speedster build. They are not the top of the line but they are not the low either. You need to tweak them to suit you perfectly, as I've done for the past 19 years of ownership with mine. They offer you an adequate platform to upgrade for most people. I prefer the standard body, wide bodies have a niche following and ultra wide an even more restricted following. I suggest you take a serious look at this one if you intend to buy.

Hi everyone . How are you ? what do you think of this? who could have built it?

thank you

That’s an older Vintage Speedsters build.

The curly red wire to alternator confirms early VS.  FL plates so not too far from Miami and you.   Comfort seats, good color combo, Nardi wheel and nice cocoa mats.

Needs H bus air seal around the engine to keep out hot exhaust air - especially in FL. Has OEM heater boxes but no not tubes from shroud.  The holes thru rear plate also need to be sealed.

@Speedster23 posted:

Hi everyone . How are you ? what do you think of this? who could have built it?

thank you

I'm surprised that you had to ask who built this one.

Everybody was new once.

@Stan Galat posted:

Everybody was new once.

Totally agree Stan. He was new in June and there are 6 pages of mostly helpful comments.

Yeah, but at this rate he won't be new when, and if, he buys a car.

He has been given the same info several times about how to identify the makers of various cars.

He may just be better off calling Roy and buying a new car from his stable.

The British use a certain term; we use another one. 😉