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When I purchased my speedster it was identified as being built by Ryan MotorSports out of San Fransisco. No one seemed to know much other than that.

While I was searching for a new fuse panel I emailed JPS and received the following comment.

"I wondered what happened to those Ryan cars, there were I think 6 total built, three were old CMC cars, two were kits he bought from me and one was a car he tried to build from a set of molds."

Hmmm, I thought. This is not actually a ringing endorsement of Ryan MotorSports. But, since I am very pleased with my speedster and it appears to be well put together, I am going to assume it is one of the two kits from JPS.

Just thought we needed a little more history on Ryan.
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When I purchased my speedster it was identified as being built by Ryan MotorSports out of San Fransisco. No one seemed to know much other than that.

While I was searching for a new fuse panel I emailed JPS and received the following comment.

"I wondered what happened to those Ryan cars, there were I think 6 total built, three were old CMC cars, two were kits he bought from me and one was a car he tried to build from a set of molds."

Hmmm, I thought. This is not actually a ringing endorsement of Ryan MotorSports. But, since I am very pleased with my speedster and it appears to be well put together, I am going to assume it is one of the two kits from JPS.

Just thought we needed a little more history on Ryan.

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Guess we can add to the out of business list:

Company: Ryan Motors
Comments: Several cars to choose from Speedster, Hummer, Cobra, and Spyder.
Address: 2321 S. Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA 92083
Country: US
Phone 760-599-6813
Fax: 760-599-8623

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Name: Ryan 356 Speedster 114
Kit: Yes
Turnkey: Yes

Donor: Volkswagen
Engine Options: VW 1600cc up to 200hp
Notes: Stock VW front and rear suspensions and stock VW pan chassis
Influence: Porsche Speedster
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