For Sale ad for Vintage speedster (The Samba #1436191) in which it's stated:
''Custom built...utilizing unique 2''x4'' 11 gauge steel frame''
My Vintage is pan based, as are all the other Vintages that I know of.
Is anyone aware of steel framed Vintage speedsters??
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The ad is a little misleading. It's a pan based car and what he is referring to is the steel frame inside the body just like your car has.
Troy
Carl,
The subframe on all VS cars is 2x4 11 Gauge Steel welded to the top of a shortened VW pan. Here is the link to the VS site with the details...
http://www.vintagespeedsters.c...ind_of_frame_is_used
-=theron
Carl,
The subframe on all VS cars is 2x4 11 Gauge Steel welded to the top of a shortened VW pan. Here is the link to the VS site with the details...
http://www.vintagespeedsters.c...ind_of_frame_is_used
-=theron
Not even VW welded the body to the pan. My '89 CMC has massive steel frame (bolted on) like the Vintage which they say they engineered in 1988. I think its just advertising hype.
You'd think they update their web site which says:
How many Vintage Speedsters have been built?
As of Aug 2008, we hand built over 2500 Speedsters. We produce in our own facilities, more cars in one week, than some so-called manufacturers do in a year.
Why not update it and take credit for the 5 years since 2008?
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As of Aug 2008, we hand built over 2500 Speedsters. We produce in our own facilities, more cars in one week, than some so-called manufacturers do in a year.
We produce in our own facilities, more cars in one week, than some so-called manufacturers do in a year.
They should take that statement out. It lends to an interpretation of less attention to detail.
We produce in our own facilities, more cars in one week, than some so-called manufacturers do in a year.
They should take that statement out. It lends to an interpretation of less attention to detail.
