VS Speedster For Sale

I am sad to say I need to sell my beloved Speedster. I have an ass-hat business partner that is making a power-play on my company requiring my litigation (and subsequent expenses) to stop/remove him. Bummer, but gotta do what I gotta do. Available AFTER April 26, 2010 (SOC Morro Bay event). Car will be at SOC Morro Bay 2010;

Asking $14,000/OBO for '95 VS with standard upgrade package (beaucoup pics in my photo-file);

* In very good condition with 65K mileage (daily driver has been uber-reliable)
* Engine total rebuild at 30K mileage (all receipts)
* Metallic Silver w/ navy Blue interior
* 1835cc w/Kadrons
* High-rise rocker arms (mild)
* Front disc brakes
* Front/Rear stabilizer bars
* Full & Quarter Stafast Tonneaus
* Full flow for external cooler w/thermostat controlled fan
* Spin-off oil filter
* Wolfe water resistant cover
* Leitz luggage rack w/leather straps (luggage & ski)

http://s820.photobucket.com/home/musbjim

If all goes well, I will be buying another Speedster down the road.

JIMMY, I AM SO SORRY. ITS A FOCKEN SHAME
AT LEAST I KNOW THAT U AND GINNY WILL STILL BE COMING WITH US ALL THE TIME.
DOESNT MATTER IF U DONT HAVE A SPEEDSTER

Damn, Jim, that sucks. We'll all be pulling for you to prevail in this. Hopefully there's another Speedster in the cards for you soon.

That sucks Jim. I have been through this before. I was taken over by two schmucks that I introduced to eachother back in 2000 to 2003. We figured out a way to get my part of the business split off and I came out just fine. It was not easy, but nothing worth fighting for ever is. Best of luck and keep your head up high. You deserve it. Marty G.

How is the car titled? My wonderful state of Nebraska SUCKS and the car has to have VIN number from title , on the car itself..

Is car in California?

its a shame jim. i had two "business partners" for awhile and they decided to cut me out of the equation after we were kickin ass and i got some $ but not as much as the preparation H i had to buy :(

That really sucks Jim...

This is shocking. It is about the last thing I would expect to see here. Your Speedster is such a part of your life.

I really hope everything works out without too much grief for you.

Jim what a frig'n BS situation, I'm sorry my West Coast sammich eat'n bro.... I happen to know a personality in Staten Island, NY that has the resources to arrange indepth, water front site seeing tours.... "Of course, I'm just say'n"

Seriously, something positive will come out of this ~

~Alan

Just Sucks Bro'......Luck!

~WB

Gosh, does that stink! As you know I'm from Jersey originally and my last name ends in a vowel - need some help getting better cooperation?

Lousy news, Jim.
I hope things work out for you.
I'll get out the needles and the voodoo doll for your partner...

Sorry Jim...seems like there are a few folks here who are almost as pissed off as you are. Good luck brother. (revenge is sweet).

This is actually terrible news, especially considering summer is just around the corner...Can not imagine you without your speedy....
sell one of those giant English land rovers and be done with it..
We got Solvang, Palm Springs among other adventures coming up this summer....
If the speedy must go, there is most likely no better place to sell it than Morro Bay, where the fever can catch somebody after seeing so many gathered.....
But I gotta warn you, from personal experience, you will miss the $hit out of it, once it's gone....
Good Luck Bro

little hijack....
I went on theSamba this morning and in the ghia section classifieds, my old lowlight was apparently stolen in Venice Beach over the weekend....The guy was devestated as you can imagine, but to his credit, after he bought it from me, had LoJack installed and they recovered it this afternoon...don't know what condition it was in, but I will report when I find out...
LoJack works....

Jim,
Sorry to be adding to the already long list of condolences and screwing up your classified ad, but it does suck to hear this news. Not so much about the car, but about the BS with your partner and lawyers, etc... nobody should have to go through that crap, especially someone as laid back and cool as you.
There will be other speedsters.

SOC without the pineapple is like a day without the sun, the beach without the surf, or the mountains without the snow.
Dude this SUCKS big time!!
Cabanaboy - I'm ready to kick someones ass

Cory 'VWsnaps' - The car is titled as 64VW but it's been so long since I've looked at the Pink that I'll need to double-check about the VIN. I'll send you a PM (I'm in SoCal).

To all my brethren SOCers, thanks for the moral support. My attorney and CPA both tell me the if they had a dollar for every partnership gone bad...you know the rest. Funny how money changes people, and my partner was a good friend, which is why I brought him onboard. If I didn't have a loving family counting on me, I would have forgone the consequences and punched him so hard his grandkids would be born dizzy (IF he regained consciousness)! I digress...

This car has been more fun than any of the P-cars I've owned through the years (or any other car for that matter). Its been a great car, peace of mind with trouble-free cruising since the day I bought this thing. Its new owner will experience the same.

Anyway, if things work out in my favor after all the litigation ($$$) this a-hole is forcing upon us, I will definitely buy another Speedy replica (maybe even an IM). If not, then maybe a Yugo! :-)

Peace - Out!

Wow Jim, hope it all pans out man. Keep the faith. Been there as well with a "friend' in business. It sux, never again!

Jim, That sucks, Im feeling for you, man. Hopefully things will turn in your favor. Just a little speedbump is all it is. See you soon!

Jimbo, I'll still be your friend if you drive a Yugo..

Jim,

Ditto the above outrages.

You should ask for more than 14,000! The car is a historic west coast legend and you are a celebrity owner.

$20,000!

Maybe take $18 if the purchaser is polite and respectful.

I'm so sad that you have to face a litigation process :-(

Jim, very sorry to hear it. that car really seemed to sum up your personality. You gave it a soul, which many of these seem to lack until with the right owner. Chin up, atleast you still have the Rover to play with on the weekends. I dont see it being too long before you climb behind the wheel of another one.

Paul

Jim---I just saw this thread and hate that this is happening to a real stalwart of Speederdom. I hope that this issue gets quickly resolved and that a satisfactory settlement can be arranged before a trial is necessary. You have a lot of friends and admirers praying for a good resolution for you with this issue. Guys like you are winners and you will prevail in this.


See you at Morro Bay.

Jim,

I sent you an email - not sure how to know if i have private messages on this forum...

My business lately has been getting spammed into junk folders, i think i sent you an email yesterday.

Or send me one.

cory at richmondphoto.com

Jim,

So sorry to hear about your troubles with your partner. I'll be sending good thoughts your way for a quick and positive resolution.

Also, Vince is right. (Sorry to all that I had to say that.) Someone will catch the fever in Morro Bay and your speedy will find a good home. (Not that I know anything about catching the fever and buying a speedy on a whim.)

Jen

Jim, my egg sammich eatin' CPAP rooting section and general good person and friend, what everybody said X 2. You know that all of the concerns expressed, mine included, are genuine. Nobody deserves what you are going through and I hope the resolution is "speedy" and satisfactory. You are one of us my brutha.

WOW! Picked myself up off the floor just to say.....
GOOD LUCK Jim..... If you ain't one of SOC's finest then no one is!

Jim,
Sorry to read about this. I know it is more than difficult for you. I cannot add much to the above except what my Mother always used to tell me...."This, too, shall pass"

Happier Trails,
Dusty and Sharon

Dusty, funny you should say that..My mother used to tell me "Don't pet the sweaty things" or maybe it was "Don't sweat the petty things" it was one of those, so I do the latter....

Jimbo, don't sell the speedster...sell the Land Rover....

Jim, if you happen to need a guy, you know a guy.
That dude is lucky you're not the guy you coulda been.

Bullsh*t about selling the car, though. That's a pound of flesh.

JIM: for once I'm with Vince: KEEP THE SPEEDSTER & sell THE ROVER (or anything of equal value to what you expect to get from the Speedster)..
I'm sorrrry I sold my real '58 when I didn't have to-resulting in
terminal remorse...at any rate good luck.

What Vince said, sell the Rover ~

See Jimbo...you can count on one hand the number of times these geezers have agreed with me, so I must be right...

I am humbled by the response of support! I certainly appreciate everyone's positive thoughts.

With all things considered, unloading the Speedster is my best option at this point.

Several years ago we moved Ginny's mom (now 95 y.o.) from 'coal-town' Pennsylvania to live with us. Funny thing is, she's probably in better medical health than I am!!

My 'beater' Rover, in all its awesomeness, has a market value less than $5K (a drop in the bucket of my anticipated legal fees). Besides, its configuration (ride-height, difficulty getting in/out) eliminates it as a viable mode of transport for Ginny's mom (Dr. appointments, shopping, etc.).

That leaves Ginny's car as our only current viable means of transport for mom. Besides, I'm guessing a quick sale would be more probable for a uber-cool Speedster than a gas-guzzling luxury SUV.

I will be posting the Speedy on the Samba and Craigs List this week.

Hey Jim,

I am very sorry to hear this.

You can borrow my speedster anytime you want, really.
I don't drive it all the time. Just let me know.

I'm with Robert. Anytime you're out here.

I know the feeling my friend. I have come close on several occasions, but my Dad always said "no way" not gonna happen and has helped us out. Hang in there my friend, gotta do what ya gotta do.

Thanks, again, everyone!

Wow Jim, I just saw this thread, I have been in a stupor with my new nitrous bong I was testing! Keep the faith man, I am going long on the Guapo!