VW Shop in Virginia

Anyone familiar with this shop in Lorton, VA?:

www.monksvivolks.com/

A friend suggested thme to have some work done, I'm looking for some references. Thanks.

ECB

Hi Bruce,

Greetings. New to the site and the car. Noticed that your from Md. Looking to purchase a 356 replicia within the next couple of weeks/months. If you find a local shop, please advise.

I'll keep in touch.

JP

Sounds like the place that Gary Brindel (brindleg) is having replace the engine in his 911. Gary? It's a mile from my house but not familiar with their work. I used to get parts from the Buggy Man in Lorton - they used to do repairs but not sure their status any more (apparently member of the family died years ago affecting their repair business). (Contact info - Buggy Man VW Parts, 8906 Hooes Rd, Lorton, VA. Phone: 703-690-1408.) If its engine work - Dale Schumacher has a reputable guy down in Stafford that I'm going to have clean up some VW heads for me --- he's built 2 engines for Dale.

Stop in if you get down this way.

Bruce,
I have never used Monks - but if it's engine work he buys a turnkey rebuilt or long block from Wayne Dittman down here in Stafford and resells to his guys or uses pieced together stuff - not always best rep.... Wayne has been around and building engines for 30 years plus. Any old time Bug guys along the east coast should know his name. Good guy and prices are good and cares about his product. He works out of his home shop part time now days.
He let me build my own 1641 in his shop - watching me - and I bought all the parts from him. I am now building a 2110 for my speedster w/ his watchful eye over me. So I would say he is the guy to go to for engine work local. The Buggy Man ( see Wolfgang post ) has good prices on new old stock as he does not raise his prices until he buys new stock - so if it's been sitting on the shelve the price will be much lower then even all the mail order places and he will wheel and deal if you buy a few things at one time.
Wayne's number- 540 752 5303 Call after 5:00 and before 8:00 PM
Keep trying till he picks up - don't know if he ever checks his messages - tell him I sent you.
If he can't reach him let me know and I will reach him somehow.
Good luck,
Dale

Wolfgang, Dale,

Thanks for the info. My engine has an issue right now and may need a rebuild so I'm looking for someone close to home. I'll keep Wayne in mind.

JP,

Will do. A few years ago I used a place named Joe Langlois Best Foreign Cars that did some nice work for me. At the time, he had built a Speedster of his own and was in the process of selling it so he related to the work. Comments I've seen on the 'net seem to be positive. He is located at 223 Ritchie Hwy in Severna Park which is down in your direction. I believe this is his site: www.evwparts.com. BTW, check out the Events category on this site re: Carlisle, this is a terrific weekend to bring your Speedster (once you buy one) or maybe even to find one. Keep us updated on your progress.

Bruce, yes that is Joe. That's where I get my intake gaskets from, among other things. Great guy, I recommend him to anyone. Not to knock the others, but I would rather have a fellow enthusiast make some money on the same parts I'd get elsewhere. Plus he's on the right coast, no offense!

Thanks Bruce for the information. As for now, I plan on coming to the outing in PA.
Yes, I am still looking to buy. Since my exposure to this site, I been informed beyond belief. I guess my preference is a preowned 356 replica super wide or wide body. I had the opportunity to speak to Kirk at Vintage, who could build me one for approximately 25,000. That's not bad, but I, like most people are trying to cut cost. Therefore, preowned is the remaining option.

Again thanks for the info.

JP

JP,
You're on the right track purchasing a used speedster first, get the feel of it then decide what you would want to change and do so later on in new speedster. Expect to pay $14-$18k for a decent used speedster. ~Alan

Thanks Alan,

I've been seaching but nothing yet. If you happen to know of one, please let me know. I've received some exxtremely helpful information from Troy and awaiting Billy B's followup. They're the only two with Super Wides that I've found - both from Vintage.

JP

A used "super wide" speedster, if you can find one, will be in the price range of a new one as they haven't been around long. ~ Alan

Just FYI - Vintage is the only manufacturer of the super-wides. Vintage, JPS, SAS all produce "regular" wide-bodies. There are a few old Streebeasts/CMC widebodies still around as well. Neither Beck, Thunder Ranch, nor Intermeccanica make wide-bodies.

James -

FWIW, if you can come to an agreement with Billy B. on his S/wide body Speedster, you would definitely have bought into a top-of-the-line Vintage with all the bells & whistles - plus, that monster HAULS ASS!!! Billy has been on a few SOC cruises here in SoCal, and I can tell you from personal observation, that is a nice car with attitude. To have a similar car built would be >$35K.

Also, an another to consider would be Gerd K.'s beautiful blue JPS wide body (also on this site). Nice details with a lot of pep!

IMHO, if you could swing either deal, I think you would be ahead of the game.

Peace - Out!

Thanks for the referrals. I've had communication with Billy. Is Gerd selling his car? I haven't seen it posted. What's his email address?

JP

JP -

Gerd (pronounced as Jared) Kerswill is listed on here as 'Gfksimi' and is located in SoCal (not far from Billy B). You've probably seen his posts on various threads on this site. Check out his profile/photo file for more pics of his car and his e-mail.

Best of luck in your project!

FYI.
Unless the deal fell through, Billy's car sold a few weeks ago.
Troy

James,

Check my white speedster post under "Classified"... an unreal deal ! ~Alan

Hey Alan,

I contacted the salesman and now awaiting followup. The price is right but while not exactly what I looking for (to much red), I'll see what happens. Does the car have duel exhaust and carbs? What size engine does it have? It is not pictured with the top and the windows appear to be different from others I seen.

Again, thanks to you and Troy.

James

Another shop you may want to keep in mind is "Bubba's East Coast Custom and Hotrod in Fairfax. They do absolutely outstanding work, they are prompt and great guys to boot. However, they are a lot more expensive then most other shops. I use them for detail work on my speedster. Don't have the number handy but you can google them.

Good Luck!

Has the Hideaway 4 into one single exhaust, nice exhaust w/o it being too loud.
Weber Pregressive 2bbl carb w/ electric choke.
Ford mustang bright white top.
Side curtains are the type I habd fabricate out of Lexan
"Too much red???? .....Wait until you see it in person, it pops with the white.! ~Alan

Alan's inspiration came from the early Corvettes, many of which were red and white.

James, I have a wide bodied speedster (CMC) built in 1977 on a 1972 IRS VW type 1 solid chassis, black with grey leather seats, 1776 thype 1 motor which will be for sale in 4-6 weeks. I actually bought this car from "Dr Clock", and now find no room in the in for this great car...6 others and only 4 bays..... If you're interested, email me at thanna5@comcast.net. Car is garaged in Stuart FL.

Thomas,

I emailed you yesterday asking for photoes, but received no response.

James

JP, I'm actually going to be putting mine on the market as well. It's built on a 72 rust free '72 VW Chassis. I've had just about everything else done on it except the engine. I have a stock 1600 in it now.

Shoot me an email at lontzj AT hotmail DOT com if you interested.

BTW, I forgot to mention; I'm in Northern Virginia should you want to stop down to take a look.

Danny Piperato,

I sent you a PM...did you get it?

ECB

No, sorry Bruce, I didn't.

spyderman1 ATTTT frontiernet DOTTTTT net for email

Dan,

I resolved the problem, sent you another email.

Bruce

Jim,

Thanks for the offer, but I'm fine for now, with hopes for delivery in the Spring.

JP

JP, no problem...good luck!