Wanted: Beck or Vintage Speedster in Tennessee

Beck, Vintage, or Intermecchanica.

Thank you

Or surrounding states, KY, GA, AR, etc

WOW! That was close, right state, wrong car!

Hello Dave. I have an 05 Vintage speedster that Im going to put up for sale by the end of the year. The car is now being professionaly painted because I could no longer stand the waves in the body that appears after the fiberglass cures. The color is called sea foam and the gentleman that owned the car had seen Kirks wifes car and wanted the twin to it. It has a 1915 motor with dual solexs,freeway flyer trans,leather interior, speedster seats,cd,carpeted trunk, full and half tonnue covers,Nardi wheel,bumper guards,luggage rack,and AIR CONDITIONING! It has 7000 miles and runs and drives perfect with no rattles or squeaks. The paint work will be incredible.(this guy is unreal!) Price will be $18000. If intrested you can call me at 304 428 6966 or e-mail at p3561@msn.com

David,

I am looking to sell my 1957 Vintage Speedster. It is Arctic Silver with Black leather interior and it is a flare side. Let me know if you are interested in more information. I am located here in Chicago. You can reach me at 847-338-4742 or a t b_chunn@msn.com

Looking for a non-flare at this point. Thank you very much for contacting me. That may change. What are you asking for it, that may have some bearing on my decision.

Thank you again, David

Hello David. I don't have a car to sell but would like to let you know that there are other owners in Tennessee. Perhaps after you have acquired your car we can plan a cruise at some point in the future. Where in TN are you located?

At this point, we have owners in East and middle TN and it would be great to put together a drive. Also, it might be interesting to enlarge the run to Carlisle, PA., next May. Keep me in the loop.
Hoss

Still looking. Any in surrounding states such as Georgia, Illinois, Arkansa, Alabama, South Carolina? Hell, anywhere I guess.

Thanks

Got a vintage 05 ivory with tan leather in N.Calif for $17,000....paid 24,300 with taxes last Dec.05.........1915 c.c..3:88 tranny similar to car in Big Mama's house 2.......

Joe, you have two emails.

Joe, I've emailed you twice. I'm not sure why you responded to my messages?

If you have decided not to sell, simply respond to my email and say so.

That should " why you haven't responded"

David,

Are you still looking to buy a Vintage Speedster?

Regards,

Brad

Have you checked out Warren White's gorgeous moss green Vintage? I know it's waaaay over in CA, but it sure looks nice.

Still interested in one.I'll check, thank you.

Ofcourse, a JPS or intermecchanica would be nice too.

David, since it appears you have been bitten HARD by the bug, we're just going to count you in for Carlisle in '07. Lane's got the details. We're hoping to see you!

I'd love to come. Is is a Porsche specific meet?

Actually no, you'll see all sorts of cars in Carlisle.

If we're in the same place as we were for the 2006 meet, we'll be in the replica section, surrounded by GT-40s, Bug-used-to-bes and lots of other fun, if oddball, cars. And, for the most part, everybody on that end of the grounds, farthest from the gate (it seems), has pretty common technology at work. My Hoopty wasn't even running last year, and people still wanted to see it. I had a ball.
There's plenty to talk about, look at and even poke over, and the people are as cool as cucumbers.
I think VW folks generally are.

David, the Carlisle show is one of the largest kit car meets in the country. There till be everything there from 70's era Bradley's to new $100k Kirkham Cobra's. Some of the race car replicas are mind-blowingly gorgeous. It's truly car-guy nirvana. The show is also paired with an import car show. Last year's featured marque was VW. It's really worth going to. And if you don't have a Speedster by then you can compare a lot of them side-by-side to better figure out what you want. It's what I did - and look where it got me :-).

Not to mention some of the best gearhead folks you'll ever quaff a refreshing adult beverage with.

Check out www.carsatcarlisle.com (I think) for a schedule of events.

By the way - where are you in Tennessee? My wife and I are from Memphis, but want to wind up in the Knoxville area in the next few years.

hoo-ha! I see another Speedster for Dragon runs in the future.

Lane, help me out here. The 356 replica cars represented at the last Carlisle show included the following:

Intermeccanica
Special Edition (Beck)
CMC
Vintage Speedsters
Specialty Auto Sports (ne. SAW)

Did I forget any?

Yup. You forgot JPS. John Steele will kick your a$$ for that :-).

Thank you guys. Lane, I'm from Nashville. I currently have a Beck 550 and love it. I belong to Tennessee Tubs and have been getting more and more in love 356's.

At the risk of setting off a brand war, I'm obviously kinda partial to the Beck. Carey's been a pleasure to work with.

I will proudly represent the Ghetto Cruiser Modified Mutt Class, sporting a Classic Motor (Mis)Carriage, turned 2006 JSR Outlaw. (Almost ANY other CMC is a better car than mine was; I just got a particularly poorly garage-built example and hacked it up.)
And Lane will honor his promise and demonstrate how to break traction on startup, using said Mutt.
Wont'cha, Lane?

Nashville eh? If I had known that (or remembered....brain faults, ya know) I would have invited you to join Greg Teeple and I to peruse the Lane Auto Museum on the 16th. We had a great time and this walk through time, my second, is always a much anticipated event.

Cory, I'll even do some donuts if you want me too ;-)

Y'all think I could get a discount at the Lane Auto Museum? Seems only fair to me.

The admission to the Lane MOTOR Museum (my mistake) is pretty reasonable, especially when you get the senior rate. I think that you would find that it is five bucks well spent. They have a website that gives an overview of what is on display. A great place IMHO.

"... especially when you get the senior rate. ..."
C'mon, Hoss. You guys can't be THAT old!
(That's 30 more years for me! Is there a Junior Woodchuck rate?)

....C'mon, Hoss. You guys can't be THAT old!....
Not Lane, he's just a kid, younger than Springtime. The picture is of me at Carlisle, 2005, a fledgling geezer. Since the b'day a few weeks ago, I actually can get the senior rate in most places. So there.

"Younger than springtime", huh? It's only 'cuz I look so damn good. I was well into high school when our young hot-rod builder here was born. Got my AARP membership card to prove it - although I'm a long way from retirement.

David - I'm a little late on the string, but I'll agree that the Carlisle show is an ideal venue to try out many of the makers. I was there last year and saw, sat and rode in almost all of the various cars. The folks you meet there are top shelf, treat visitors well, and answer any question you may have. (They even answer questions that you haven't asked, but should have!) I urge you to take advantage of the opportunity.

I ended up buying my speedie less than one month after my visit! (By the way, if your spouse also attends, I would suspect that the speedsterowners.com folks will convince her that this is "good thing".)

PS to Hoss - I lived in North Carolina for several years and the Dragon and the Blue Ridge Parkway were staples in my decompression motorcycle rides. Gosh, I miss those roads!