WANTED: VS Speedster in SoCal

Hello,

I'm looking for a slightly used VS, preferably black/tan, silver/black or ivory/tan color combo. 1915cc & 3:88 tranny setup w/ front disc brakes. I'm ready to pull the trigger and buy! ;-)

I found one for sale in Newport Beach but unfortunately the frame/title was a "salvage"

Or should I just order a new one from Kirk???? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Just keep your eyes open on this site. In S. CA there are always ones coming up for sale.
-=theron

romeo, I think the salvage title is always going to be what you get with a vintage. They use the VW pan so it is technically a salvage. Or do you mean the car was wrecked after building it and then turned to a salvage title? I think someone from California with a Vintage needs to answer this question. I'm just wondering if the car was wrecked or if they did that to make it easier to register in California?

If a kit car has a "salvage" title that simply means the donor pan (presumably a VW in this case) was a salvaged vehicle. Since the only part of the "salvaged vehicle" in the replica is some of the pan, the salvage title is no biggie.

It's pretty unlikely that a Vintage Speedster would have been wrecked bad enough to get a salvage title on its own, and then brought back to saleable condition.

The original owner bought it from Kirk w/ a salvage title. He did not know that he had a choice when he ordered his VS. If I end up ordering one from Kirk, I will make sure that the pan/chassis does not have a salvage title attached to it.

My finance company (JJ Best) will NOT cut the check to VS on a salvage title car.

Steven, in CA a salvage title is bad. Makes insurance hard. But a salvaged pan doesn't have to have a salvaged title. It just means the previous bug was in an accident and salvaged. Hold out for a non salvage vehicle.
-=theron

Accidents are NOT the only reason the state issues a salvage title,
And a salvage title is much worse (stigma)on a relatively new vehicle vs a collector or vintage auto....

Steve,Steve, Steve:
I have a Vintage on a '69 pan, registered as a 69 VW no mention of salvage anywhere. I don't recall my friend Rick's Vintage Speedster having a salvage title either. Where do you get this stuff?

Salvage Titles can also be because a car was stolen or the damage in an accident deemed it a total when in fact it is really nothing more than insurance company manipulation.

I had an '87 Acura Legend coupe that got sideswiped by an auto transporter. Cosmetic damage along the rear quarter panel on the driver's side. The repair estimate was within 70% of book value and that equalled total. Bummer.

I bought the salvage rights for $750 and received a check for the balance, $5600. I had a guy bondo her up for $200., sprayed it myself, sold it on Yahoo, with proper disclosures for $2000.

I got better than book and the buyer got a good running car for $3000 less than comparable models.

Salvage Titles are not always a bad thing.
It's a mind set. The guy that bought my old 356 twin grille roadster with its salvage title laughed all the way to the bank I'm told. Paid $8K (?) and repaired/restored it and last I saw was asking six figures for it.

It's a mind set I tell ya... where do you think these water-pumping engines & trannys are coming from with SAW?

My experience with a so-called "salvaged title" in CA is contrary to what Theron posted. No problem insuring or selling. Like Paul said, you just have to disclose.