Considering this video is only 3 months old, I'll set the record straight on Vintage Speedsters. Vintage Motorcars is not Vintage Speedsters as Vintage Speedsters went bankrupt after purchasing it from the original owner, Kirk Duncan. The persons who bought Vintage Speedsters from Kirk moved everything to Arizona then went out of business. Greg Leach rehired all of Kirk's former employees and has moved into the same building Kirk Duncan was in (In Hawaiian Gardens Ca.)for the last 40 years up until his retirement. Greg Leach is the owner and its called Vintage Motorcars. It's the entire crew who worked for Kirk and are now employed by Greg. The quality is even better than Kirk put out which was already excellent. Greg was affiliated with Kirk through the purchase of Vintage Spyder's back in around 1990 when Greg actually worked for Kirk at the original Vintage Speedsters. The new cars come with a 2332cc motor. Greg and his motor builder have the perfect combination of reliability and performance with the motor and transmission on the most recent cars. Greg knows what works and what does not when it comes to these cars. This includes everything down to the fuel pump, disc brakes, etc. If you want the best hand built replica 356 Speedster or 356 Coupe, call Vintage Motorcars. They do 550 Spyder replicas as well.
@randallr.p.mcmurphy863 I'm not sure who your comment is intended for, but you don't have the facts straight. Kirk did not sell "the business" he only sold the "assets" (equipment) to Justin Davidson in Arizona. Justin moved the equipment to Arizona and began calling his business Vintage Speedsters, but did not actually have the rights to the name. Eventually, Justin handed the company over to Mathew Tearink and Mathew is the one who filed for bankruptcy after taking deposits from people who thought they were dealing with the original Vintage Speedsters company. Greg Leach leased the old location of Vintage Speedsters in Hawaiian Gardens and eventually purchased it. He did not hire "all of Kirk's former employees" he hired some of the builders, I believe it was 5 of them. None of those builders are still working for Greg!
@@VANATIC99 Odd. The EMPI interview says otherwise. He states he hired all of Kirk's old staff in the interview on You-tube when Empi did the shop tour. All that matters is its all his now, he is doing it right, and the customer feedback shows it. Have a great day.
So beautiful. What’s the motor?
Probably 2332 cc 125hp or 1915 cc Dual Carb maybe, that are the most common I've seen to these cars
The engine is a 1776 cc, but it sure feels like a 1915cc.
@@VANATIC99 That’s what I put in my bug. What’s your carburetor setup?
Considering this video is only 3 months old, I'll set the record straight on Vintage Speedsters. Vintage Motorcars is not Vintage Speedsters as Vintage Speedsters went bankrupt after purchasing it from the original owner, Kirk Duncan. The persons who bought Vintage Speedsters from Kirk moved everything to Arizona then went out of business. Greg Leach rehired all of Kirk's former employees and has moved into the same building Kirk Duncan was in (In Hawaiian Gardens Ca.)for the last 40 years up until his retirement. Greg Leach is the owner and its called Vintage Motorcars. It's the entire crew who worked for Kirk and are now employed by Greg. The quality is even better than Kirk put out which was already excellent. Greg was affiliated with Kirk through the purchase of Vintage Spyder's back in around 1990 when Greg actually worked for Kirk at the original Vintage Speedsters. The new cars come with a 2332cc motor. Greg and his motor builder have the perfect combination of reliability and performance with the motor and transmission on the most recent cars. Greg knows what works and what does not when it comes to these cars. This includes everything down to the fuel pump, disc brakes, etc. If you want the best hand built replica 356 Speedster or 356 Coupe, call Vintage Motorcars. They do 550 Spyder replicas as well.
@randallr.p.mcmurphy863 I'm not sure who your comment is intended for, but you don't have the facts straight. Kirk did not sell "the business" he only sold the "assets" (equipment) to Justin Davidson in Arizona. Justin moved the equipment to Arizona and began calling his business Vintage Speedsters, but did not actually have the rights to the name. Eventually, Justin handed the company over to Mathew Tearink and Mathew is the one who filed for bankruptcy after taking deposits from people who thought they were dealing with the original Vintage Speedsters company.
Greg Leach leased the old location of Vintage Speedsters in Hawaiian Gardens and eventually purchased it. He did not hire "all of Kirk's former employees" he hired some of the builders, I believe it was 5 of them. None of those builders are still working for Greg!
@@VANATIC99 Odd. The EMPI interview says otherwise. He states he hired all of Kirk's old staff in the interview on You-tube when Empi did the shop tour. All that matters is its all his now, he is doing it right, and the customer feedback shows it. Have a great day.