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Stefano
04-30-2009, 08:01 AM
This car was Built by Vintage Spyder's of California, in 1998. It is titled as a 1955 vehicle. It is not a VW pan Kit car, it has a full tube Chassis, with a 2175cc 165hp engine. These cars can go 130mph and run 13 sec 1/4 mile times. They are also fun and inexpensive sports cars.

The car weighs approx only 1,300 pounds. So it has a trememdous HP to weight ratio.


$25,000.00 obo
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RamAirDave
04-30-2009, 08:19 AM
I certainly don't know much about these, but my friend had a Beck 550. Was a freakin' blast to drive http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

x Baldwin Motion
04-30-2009, 01:49 PM
for sure a great bang for the buck!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

Stefano
04-30-2009, 06:32 PM
There are a bunch of differences between the Vintage cars and the Becks. Vintage has positioned themselves as an upgrade car that can also be used to have fun on the track.

olredalert
04-30-2009, 06:43 PM
------Dont know if Vintage is still owned by the same guy (Kirk) but he also built a great Speedster replica. As a matter of fact he built many, many more Speedsters than Spyders although the spyders are more fun to drive aggressively. I was an east coast rep and dealer for him back in the early/mid 90s........Bill S

92646
05-01-2009, 03:09 AM
I have seen these running up and down PCH when I take my kids to the beach and at a few local car shows. The quality is first rate and they look like a blast to drive. I had a bug with a 1776 motor and that was fun surprising a few cars off the line. I can only imagine what a bigger motor placed mid chassis and less weight would do.
Mark Sheppard

olredalert
05-01-2009, 04:41 AM
-----The original "Vintage" was located in Hawaiian Gardens a little east of Long Beach. It maybe still the original now as I havent been in contact with Kirk in a number of years and I know he wanted to sell out a long time back.......Bill S

Stefano
06-22-2009, 05:43 AM
Sold, going to Germany.