Shipping Date is approaching

Shipping will take place very soon...with in days. My builder has informed me that the car will be ready to ship. Car should be arriving around 1st of March. While a replica is far from the real thing, the overall effect is the same. The original spyder weighed approx., 1200 lb. with a 120 horse power engine. My replica on the other hand will have 1200 lb. with a 160 horse power engine, should be fun to drive.

Anyone interested in the plight to spyder ownership, it is a long, long journey with little fun during the wait process....all I can say. After I receive the car I will post about other fun things like getting one of these registered, that sort of thing.

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4th trip to Vintage in Stanton, CA

I made what will hopefully be my last trip to Stanton, CA. The car builder has made lots of good progress since my last visit in Dec. two months ago. All arrangements have been made to ship the car home. Automotive artwork...

Airkewld brakes

Excellent stopping power

Rear brakes

battery box

Cockpit view under seige

from Airkewld.com

Redy for Plexi...

Engine bay with oil cooler inst.

Basic VW style shifter

Gauge Cluster

Spin-on Oil filter provision

Delivery date extended 2 weeks

Well the delivery date did not get made since the car was not ready. There was other factors as well. Date extended to 1-27-10. Hopefully this will be enough time to get the car finished. These things take time, as the old saying use to go "Cant rush perfection". The Spyder is small quick car, the replica is approx. the same weight to power ratio. When I get additional progress photos I will post them here.

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E-brake handle mount in.

Front brakes going in.

E-brake pull cable tubes corrected.

D day is coming 12-13-10

My pick up date is coming on Jan. 13, 2011. I'm flying out to pick up my Spyder from Vintage. will post the out come of those dealing.

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Visit to Vintage 12-2-10

Car setting in paint booth, Vintage. 12-2011


Shifter parts installed.


Brake lines being ran.


Parts in floor of car.


Wiring harness loose in cockpit.

Spent two days at Vintage in Stanton, CA. The car is not ready. The car was not as I expected it would be and the owner had some explaining to do. My new delivery date is set for Jan 6th 2010. I will be very pleased when the car is finally finished. D

First post about the 550 Spyder I bought

Nov. 30 2010

In June of 2009 I put contract on a 550 Spyder replica. The following pages will tell the story.

The pictures below were taken in Aug. 2010, not much work has been done. The car needs to have some assembly work done such as wiring, trans. installed and engine installed.

These cars are handmade works of art. Very similar to the originals at a fraction of the cost.

Vintage Spyders are made in Stanton CA. The cars are well built and have good following of owner's. I don't know if I would recommend going the building route over buying a good used one. The positives are that you don't get someone else's junk or problems. I wanted a fresh one that's why I went with having one built. The drawback is that the wait time to get a car is close to 2 years. 

http://www.vintagespyders.com/

Front view of my Spyder.

Initial picture of car during 2010. (G. Leach)

Side shot on lift with doors removed.