So who made parts for Jonnys Speed and Chrome?

1964VW · Last edited by 1964VW on Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:18 pm; edited 1 time in total

They always had thousands of parts for sale,but who made the parts for them? And are NOS JSC parts in packages worth anything?
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Glenn · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject:

Probibly numerous vendors.

And I doubt NOS JSC parts are worth much.
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53 0val · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject:

They were junk when they were new. Rolling Eyes

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53 0val · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:32 pm Post subject:

I have seen many NOS JSC parts at Pomona. It's like several guys bought out the whole inventory and they're still trying to sell it. Rolling Eyes

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Dave · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:56 am Post subject:

The JSC stuff isn't really any worse, nor is it any better, than the other Taiwanese/Chinese/wherethef**kever) stuff out there. As far as any type of collectibility, I've seen stranger things happen in the hobby, but, for the most part, you can barely GIVE the old "Johnny's Flake & Peel" stuff away.
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Terry Cloyd · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:13 am Post subject:

Dave I bought a set of 1.4 Autocraft rockers and a Joe Hunt mag. from "Johnny's" in the 70s. Terry

Dave · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:13 am Post subject:

Sure, Terry, but that was Autocraft and Vertex stuff, and you knew it. I think this guy is talking about stuff that was made FOR JSC, not stuff that they just re-bubbble wrapped with their logo on the back...
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lonslo · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:21 am Post subject:

I remember a buddy of mine Wink

bought the chrome engine kit and after acouple of months the shit started to peal.

53 0val · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:22 am Post subject:

I think all of us in the '70s tried JSC and nobody was happy then. Rolling Eyes

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Terry Cloyd · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:38 pm Post subject:

I didn't know you guys were that old. I never needed any thing that came in bubble wrap for a VW. The FASTEST VW parts are from Riverside Calif. except for Reed, Berg,Kawell, Logerot,Pauter, or maybe Trembley the Calif. Sting. Terry

Dave · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject:

Terry, after having breakfast with me a few weeks ago, you know what a "Colossal old Fossil" I am..... Cool

I still remember buying parts that were vacuum-packed on Orange and Blue cardboard, some company in Riverside, on Roberta Street, or something.... Cool

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Dave · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject:

P.S. speaking of Mark Tremblay and the California Sting Ghia, you know he's running the parts copunter at VW Paradise, don't you? Still ports a cylinder head or two, from time to time....
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Terry Cloyd · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:05 am Post subject:

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Use to buy all my sand rail stuff from JSC. mostly paddles, frames, and peddle assemblies. good stuff but, made from differnt peeps. You could get everything there for the BUG to, and if you stuck with EMPI you were cool Cool

Seb67 · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:30 pm Post subject:

Hey, the windshield of my '67 came from Johnnie's. Hope I don't ever have to find out that it is low quality Shocked

(face first that is)

Boy that was not that long ago, maybe in '96? I don't think they even had the off ramp for the 5 FWY at Beach Blvd. back then.
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53 0val · Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:13 am Post subject:

The off ramp was called Manchester not Beach. You had to drive the frontage road and turn left on Beach. I always stopped at the Porsche dealer first. Wink

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Dave · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:56 am Post subject:

of course, 53 Oval probably remembers the time before Interstate 5 was there, too..... Laughing

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53 0val · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

Funny Guy------but I do remember when they built the 605 and when the 91 stopped at Imperial Hwy. Wink

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