I am the proud owner of a partially complete Vintage spyder. I ordered my car on April 16, 2009, after a lot of research. I saw the pluses and minuses of a number of the vendors, liked the design / workmanship of the Vintage product, and decided since I was living in the LA area at the time, I could manage any delivery challenges along the way. I mentioned to Greg that I had seen a lot of comments on great quality, but also comments on issues with delivering on promised timing. I asked him what he needed in a customer in order to avoid those issues. He told me don't change your mind through the process. So I worked very hard to make sure we settled on the options, and if there were adjustments (base on his honestly great suggestions), I talked in detail with Greg over those changes.
Things went pretty well at the start.Through the summer, a discussion on this site lead to the guys at Vintage modifying the rear clam shell molds on my car (I followed up on one of Greg's posts here about possibly taking on the challenge with one of the cars he was working on). I'm very pleased with the work, and love the look of the "more correct" rear end.
I took delivery of the car on May 15, 2010, but there were a few things missing:
Roll Hoop and cross member (powder coat on these pieces wasn't right - Greg said he'd have it re-done)
Spyder emblems
914 refaced gages and aluminum backplate (part of one of my pre-delivery payments was to procure the 914 donors)
Throttle Cable
Header tubes for dual mangaflow type IV exhaust
Tan leather bonnet straps
Greg said he'd have these parts delivered about a week later, and we settled on an amount of money I still owed for these outstanding parts, but it was less than it would cost me to resource these parts from other suppliers.
A month before delivery, I moved to Texas. Since delivery, Greg has talked to me only twice, and emailed once. I have called and called, left voice mail messages, personal messages, text messages and emails. I have traveled to the LA area on business twice, and tried to coordinate a visit. My pregnant wife even called and pleaded that I am trying to finish the car before our third child arrives, and I need these parts. All to no avail, and most without any response.
The only action I have seen to be somewhat successful for people in a similar situation is to post here, and then, at some point, Greg may respond.
So, here's my last-ditch effort. The experience was really great up until I moved away and couldn't randomly pop-in.
My recommendation to anyone contemplating a build is to be sure you can stop in at Vintage on a regular basis to keep things moving. It seems the saying, "out of site, out of mind" is fitting...

Mark