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Abandoned kit car?
kennypinkerton
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It'll either have a pinto engine under the bonnet, or a VW engine out back depending on what kit it is.
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Almost definitely a kit "TD" - check out the multi-piece bonnet, among other clues.
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After a second look I see hints of VW... Like the turn signal bases on the front fenders
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Bingo!
After a second look I see hints of VW... Like the turn signal bases on the front fenders
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Bingo!
tony barnhill
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Yep, an old VW-based kit car!
JamesWilson
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Oh, my... I must confess I never saw any attraction in any of VW based kits, or in very few of the others.
The "Jamaican" from years ago looked nice enough, though, and some of the modern kits that don't try to be something they're not seem decent but most replicars don't seem to me to try very hard...
Some of the replicas that try to be accurate are appealing- like Westfield's Lotus XI replica or the SS-100 Jaguar.
The "Jamaican" from years ago looked nice enough, though, and some of the modern kits that don't try to be something they're not seem decent but most replicars don't seem to me to try very hard...
Some of the replicas that try to be accurate are appealing- like Westfield's Lotus XI replica or the SS-100 Jaguar.
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kennypinkerton
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It's a fiberfab migi...
https://www.geocities.com/fiberfabcars/Migi.html
all vw, even the brake lights and turn signals. yuck.
https://www.geocities.com/fiberfabcars/Migi.html
all vw, even the brake lights and turn signals. yuck.
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Oh, my... I must confess I never saw any attraction in any of VW based kits, or in very few of the others.
The "Jamaican" from years ago looked nice enough, though, and some of the modern kits that don't try to be something they're not seem decent but most replicars don't seem to me to try very hard...
Some of the replicas that try to be accurate are appealing- like Westfield's Lotus XI replica or the SS-100 Jaguar.
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I think the attraction would be a neat looking car that one could easily build themselves where parts are plentiful and cheap. I think our own aerog (moderator here) has a kit-based example and its pretty cool looking. I myself, have been drooling for a few years over this kit car:
www.ss100.com and I may just go for it one of these days (after I get the EType back on the road).
Basil
Oh, my... I must confess I never saw any attraction in any of VW based kits, or in very few of the others.
The "Jamaican" from years ago looked nice enough, though, and some of the modern kits that don't try to be something they're not seem decent but most replicars don't seem to me to try very hard...
Some of the replicas that try to be accurate are appealing- like Westfield's Lotus XI replica or the SS-100 Jaguar.
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I think the attraction would be a neat looking car that one could easily build themselves where parts are plentiful and cheap. I think our own aerog (moderator here) has a kit-based example and its pretty cool looking. I myself, have been drooling for a few years over this kit car:
www.ss100.com and I may just go for it one of these days (after I get the EType back on the road).
Basil
I like it! I must confess that I also like the kit cars that don't try to be what they are not. Little cars like the Ashley Sportiva for example. I was thinking it would be neat if there was an equivalent kit available today to mount on a common chassis, just like all those VW kit cars of days past. What chassis would be sensible? What kits are out there that meets these criteria?
Have a nice day
Steve
Have a nice day
Steve
JamesWilson
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...the attraction would be a neat looking car that one could easily build themselves where parts are plentiful and cheap.
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There is that, but I'd want one that had some aesthetic appeal too. Puting a pseudo-MG or other front (Type 35 Bugatti?) on VW base doesn't do it for me. Making a Porsche replica from a VW would be OK but I'd baulk at a GT 40 despite the rear-engined original.
I call my Healey a kit car- lots of pieces, some of them useable, some wrong... and no instructions.
The SS-100 is a good example of a well designed and thought out replica, and its based on using modern Jaguar components. So too are the Westfield replicas.
I like the Fisher Fury as an example of a modern kit that has some appeal without trying to be something it is not, like the old Lotus and other English Ford-based kits had years ago.
...the attraction would be a neat looking car that one could easily build themselves where parts are plentiful and cheap.
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There is that, but I'd want one that had some aesthetic appeal too. Puting a pseudo-MG or other front (Type 35 Bugatti?) on VW base doesn't do it for me. Making a Porsche replica from a VW would be OK but I'd baulk at a GT 40 despite the rear-engined original.
I call my Healey a kit car- lots of pieces, some of them useable, some wrong... and no instructions.
The SS-100 is a good example of a well designed and thought out replica, and its based on using modern Jaguar components. So too are the Westfield replicas.
I like the Fisher Fury as an example of a modern kit that has some appeal without trying to be something it is not, like the old Lotus and other English Ford-based kits had years ago.
kennypinkerton
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I like the Fury... kind of Ace'ish.