PGO Cevennes: Have you ever driven this car?

PGO Cevennes: Have you ever driven this car?

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jas xjr

11,309 posts

239 months

Monday 2nd April 2018
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I keep thinking that there is an opportunity to develop a boxster based panel swap kit inspired by a 356.
The proportions would be off , but could work. What do you chaps reckon?

Jazzy Jag

3,424 posts

91 months

Monday 2nd April 2018
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I had a Cevennes several years ago.

There was a company based near Ascot who imported them and converted a handful to RHD.

I believe that the company broke off from the factory in France as they were completely in supportive and didn't give a flying f especially if there was a quality or warranty issue.

I really enjoyed my time with the car and my enduring memory of it is just how easy it was to "place" on the road.




CanAm

9,220 posts

272 months

Monday 2nd April 2018
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jas xjr said:
I keep thinking that there is an opportunity to develop a boxster based panel swap kit inspired by a 356.
The proportions would be off , but could work. What do you chaps reckon?
And the size would be a little different too, but a "homage" could work; more like the new Fiat 500 compared with the original. Not sure how much of a visual change you could make while keeping all the hard points required; eg the windscreen frame is structural.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

126 months

Monday 2nd April 2018
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CanAm said:
jas xjr said:
I keep thinking that there is an opportunity to develop a boxster based panel swap kit inspired by a 356.
The proportions would be off , but could work. What do you chaps reckon?
And the size would be a little different too, but a "homage" could work; more like the new Fiat 500 compared with the original. Not sure how much of a visual change you could make while keeping all the hard points required; eg the windscreen frame is structural.
If you can panel a Z3 into a 250 California...

edc

9,235 posts

251 months

Monday 2nd April 2018
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CanAm said:
And the size would be a little different too, but a "homage" could work; more like the new Fiat 500 compared with the original. Not sure how much of a visual change you could make while keeping all the hard points required; eg the windscreen frame is structural.
It's been done already. Here one such outfit doing something along these lines https://starkespeedster.com

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

126 months

Monday 2nd April 2018
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edc said:
It's been done already. Here one such outfit doing something along these lines https://starkespeedster.com
https://starkespeedster.com/collections/all
<wince>
$70k without donor, to 120k with (US, so £50-85k).