Single Seater Road Legal

[Lefty]

Maybe not for £5k but just look at it:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

http://www.roadrunnerracing.net/category/1-sr1-car...

[WoKe]

Lefty said:

Maybe not for £5k but just look at it:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

http://www.roadrunnerracing.net/category/1-sr1-car...

Don't bother trying to buy the one in te add on the RRR-site ;-)
Thats the one I have in my garage ...

[Lefty]

Nice!

[SuperT]

Stefan - any more news on this?

[hairykrishna]

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3097532.htm

Saw this and thought of this thread. 30k is a bit optimistic though!

Edited by hairykrishna on Friday 5th August 00:41

[ezakimak]

WoKe said:

Don't bother trying to buy the one in te add on the RRR-site ;-)
Thats the one I have in my garage ...

Any more detailed photos of the chassis or suspension about, thats a bit like the project im working on at the moment with race mag
http://www.racemagazine.com.au/index.php?option=co...

its called the social climber, this is just a quick image from cad from what we are trying to do.



there is a gallery of chassis number two hear.
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3913082/1/Neils%20C...

Edited by ezakimak on Thursday 4th August 23:43

[dtmpower]

hairykrishna said:

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3097532.htm

Saw this and thought of this thread. 30k is a bit optimistic though!

Edited by hairykrishna on Friday 5th August 00:41

link not working on mobile site.

Why am I not surprised it's being sold by totalheadturners - they seem to have the monopoly on weird and wonderful.

Edited by dtmpower on Friday 5th August 13:07

[ezakimak]

hairykrishna said:

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3097532.htm

Saw this and thought of this thread. 30k is a bit optimistic though!

Edited by hairykrishna on Friday 5th August 00:41

steering lock might be a bit of a chalenge with 18 degrees at best.

[Steffan]

Sadly I had a trip (regrettably not on LSD etc) landed backwards on my head on concrete a while back this year and fractured my skull. The manager of Wilkinson's was very upset at the mess I made of his display.

As a result my driving etc has been restricted temporarily as I have been in hospital and convalescing. I thought the Neurosurgeon was a bit unkind with his quip that it was a good job I had no sense before the accident but I know him of old. Where there is no sense....

In consequence I am still unable to get about as I did but improving. I will be back on the next kit car project by the end on this month.

The latest offerings described by others on this thread are excellent efforts but the latest efforts by Stig Mills have captured my attention currently.

I admire the energy of the man and the latest MEVX5 rocket converting the MX5 into a real racing car (NOTHING AGAINST MX5's!!!!!).

The cost/benefit ratio seems right to me.

I am an Accountant (Retd)(even MORE parsimonious!!) and the value for money this product offers seems to be head and shoulders above the other kits currently available.

Plus one donor cars retaining the chassis avoids IVA which is another major saving. In this case I also think it creates an exceptionally good car. I genuinely believe the figures produced by Mr Mills and I think at £2500 has to be the cheapest and most harmonious kit car I have seen for a long long time. Just remember the reality of IVA is £1000 additional cost because so few cars pass first time AS I KNOW TO MY COST AAARRRGGHH!

The Coupe looks the part too: I assume the doors are the MX5 modded and I really think on balance I am inevitably drawn to these cars.

Naturally I have no connection with the MEV firm at all I have never, as yet, had the pleasure of meeting the man.

But, by God, I admire the products and product value.

[Woody]

PAUL. S said:

This is mine in period, reynard 88d f3000 run by Spirit in 1988

Just found this thread - slightly O/T but I am I mistaken in saying that the photo is from the Birmingham Super Prix??

[Steffan]

No I think you are right I attended these events and the Armco looks right.

What a shame the killjoys stopped this excellent attempt to put Birmingham, the home of car production in Britain, on the F1 Map.

[Woody]

Steffan said:

No I think you are right I attended these events and the Armco looks right.

What a shame the killjoys stopped this excellent attempt to put Birmingham, the home of car production in Britain, on the F1 Map.

Yeah, but having the race weekend over the August Bank Holiday when it's always guaranteed to rain meant it was doomed form the start!

The legislation is still valid AFAIK to allow street racing in Birmingham.

[Steffan]

If you are looking for a race without rain there is not much hope in the UK.

But I agree with you the August BH was a bad choice.

I doubt it will return too many complainers spoil the fun.

Another opportunity down the pan.

[ceebmoj]

ceebmoj said:

Was looking at an interesting web pay the other day. Where a guy in the UK had built and was selling a 60's F1 styled with an American V8 in the back looked very nice. there was even an option to have false rivets moulded in to the body work so it all looked period. however I cant find the link now has any body else seen it.

Found it again

www.f1-67.com

[Steffan]

ceebmoj said:

ceebmoj said:

Was looking at an interesting web pay the other day. Where a guy in the UK had built and was selling a 60's F1 styled with an American V8 in the back looked very nice. there was even an option to have false rivets moulded in to the body work so it all looked period. however I cant find the link now has any body else seen it.

Found it again

www.f1-67.com

Well done indeed. I admire the determination.

Lovely looking car and one I would love to own However I think that the car shown on the link cannot be road legal for various reasons.

Lighting, and wing protection over tyres being but two of many apparent IVA failures.

My interest is in a Road Legal car.

I have contacted the site know doubt they will respond.

I cannot see how this car could be successfully got through IVA.

Maybe others can.

I will update the info as soon as I have it

[ceebmoj]

I actually refound the web-sight while looking for total unrelated 7 body work and it had been annoying me that I had not saved the link as I'm usaly quite good at finding this sort of stuff.

[dmulally]

Steffan, does a reverse trike interest you?

Driving an open wheeler on the road you are clearly crazy. Tired of living are we?

[Racing8]

Its not road legal, but then again they're not promoting as road legal either



[/quote]

Well done indeed. I admire the determination.

Lovely looking car and one I would love to own However I think that the car shown on the link cannot be road legal for various reasons.

Lighting, and wing protection over tyres being but two of many apparent IVA failures.

My interest is in a Road Legal car.

I have contacted the site know doubt they will respond.

I cannot see how this car could be successfully got through IVA.

Maybe others can.

I will update the info as soon as I have it
[/quote]

[Steffan]

Not for me the three wheeler's I like are the Morgan, BSA Scout, Berkeley and so on.

All of which I have owned over the years, rebuilt driven and enjoyed.

Two wheels at the front for me and reasonably safe drifting round corners.

Unless you hit a drain cover or pothole in which case AAARRRGGGHHH.

Saw this on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160713356420?ssPageName=...

The seller says its MOT'd and road legal and taxed and the reg is current.

But quite how the car has been registered I an unsure.

Surely the chassis is not original to the plate. Any ideas?

[dmulally]

Do you prefer the build Steffan or just the ride?

If it is the build, I have a complete set of plans for a late 60's open wheeler at my disposal. A year or so ago I was unleashed with a tape measure on Jack Brabhams 67 GP car. The measurements were identical. Not sure who copied whom but I can guess.

Do you guys have formula vee's in England? In Oz they cost next to nothing so that could be a good starting point.