Kitcar Like a C / D Type ?

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I've had loads of kitcars over the years -most recently a Seight - I would like a Jaguar C or D type replica but I can't justify the £50k+

What's a similar kit that I should search for ?

Front engine, RWD with ideally a 6 or 8 cylinder engine - must be a driver's car not a cruiser

I don't want a cobra nor a re-bodied Z3, I thought about buying another Griffith but I prefer the look of older cars

Thanks

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Biggy Stardust said:

Sure? There's a Z3 based D-type.

http://www.tributeautomotive.com/dtype.html

Yes - the Z3 isn't a great drivers car and I find it's engines dull too

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I've been googling and found the Formosa based on a scimitar which is more to my tastes although the Ford V6 isn't great

The DBR1 / Replicar is another and I love MX5s but I'd want a better engine - like a Rocketeer V6

I'd rather have something older though

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^^^ Looks fantastic

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Biggy Stardust said:

The 1.9 is crap; the 6 cylinder engines are brilliant. Mine handles better than most things on the road & I actually prefer it to my 911.

I find them unexciting

I've had 328, 330, 330 supercharged and currently have a 325Ti as everyone said they were more fun - still doesn't do it for me

I think more aggressive cams and a lightweight flywheel might transform them but I'm unwilling to gamble £1k in case it doesn't

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GTRene said:

this does not look bad eighter, you can give it a bigger engine swap, a lot engines in the UK are cheap.



https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1686312

£27k for a Ford Cortina based kit that I'd assume needs an IVA - he's on drugs !

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GTRene said:

more expensive, but bigger engine and so on>



https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1631077

That's one of the £50k cars that I can't justify - particularly when my dad used to buy and sell them for around half that

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Thanks but a Marcos doesn't do it for me either

I want the old-fashioned looks with a decent engine

The MEV replicar, formosa etc are available at sensible prices - I don't see why adding a £2K engine should add 25k to the price

I'm happy to modify, finish building or wait. I just need to know what to search for and I'm sure there's more options out there

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Equus said:

Champagne tastes with fizzy pop budget expectations

More that the market has gone mad

You can still buy a decent Cerbera for £25k or a rebodied ford cortina for the same price - makes absolutely no sense to me

One of dad's cars I'm still sorting out is an xk140 convertible with a fiberglass body

I'm told that's worth 55k and in the next breath I'm told a kit car is worth the same

A convertible cerbera would be nice

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Biggy Stardust said:

He wanted a C/D type with front engine & RWD with a 6 or 8 cylinder engine on a sensible budget. I showed him exactly what he asked for but he didn't like it. My conclusion is that there's no pleasing some people.

My conclusion is you get hurt feelings when people don't like what you like

Been having a Google - this would have done - BMW 2.5 straight 6 - not perfect but not a bad compromise and with budget left to tinker with the engine

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Got bored waiting for a Formosa, saw this and couldn't resist



I'll upgrade to something bigger when one turns up

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Thanks, I think it's 180bhp modified zetec

No LSD (yet)

I've thought about the GT but I have the 990SM and the 1190 S plus a few others