YKYWT... Northern Kit Cars Hornet
Bespoke GT motoring, Northern style...
The North of England of course has a proud history of building lightweight glass-fibre cars. The likes of TVR, Ginetta and Chevron have each produced some appealing high performance motors, all hand-finished and often featuring appealing styling, ample power to weight ratio, and racing heritage.
Of course, there's one name missing from that list. Yes, you've guessed it; how on earth could we forget the Northern Kit Cars' Hornet?
Following the fine tradition of other such manufacturers, the Hornet adheres to the principle of a popular donor car (judging by the steering wheel and switchgear, in this case a MkIV Ford Cortina) whose mechanicals are expertly fitted to a steel chassis. Atop of said chassis sits an attractive two-seater Targa body featuring hand-finished paintwork. Okay, the hand in question was holding a paint brush... but that still counts as hand-finished, right?
The interior has been lovingly trimmed in genuine imitation Leopard print fabric which has thoughtfully been extended to also cover the headlining, and the rev counter has been carefully selected to aesthetically compliment the instrument cluster.
So what's not to like? If you screw your eyes up (really screw your eyes up...) and look at the rear three-quarter view this bespoke GT even resembles a Lamborghini Espada! Umm... kind of.
Childhood memories are a bit like waking up after being drunk for eight or ten years, best not relied on.
Makes you wonder hwo buys stuff like that, also the Dutton things and that Metro based Audi TT knock off from ten years ago, uauslly half finished and covered in moss, they turn up on Ebay looking spectacularly tragic, can only ever be a sympathy purchase.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff