Pictures of your Kit Car…

[dusktilldawn82]

electrik said:

STAINLESS STEEL AND VX 220 SUSPENSION. STILL WORKING ON IT. I NEED A POWERFULL ENGINE >200HP FOR THIS VERY STRONG CHASIS.ITS LOCATED IN MACEDONIA GREECE

What grade of stainless did you use for the chassis?

I am very interested in doing a similar Stainless chassis project.

Cheers,

[Quinten]

[Jambo85]

Just back from some minor repairs and a fettle from Ricky Gauld who is a well known wizard of Weber Carbs around these parts. I had fully intended to sell it on getting it back but having seconds thoughts

[Andy665]

Couple of mine taken recently at Shelsley Walsh

[ol]

Quinten said:

More info on those wheels please! Looks great

[Quinten]

ol said:

More info on those wheels please! Looks great

Cheers! They are John Brown "Smoothie's". Have a look at http://www.johnbrownwheels.com/wheels/smoothie/13/

Here's another

Edited by Quinten on Friday 14th September 16:37

[Spydaman]

[Octoposse]

Not mine, but spotted today:

[TomcatT4]

[Pete Vivian]

Not a kitcar but my special just before paint and a sneak preview of it after just realised the after is in my phone will post later

[killerferret666]

Fitted a wing over this summer, not going to extreme on style and put it through its 2nd MOT

[renmure]

[deadscoob]

It’s about time you got some new photos? Those must be at least 2 years and 37 miles old

[renmure]

deadscoob said:

It’s about time you got some new photos? Those must be at least 2 years and 37 miles old

Genuine LOL.
You have no idea how close to the truth that is.
So many good intentions, so many distractions.

[ChimaeraKev]

My Fury fresh from it's MOT, just needs a bit of a clean! Thinking of adding some white stripes down the middle but not 100% on that yet!

[Blib]

My old Hawk. I sold it four years ago. The new owner told me at the time that he was taking it into storage. I think its still there........


ETA:
I just checked the DVLA website. It's sorned and it's not been MOT'd since June 2014. I did that, prior to putting it up for sale.

I wonder where it is now.......?

Edited by Blib on Monday 22 October 23:21

[Ambleton]

Currently OTR:



And the project WIP:

[Ambleton]

Blib said:

My old Hawk. I sold it four years ago. The new owner told me at the time that he was taking it into storage. I think its still there........

ETA:
I just checked the DVLA website. It's sorned and it's not been MOT'd since June 2014. I did that, prior to putting it up for sale.

I just don't understand it....

[deadscoob]

[Hedgehopper]

In the old days they called them 'Specials' and more often than not were Ford 10 based. They were generally bought as a separate chassis and fibreglass body although many of them actually used the chassis from the donor Ford 10 itself. I don't remember any companies that actually sold a complete kit but there were plenty of bolt on goodies such as hydraulic brake conversions, twin carbs, aluminium cylinder heads and four branch exhausts etc, etc. Fibreglass was of course in its infancy then but it was available for special builders to make up floors and bulkheads as these were often not included with the bodies.

Special building came to an end with the arrival of the Mini which at just over £400'ish was what it would cost you to put together a decent special.

I built mine between '58 and '62 whilst I was an apprentice and was the start of my love affair with fibreglass cars. I guess I am addicted to the smell although my wife hates it especially when walked into the house on the soles of my shoes!

Growing family caused a bit of a gap but in the '80s I built a Europa Twin Cam onto a new chassis and used that as a daily driver for many years. I currently have TVR Griffith 500 which I love but am finding increasingly difficult to get out of! My son has got his eye on it but he will have to wait a bit yet.

The car below is the one I built in the late fifties, it's a Tornado chassis and an Ashley Laminates body, a Ford 10 engine with twin carbs and four branch exhaust, and cable brake to hydraulic conversion etc









Anyway, back to the Kit Car thread which I am really enjoying.

Edited by Hedgehopper on Saturday 3rd November 18:36