Chaparral replica?

[kedelbach]

realizing that this is likely a dead-end, I'll still ask if anybody has seen or heard of any Chaparral recreations? Not picky, I'd take a 2C, 2D, 2E, or heck even a 2J

Last week while nearby on business I saw the actual cars (except 2F which was at the Revival in UK), and sat in one of the "continuation" 2E's that they will supposedly be selling as turn-keys next year (my guess would be $150k++). Just seems like somewhere along the line somebody should have cranked out some 2E/2C fiberglass bodies for fitment on a GT40/ultima type frame.

a few pics I took of the real cars here:

http://tinyurl.com/k76xa

pages and pages, and numerous permutations of "Chaparral replicar" googling have turned up nothing...

cheers
Kurt
www.nurburgring.org.uk/who/details.php?u=167

[fuoriserie]

The only info i have is here:

www.priceofhistoys.com/category/one-offs/page/3/

go at the botom of the page.

I hope it helps

[kedelbach]

thanks for that!! From there I found the website: www.gtreproductions.com/

emailed the owner, who claimed the body/chassis/glass kit will sell for ~20k US, and turn-key minus motor ~50k US. Look forward to seeing it completed!!

Waiting for a response from the Chaparral Museum on any more info on the 'Coninuation' 2Es...

cheers
Kurt

[Joe T]

Might be worth dropping Fran Hall an email, he has is finger on the pulse regarding this era of original and replica cars. www.race-car-replicas.com/

Tell him I sent you

Cheers

Joe T

[fuoriserie]

kedelbach said:

thanks for that!! From there I found the website: www.gtreproductions.com/
cheers
Kurt

I'm glad it helped and you found the info you needed.
Cheers
Italo

[Fran Hall]

The continuation cars from Chapparal are not in the replica budget.
I know for a fact that Musser and Hall have turned down 600k usd each for the first two cars, the plan is to build 6-10 units and then discontinue .
We made some components for the first car on display at Monterey in 2005 and I have regular contact with the continuing builds....the cars are absolute continuation cars with newly cast transaxles per original spec....

Edited by Fran Hall on Monday 18th September 01:46

[kedelbach]

Thanks for the info Fran. Can't imagine even "100%" exact replicas costing more than 600k though, I bet there was some other reason they turned down that 1.2M offer!

The reality of having even a FIACoupe have set in a bit after the euphoria of seeing the cars, now I'm looking at either a Saturn Sky Turbo or a used 3.0 Z4... pedestrian yet, but a bit more usable


cheers
Kurt

[Fran Hall]

The reason given to me was that they feel the cars are worth more......ouch.

I think one may show up at Barrett Jackson and spoil the idea....if one sells ther for 350 or so it will then dictate the value that the market will bear.....

I hope that I am wrong but I dont think they will maintain the higher price point for long.....but at BJ anything is possible

[kedelbach]

hey more power to them! Wouldn't surprise me if they can find 10 people with $1M to spend on one. Does strike me as a bit greedy though, when I visited Midland Jim was playing golf at his Colorado retreat. Doesn't sound like he's too hard up for cash