Tag: Kit Car
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Trimuter from Total Recall
This isn’t our first Total Recall car, but it’s the first “sporty” two seater. Apparently, this started life as a Trimuter kit car before being modified for the 1990 film.
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VW-Powered Weirdness: L’Automobile Ventura
Here’s a rare one. The L’Automobile was a Brazilian-built, VW-powered coupe which allegedly used some parts from the previous VW do Brasil SP2 and, of course, used a VW chassis, engine and transaxle. The seller says this car runs and drives well and only has a few minor needs. The key here is that it…
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Non-Fiero Lamborghini Replica
The seller claims this is an all-custom, tube-frame car with a carbon fiber cockpit tub. Presumably, the body is from a Fiero kit, but we’re not sure. What we do know is this sounds like a lot of work for something that doesn’t work; so a Fiero might have been a great idea. What we…
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1973 Beetle Vandetta
The Beetle was used and abused in many ways and Beetle-based kits ranged from the Bradley GT sports car to off-road buggies. Somewhere in between is this “Vendetta” delivery van body kit. The seller claims this is regularly maintained at a reputable VW shop and provides a video of it driving. What more could you…
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This Town Car Ain’t No Lincoln
What’s an Urba Town Car, you ask? It seems Mechanix Illustrated (yes people abbreviated that way long before Hip Hop) published plans for this car at some point, and is thus to blame. This one of a great many odd, high MPG “build from plan” cars that sprung up in the 70s and 80s, alongside…
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359: The Porsche that Never Was
The seller is this oddity says it’s a rare Porsche 359. Considering that’s not a Porsche, that means this is some sort of kit car – in this case with some Speedster and some 959 styling cues. We assume this is based on a VW, as the seller says it’s a 1971 model and it…
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Pinto-Based, Lotus 7-Inspired Kit Car
As the seller points out, Blakely Auto Works made various kit cars for a few decades and operated under the name Bernardi at some point. Today’s feature car is a 1978 model and supposedly is made to be a larger, more street-friendly version of the Blakely Bantam, which was a Lotus 7 replica. It’s a…
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Just Another Kit Car, but Great Advertising
This is a replica of a Mercedes SSK, though in small scale. The basis seems to be a Mustang II. There’s nothing altogether too unusual or exciting about that, but the seller does a great job with this one, what with the ‘vintage’ photography, Gatsby references and careful mention of “1974 Mustang”, as opposed to…
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Fauxrarri
Here we have yet another Fiero-based Fauxrarri. At least the seller calls it that. Apparently, divorce forces sale in this case. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, but I do worry about the seller. If you spell it ‘devorce’, her lawyer might have the upper hand. Supposedly, a Northstar V8 was used in this build,…
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“Restoered” EESTI Kit Car?
Hmm…one very old picture and a tiny bit more information. What could possibly go wrong? Hooniverse once did an article on this car and used the same photo. So, this is either the only one and it legit, or this is a very poorly targeted scam. Even if it is legitimate, one must wonder why…