Kit Car List ™
A good number of the kits require a late model Corvette as a donor vehicle, so it kinda puts the kibosh on "affordable" kit cars (unless you find one that rolled over... Hmmm...). Kit cars saw a boom in the 1980s with a number of affordable donor vehicles - the V8 Mustang had a Mercedes kit, the Camaro could be turned into any number of Italian supercars, and the Fiero - a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive pseudo sports car - could be pretty much anything you wanted it to be.
One of my personal favorites, though, was this one:
That's a Mazda Miata turned into an MGA. Now that appeals for many reasons, first and foremost that the Mazda is a rock-solid reliable platform and the MGA is a sweet lookin' Brit ride. That would make one hell of a fun summer car that could last decades - it's a fiberglass body, so no rust/rot; and the Mazda running gear should run a long time.
Now, where did I put that winning lottery ticket?
That is all.
4 comments:
That's a MG-TF look alike, not the MGA. I am a little leery of kit cars.
These guys are one of the best Kit Car companies and they are local
http://www.factoryfive.com/
Kit cars are as good or as bad as the person assembling them. Properly done by someone with good mechanical skills and an unwillingness to cut corners, kit cars can be great. More reliable & faster, (By far!) than the originals. They suffer from marginal resale value but if you plan on enjoying it for a long time that's not a real factor. My elder brother built a Cobra kit 10 years ago & it is still going (very) strong. He did it right.
I'm more inclined to the Westfield Seven that uses a miata donor than the MG TF copy. There seems to be a bigger US user base for the not-mazda parts.
That is if I had time or money for all that with an 8 month old.
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