Congratulations Jaguar!!!

[whoarmongar]

Ilove American V8s, I like everything about them, theyre unbustable, lazy poweerful, but most of all I love the sound.

I also love small engined revy light cars, a winding country road and a responsive little car is great, nearly as good as a bike.

Over here gas is ten dollars a gallon so the V8 is a non option if you do any mileage.

Toying with the idea of getting a kit car should remain just what it is, a vague dream.

Kit cars are deceptivly easy to make arnt they afterall you can buy anything on the internet right.

Wrong.

They require lots of things that are in short supply

MONEY, they can be a hideous money pit

TIME, Once started you must devote lots of time to them, otherwise that project will drag on and on until you become rather fed up with it and it remains an unfinished project.

SPACE, You need lots of space for this type of work, The kit, the donor and its suprising how much "stuff" goes into making a car !

SKILLS, Sure you may have all the equipment you need to build that kit,You totally understand the technical issues. You may be pretty good on the spanners, Welding and metal fabrications hold no fears Car electrics are a doddle for you, Bodywork and paint you can obviously do in your well equipped workspace, and the legal requirements to get that finished kit on the road hold no fears.

FRIENDS. real friends, not that facebook type. People who can help you maybe encourage you and will perhaps devote some of their time to occasionally helping you.

And finally the bit where most kits fall down.

Finishing and trim. Endless hours of shaping fabricating cutting pleating glueing sewing and attaching trim and finish, trust me it takes ages and by then most builders are so inpatient to see there car finished they make a hashed up balls up of it. The excuse being they will sort it out next year.

My advise, go buy a kit, it may keep you away from the internet for a while.

Or at least till the next patch.

[Hood]

If I went for a kit car I'd get one of these:

http://www.caterham.co.uk/assets/htm...roadsport.html

Hood

[Warhound]

Can't we turn this into a general automotive thread without the endless arguing, as it seems there's plenty of carlovers here.

101 year old lady and her awesome 1930 Packard Straight Eight.
Killer car and the way she even puts a cloth on the doorstep to get in says alot about her love for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHwww...layer_embedded

And one of my favorite classics. Mostly because it looks good, is reasonably sporty and still attainable. Aim to own a '72 model in broken white, dark green or deep red someday...
There are sexier classics, but they won't ever be in my pricerange unless I win euromillions.

[Hood]

Originally Posted by Warhound

And one of my favorite classics. Mostly because it looks good, is reasonably sporty and still attainable. Aim to own a '72 model in broken white, dark green or deep red someday...
There are sexier classics, but they won't ever be in my pricerange unless I win euromillions.

White with red leather interior for me. They did a pale blue that I also liked.

Hood

[Warhound]

Originally Posted by Hood

White with red leather interior for me. They did a pale blue that I also liked.

Hood

Here you go, pity it's the 60's model with the old engine and brakes but I agree that's one awesome colourcombination.
I call it broken white, since it's not really snow white and not beige either.

http://www.nettiauto.com/volvo/p1800/4701558

[ATAG_Snapper]

Eat my dust, SUCKERS!!!!!!




QUICK EDIT: not my car! Just a pic I googled off the Internet. But unless I'm mistaken, is that someone actually JUDGING that Gremlin in a car show??? LOL

[baronWastelan]

Jaguar could have made good use of the sweet reliable inline 6 the Gremlin had.

[Hood]

Originally Posted by Warhound

Here you go, pity it's the 60's model with the old engine and brakes but I agree that's one awesome colourcombination.
I call it broken white, since it's not really snow white and not beige either.

http://www.nettiauto.com/volvo/p1800/4701558

That's the one. Also, see this story about the P1800 going to do about 3,000,000 miles. I guess he's done it by now.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...illion-miles/1


This is the light blue version that I think is quite elegant:



Hood

[Sven]

I have a P1800



in 1:24 scale

Beautiful car!

[Outlaw]

Originally Posted by whoarmongar

Toying with the idea of getting a kit car should remain just what it is, a vague dream...

Correct if you get the wrong kit. Mostly incorrect if you get the right one.

I say mostly because you do have some very good points, but, with the right kit things are manageable. I got this one...

http://www.factoryfive.com/kits/type-65-coupe/

I bought the complete kit (b/c I didn't have a donor Mustang), wheels, rear brakes, and the Moser rear end from Factory Five. It includes EVERYTHING I will need except tires, engine, transmission, paint and little consumables like silicone sealer, etc. The body is 2 piece fiberglass ready to bolt on. It will require a LOT of finish work before painting though.

No significantly special tools are required.

You are dead on about the time. At my current rate the completion date is 1st quarter 3945!

The finish work and paint job will be the most expensive part not included with the kit. I hope I can get a decent one for $6k. Total driveout will hopefully be < $37k USD.

--Outlaw.