END OF KIT CARS? (Page 34/60)
Fiero42 SEP 04, 11:00 PM
Not that there is anything wrong with this scene (From Batman Begins)



http://www.youtube.com/watc...yer_detailpage#t=56s

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madcurl SEP 05, 12:58 AM
The Art of Badging:



Looks like a Ferrari F40, huh?
Fiero42 SEP 05, 08:20 AM
I could see that having a kit would upset purists, especially when the kit is a poor match. Exotic cars will be way above the means of most, where a $400k car would take a couple lifetimes to pay off.

Will they fool anyone? Yes.
Will some laugh at the poor attempt? Yes!

Still I say let them have their fun and the closest chance they will get to owning the real thing. Instead lets look for ways to improve them...the only people it should really upset are the actual owners of these cars and the manufacturers. I don't have a problem with making the ultra wealthy upset that someone can have a close match for over 90% off the retail price.

And yes, Kit Cars should have their own section!
85SEnochie SEP 05, 12:15 PM
Here is some good looking kits and I like the theme song from Gone in 60 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgbJmWmBV3g

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Love The Excitement! http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/068738.html

madcurl SEP 05, 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by Fiero42:

Instead lets look for ways to improve them.




History dictates that's not going to happen. In the beginning there were once companies that were right on the mark with maybe 100-99% exact from the exterior, but due to lawsuits that was killed. Therefore, you now see watered down versions which in turn created additional watered down version and the cycle continued until until this day. The end result now is really an "general" idea of the the original in "badge" form only.

Let me explain. Instead of being off by 3" inches, created were shortened version of the original. The short version lead to other kit(s) were the Fiero stock windows and roof could be used. Once the stock roof and windows are salvaged from the Fiero the interior is next. If you can salvage the roof, glass, & interior the next area is the Fiero engine(s).

End the end the only area that must be "exact" is the badging and this can be seen from the very good replicas to the very, very bad copies.

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madcurl SEP 05, 02:56 PM






The badging is correctly placed.

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madcurl SEP 05, 03:18 PM
Here's a twist. A real Lamborghini Murcielogo made to look like the real Reventon. Given the Lamborghini only made of few Reventon you might be able to fool somebody, but I think the body needs more tweaking for it looks off.







I doubt many of us will ever see a real Reventon on the streets, but maybe at a exotic car show, but from the three pics here you can clearly tell that this after market kit is way off the mark.

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madcurl SEP 05, 04:20 PM
China lambo continued: Cost $9,600 or so.





It's stated that it can reach speeds of 160 mph.
dratts SEP 05, 05:12 PM
Is there some kind of filter so that we could keep the guy out of kit car threads who never has anything positive to say about them. When I see avengadors name on an OT thread I know better than to read it because I know what he has to say. Over and over. Same thing here. Edited to add, I remember at least one post where avengador surprised me. He is not always posting "hate Obama". But when I see curly posting anything about kit cars it is always a negative post.

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Austrian Import SEP 05, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by Fiero42:
I love the three front seats...Finally I can drive two gf's around legally!



+1, All the poor playboys in the world will be ecstatic! In all seriousness, often I find a need to transport 2 passsengers + me, but rarely a total of 4 people. I may even put up with the awkward car entry.