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YellowArtero
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JAN 08, 04:08 PM
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I've never really like the generic label of 'kit' as some provide little more than the idea while others include every nut, bolt and washer. I prefer the label of 'hand crafted automobile'. It's not just bolting a few parts on over the weekend that makes it different. Take whatever car you have and change it substantially to suit your taste and it becomes something that is more unique that the original. It's a hand crafted extension of your creativity.
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bomaze
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JAN 08, 11:17 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by YellowArtero:
I've never really like the generic label of 'kit' as some provide little more than the idea while others include every nut, bolt and washer. I prefer the label of 'hand crafted automobile'. It's not just bolting a few parts on over the weekend that makes it different. Take whatever car you have and change it substantially to suit your taste and it becomes something that is more unique that the original. It's a hand crafted extension of your creativity. |
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YellowArtero, I agree. Something unique, a hand crafted expression of ones own creativity! I like that a lot!! 
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RCR
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JAN 09, 07:01 AM
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Funny how this thread changed topics. It was originally about the end of Kit Car Magazine...
Bob
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bomaze
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JAN 09, 09:00 AM
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I know, it was 4 years ago when I got my last magazine and I started this thread to lament on the loss of the publication and the thread has taken on a life of its own.
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DL10
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JAN 09, 11:28 AM
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Magazines come and go but the kit car industry is bigger and better than its ever been. Fiero based cars are still being built but there are more cars being built on custom tube chassis than ever, high dollar, high performance, original design super cars.
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madcurl
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JAN 09, 07:47 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by DL10:
Magazines come and go but the kit car industry is bigger and better than its ever been. Fiero based cars are still being built but there are more cars being built on custom tube chassis than ever, high dollar, high performance, original design super cars. |
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Dude, the only "Fiero based" replica in need of building are the ones on Ebay. 
As for the "high dollar custom tubular " cars-they've priced themselves out of reach from 99% of Fiero owners.
The new; NRA
National
Replica
Association[This message has been edited by madcurl (edited 01-09-2013).]
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madcurl
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JAN 09, 07:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by RCR:
Funny how this thread changed topics. It was originally about the end of Kit Car Magazine...
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No, it's on topic. The magazines have died because Ferrari and Lamborghini lawyers had life long subscriptions. The shoddy builders who duped clients into getting a replica Lamborghini "kit" for $9,999 had no choice but to go into hiding leaving only the top end builders left like Factory Five. That is just one reason for all of the Cobra articles in the mag. The last time I saw something remotely Fiero was the Finale or the jeep like Fiero.
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ferrobi
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JAN 09, 09:10 PM
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I FAR I
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JAN 10, 11:19 AM
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MadArch Cost? 2k for the kit, 2k for installation = 4k and your pretty much done. Go to the Fierostore or to the nearest junk yard and pull off a Fiero badge and call it a day.
Lamborghini/Ferrari kit? 10k-20k just for the body and a additional 80k in a relentless pursuit in trying copy the original. Click on Ebay, purchase a real Lamborghini/Ferrari badge and then turn around and sell the car, because you've realized that the Duke/2.8 engine is still in the back and you're now in too deep.
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Replica kits of megabuck exotics are currently out there for a little more than the price of a MadArch Fiero 'kit'.
Kit cars are far, far, far more affordable than you know and thankfully educated consumers can still pick, choose and refuse from the options available.
The links below are fine examples of affordable exotic supercar kit manufacturers.
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum4/HTML/062625.html
http://www.carkitinc.com/carkit.php[This message has been edited by I FAR I (edited 01-10-2013).]
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RCR
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JAN 10, 11:52 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ferrobi:
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What he said...
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