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Just bought a new toy, can you guess what my other hobby is? ...
MrFluffy:
Nice, I have family who work for vx at ellesmere port still and thought the speedster was a nice design, and I some of a lotus esprit in my car. Namely the chassis (to be heavily modified by a structural cage when I get to it). Its a nova kitcar but resembling not very much to its vw origins (like midmounted v8 and a esprit chassis!).
And if you think you've got problems getting in and out... The roof and windscreen canopy come up as one and you slide INTO the main tub area... There just isnt a dignified way to extract yourself . If your mrs complains show her this :D
Brass_Machine:
Mr Fluffy... That looks a lot like what we called a 'Sterling' Kit car ofc...
Wanted one since I was old enough to read kitcar magazines...
krv3000:
I wood never fit in that
MrFluffy:
Yes, its a nova, aka sterling in the US, purvis, eureka and inspiration for the eagle cars. Once upon a time it had the rear mounted vw aircooled engine and chassis too. I am 6'3 and built like a brick outhouse, you wouldn't fit a stock one but with mine its possible but the driving position is very claustraphobic and almost laid flat even with specially shaped seat bases and dropped floor pans so you have to drop onto the seats then slide into the footwells. And as relevant to this thread that makes it a *#"@!% to get in and out of, especially to my wife who won't go near it.
So almost going o/t for nick, but really just arming him with more ammo if his wife complains about his car's impracticality ;)
Bernd:
I almost bought one of these back in the early seventies.
It's a Laser 917. Replica of a Porshe 917 race car to fit on a VW pan. Drove all the way to Minnesota were the factory was to look at one in the showroom.
Bernd
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