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I met this chap back in January at Black rock sands and we have become FB friends. He is joining a couple of pals on Monday at a track circuit and has invited me to come and take some pictures of them, now that's what photography is all about, those random opportunities that come about from meeting nice people !! I can't guarantee the same backdrop as this one with Criccieth Castle but I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun, photos to follow !
For those thinking "What is it" , here's a brief summary -
CycleKarts are small, lightweight, nimble machines made by their drivers for the pursuit of motoring sport. They're not serious speed-machines or status-generating show cars. They're purely for the gritty fun and satisfaction of tearing around in a machine you've built yourself.
As a class of driving machine, the CycleKart formula limits certain aspects of the machines to maintain good sporting performance without jeopardising the light-hearted nature of these machines. CycleKarts and their builder/drivers don't like to take things too seriously, and certainly not themselves or each other, so overzealous competitiveness is frowned upon, and a win-at-any-cost attitude is not invited back.
Drivers have to make their own cars, as they decided some time ago that no one should be able to just fork over money and buy a CycleKart. Proper appreciation for the sport and the machines requires one construct one's own car.
People have been wondering if there are plans or kits for the CycleKarts: There are not. The builder must figure out much for themselves, but this is part of the evolutionary process, and part of the fun. Most importantly, each builder respects his or her car more this way, and fellow CycleKartistes know they share a bit of a rite-of-passage when they meet. Driving one's own car makes for more safe events, as non-builders tend to thrash the machines.
1997 Commanchee Type Arrowhead Model Roadster
- a AC Cobra replica
- 5769cc V8 Ford engine
- Tremec 5 speed transmission
- power 251 bhp
- curb weight 1230 kg
- Billet 27 rims
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Volkswagen Nova kit car body by Automotive Design and Development (Nova Cars), Mirfield (Yorkshire) - UK
- designed after examples of a Ford GT40 and a Lamborghini Miura
- entry is gained by raising the whole canopy on gas struts
- it has a VW Golf engine
1969 Volkswagen Nova kit car body by Automotive Design and Development (Nova Cars), Mirfield (Yorkshire) - UK
- design based on a Ford GT40 and a Lamborghini Miura with a VW Golf engine
- entry is gained by raising the whole canopy on gas struts
Beauford is a British family run automobile company based in Biddulph, Stoke on Trent. The cars are supplied in kit form and are therefore highly customisable.
Originally based in Upholland, Lancashire the company later moved to Stoke on Trent. The first cars were made in 1978 and used a Mini bodyshell as the passenger compartment later replaced by a glass fibre moulding. The company has supplied over 1,500 kits.
The Beauford Tourer is designed to look like a vintage car. At the front is a long bonnet with flowing wings at either side to give the appearance of a 1930s Style Grand Tourer luxury car. There are both 2 door and 4 door versions. Cars come in both open and closed bodies. With detachable hard top or convertible soft top there are also half soft-top versions. Because of the classic look of the vehicles the cars have become popular as wedding transport.
...our good friend Chris came round to take Ray for a spin in the kit car he built
I asked Chris for some information to accompany my photo:
The kit-car is called a Tiger Avon. It took me 10 years to build working on average one day a week during spring, summer and autumn (too cold in the garage during winter).
There were no detailed instructions on how to build it, just a few pictures of a similar kit at various stages of build. Working out how it all went together was a lot of the fun!
I would do it again if I was a lot younger but I would choose a more practical design; i.e. with a roof, heater, boot, etc. The most difficult bit has been the electrical wiring behind the dashboard - it's just so hard to reach.
I also asked Ray afterwards about the experience of the ride:
I had to take my glasses and my hearing aids off to get the helmet on - and it was a little bit scary at 50/60 mph!!
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I'm in total awe of anyone building a car which can then be taken out on the road! (I make no mention of the boundless tolerance of wives in general and in particular of our friend Gill ......) And the bacon sandwiches are on me the next time we all meet up for coffee!
Not as old as it looks: the Beauford Tourer is a modern kit car, i.e. sold as a complete set of components to be assembled by the buyer.
Seen on Ramsey Street, Bethnal Green
The Excalibur automobile was a car styled after the 1928 Mercedes-Benz SSK by Brooks Stevens for Studebaker. Stevens subsequently formed a company to manufacture and market the cars, which were a standard Studebaker car with special bodywork (and soon got an upgraded engine as well).
A prototype premiered at car shows in 1963, fitted on a Studebaker Lark Convertible chassis and using a 290-brake-horsepower (290 PS; 220 kW)[citation needed] Studebaker 289 V-8. Studebaker ceased engine production in December 1963 and consolidating all manufacturing to its Hamilton, Ontario plant, ending the availability of that engine.
Stevens subsequently obtained engines from General Motors through his friends GM executives Ed Cole and Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen. These were Chevrolet 327s in 300-brake-horsepower (300 PS; 220 kW) Corvette tune, making the 2,100-pound (950 kg) Excalibur a strong performer. With the standard 3.31:1 rear axle, acceleration from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) took less than six seconds.
Projected top speed was 134 mph (216 km/h).
Over 3,500 Excalibur cars were built, all in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The American comedian Phyllis Diller was a notable proponent of the Excalibur automobile, and owned four of them.
The company failed in 1986 but was revived several times. Production of the Excalibur continued until 1990.
Thanks to Mick Huett for information.
Custom built from a kit, 1965 Cobra 347 at the Zeeland car show.
Thanks for views, comments and favs :)
My Ferrari friends - I know this is a kit car (based on a MX-5 apparently) but what actually is it attempting to be ... I had thought 250GTO but no intakes at the front and that weird one on the back behind the window isn't right.
Any help identifying would be muchly appreciated.
Thanks.
Nikon D750
The Westfield XI is a kitcar based on the Lotus Eleven.
38ème Salon champenois du véhicule de collection
Parc des Expositions
Reims (51), France.
Video: youtu.be/l2WbctvJfWk
These are kitcars based on the 2CV chasis and engine, there are several like Burton, Le patron, Lomax....
Based on a 1977 donor car. The owner said it originally had the front end incorporating Metro headlights, but he changed to the twin headlight set-up..
Car: Porsche 356 C.
Year of manufacture: 1964.
Date of first registration in the UK: 26th September 1983.
Place of registration: Worcestershire.
Date of last MOT: 13th September 2017.
Mileage at last MOT: 25,631.
Date of last change of keeper: 13th June 2012.
Date taken: 14th August 2016.
Location: Queen Square, Bristol, UK.
Well that is what I think this is , a Dax Kamala - a kit car based on Ford parts and a Ford Cosworth engine . As best I can find out The Dax Kamala dates from around 1996 and with the Cosworth engine would accelerate 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds and go on up to 160 mph .
Parts are predominantly ford so cost and availability are assured. The chassis can take the full range of Ford engines - ultimately a stage III race tuned 350bhp Cosworth engine mated with a lightly modified Ford MTX75 gearbox. All within a modern and rigid Triangulated space frame chassis which is both bonded and rivited to an aluminium floor pan. The car blasts from rest to 60mph in a paltry 3.9 seconds (Ferrari F50 Territory) and will still return a respectable 20-30 mpg if driven carefully!
Total build Cost: around £15,000 + your time to assemble.
Seen on the way down to the local supermarket this morning - not something I expected to see or have ever seen before and considering there was only 30 or so kits ever produced , I am not surprised !!
Car: Factory Five AC Shelby Daytona Coupe.
Year of manufacture: 2004.
Date of first registration in the UK: 1st August 2016.
Place of registration: Norwich.
Date of last MOT: 2nd May 2015.
Mileage at last MOT: 369.
Date of last change of keeper: 2nd January 2019.
Date taken: 11th September 2016.
Location: Queen Square, Bristol, UK.
1972 CRV Piranha Roadster Kit Car
- kit car based on a Volkswagen chassis
- show car/prototype for the promotion of Cycolac
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A Ford Sierra-based Lotus Eleven replica kit car from Alba Automotive, powered by a 2000 cc engine. I can't find any further information on this car or the company.