Kena,
metal flares that do not look like GT flares are available,
CFR Welding (do a search for Tangerine Racing) makes them.
The best looking flares I've every seen on a 914 looked more like 944 fenders than the GT flares. The car had a "coke" bottle look to it. He has 8" wide rims all the way around. I had planned on copying his flares, but decided to do this instead:
If steel GT flares where availible for $500, I think I would have gone that route instead since I could have really stuffed some big rubber under the fenders.
Hey Mal........
I don't see a single post here that says these GT flares cannot be done without a 40 ton press........it's just that unless you have these made by grunts making 5 bucks an hour, it does not make sense for a retailer such as Pelican to have GT flares done by hand the old fashioned way.
Nothing wrong with using bucks and hammers, Shelby sold a lot of Cobras all built that way. Keep us posted, and if you do go into production, I'm sure you'll be able to sell 'em as fast as you can bang them out.