fibreglass replica

[philip j]

Haven't seen any thing like this before!

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[Cornerlot]

Never heard of it before. I wonder what Porsche had to say about this. Ferrari had a cow over replicas of their cars.

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[gavinc69]

See Covin 911's for sale quite a bit here in the UK. Some can actually look OK, but most have 4 cylinder engines in the front or a Beetle engine or something in the back!

[SBK930]

Originally Posted by Cornerlot

Never heard of it before. I wonder what Porsche had to say about this. Ferrari had a cow over replicas of their cars.

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Covin = WHY??.

[Rodsrsr]

I cant look at those.

[unclebilly]

We have discussed these before in the 911 forum.

They make sense in the UK where the insurance on a real 911 cane be a prohibitive barrier to ownership. Not every local has access to cheap 911's like we enjoy in North America, even these days.

Still not my cup of tea.

[Rodsrsr]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

We have discussed these before in the 911 forum.

They make sense in the UK where the insurance on a real 911 cane be a prohibitive barrier to ownership. Not every local has access to cheap 911's like we enjoy in North America, even these days.

Still not my cup of tea.

If one cannot afford a Ferrari, its probably not a good idea to attempt to fool the public by converting a Fiero into one. Not every local has access to cheap Ferraris like we enjoy in North America.

[proffighter]

Hmmm.... I think we should not think negative about, aren't some of us on the same path, building RSR's, 935's or whatever replicas, mostly because we have not the money to buy one?

[RarlyL8]

It's a slippery slope. I've seen Lambo replicas that cost more to build than real Lambo. Building a kit car is crazy expensive if you do it right, you are essentially building an entire car one full price part at a time.

[Rodsrsr]

Originally Posted by proffighter

Hmmm.... I think we should not think negative about, aren't some of us on the same path, building RSR's, 935's or whatever replicas, mostly because we have not the money to buy one?

Kits fill a void for those hard to find cars. Old Porsche Spyder, 935, RSR. Cars that were not mainstream and only popular to true enthusiasts. Additionally a replica or "Tribute car" is built on a genuine platform. (Taking a 72 Chevy Chevelle to an SS for example) There are tons of 911, 912 and 930's available, so to build an entire fiberglass version of an extremely popular widely available car is simply making a cheap knock-off. Besides....the kits in this thread are horrendous.

[berponte]

Tons of replicas or tributes, add to the list, Cobras, Corvettes Grand Sports, ....