914 "Kit Car" in the future????, Think there will be a market for it??? |
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914 "Kit Car" in the future????, Think there will be a market for it??? |
Mueller |
Dec 25 2003, 01:10 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
It seems to me that it is only a matter of time before someone decides that a true Kit Car should be made to resemble the 914, the big questions are:
Will people buy the kits? Will the Kits and components be true to the original design? (Mid-engine, ind. suspension, 4 whl disc brakes, etc, etc) What kind of chassis will the Kit be built on? 1) A used or damaged 914 chassis? 2) VW Bug chassis 3) Tube frame (like a Cobra or Lotus 7 kit) 4) Glued up chassis using honeycomb composites? Would you buy one??? Everyone drools over the cobras, the 550 spyders, heck in Europe there is even a Kit Car based on the 911 which uses multiple different watercooled powerplants if one wants to go that route. |
ArtechnikA |
Dec 25 2003, 09:52 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Mueller @ Dec 24 2003, 11:10 PM) Will people buy the kits? 2) VW Bug chassis 3) Tube frame (like a Cobra or Lotus 7 kit) Would you buy one??? Everyone drools over the cobras, the 550 spyders... people buy exotic kit replicars because they can do so for 10 per cent of the buy-in for 'the real thing' and it can be operated and insured comensurately. i wouldn't buy one - i have the real thing. when the street price of a 914 reaches $250,000, you will see $25,000 kits. since a nice original 914 can be had in the $5000-$7500 range, i don't think anyone will be making $500 kits. aircooled VW Bug chassis? the upright fan presents packaging challenges, and the chassis have been out of (US) distribution for many years now. New Beetle? maybe, but even with the spiffy turbo models, i'm certainly not ready for the front-engine front-wheel-drive, water-cooled 914 experience. tube frame seems like a low-margin possibility. replicars typially track exotic prototype cars - or niche cars like the Caterham (Lotus 7) or early MG. okay, i suppose the 914 meets those criteria. still seems to me to be a tough sale when there are so many originals available... (original) Cobras and 550's are $200,000+ cars. |
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