Donor vehicle information
44 articles across 16 topics
A look at the Rover 200 Series
Rovers donor vehicle program gives us the 200 series
Alfa Romeo Alfasud
Left a nice engine once it rotted away
Austin Meastro donor vehicle
A history of the Austin Rover Maestro
Austin Rover Mini through the years
Overview and history of the Mini
Austin/MG Metro
A look at the mini Metro from Austin to Rover
BMW 3 Series E21 to E90
The BMW range seen as one of the last rear wheel drive cars available for kit car builders
BMW E21 3 Series in depth
A history of the E21
BMW E30 3 Series
Great donor potential
BMW E36 3 Series
Long live rear wheel drive donors
BMW E46 3 Series
A future donor car
Datsun/Nissan 240Z Overview
Perfect as a Ferrari 250 GTO donor
Fiat Panda history
Still used for the Firefly kitcar the Panda still has its uses
Fiat Strada
God awful car, but thats why kit cars were invented
Fiat Uno
Used for some of its parts in some kitcars
Fiat X1/9 history
Not used anymore but was a popular choice for body conversion
Ford Cortina history
A look at the different Marks through the years
Ford Escort Mk 1 through to Mk5
The Escort through the years
Ford Fiesta history 1970s to present day
A look at the 6 generations of Fiesta
Ford Granada in Europe and USA
A brief overview of the various Granadas through the years
Ford Sierra information and history
A look at the history of the Ford Sierra
Ford Taurus
Details of Ford Taurus
History and life of the 2CV
An in depth look at the history of the 2CV
History of the Triumph GT6
Still used as a base for kit cars, the Triumph GT6
Jaguar XJ Series
A look at the XJ history
Jaguar XJS
Jaguar XJS
Jaguar XJS overview
The Jaguar XJS donates a wonderful V12
MG Midget overview
A classic in itself but still used as a donor
Model run through and history of the Mazda MX-5
A look at the history of the Mazda MX 5 (Miata)
Morris Marina run down
Used extensively in the 1980s as a donor
Rover 800 Series
Overview and history of the 800 series
Skoda Estelle history
Popularised in the kit car industry by Banham as a rebody conversion
Skoda Rapid to classic Porsche
Popular rebody option for classic Porsche enthusiasts
Subaru Impreza History
Subaru Impreza from the beginning
Subaru Impreza WRX History
Impreza History
Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The top drawer Impreza
The MGB Story
Still used by some kit car manufacturers, the classic MGB
Toyota MR2 since 1984
A popular choice for body conversions but also for its engine
Triumph Dolomite
A look at the dolly
Triumph Herald, used for it's chassis
Still some kit cars floating around using the Herald chassis and running gear
Triumph Motor Company history
Some background information on the company that gave us some great donor cars
Triumph Spitfire Mk1 to Mk4 and 1500
A look at the history and models of the Triumph Spitfire
Triumph Vitesse
A nice motor with a nice motor
VW Beetle history
A look at the history of the VW Beetle
VW Type 3 Variant
Brief history of the VW Variant (Covin used this for a while)