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That's why I switched to the Cayman. Gets rid of the push you pull me looks

Landmannn said:

I don't get it, a decent 911 from the 80s is £20k, a DS probably nearer £30k. Why would you chop one of them up to look like a frankenstein version of the other?
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Must be a lot of people agree with that sentiment myself included!

My 2 pence worth:

Mk3 MR2 + Covin 911 kit + splash mould from "barn find" DS front end.

Okay Chris - Is it on your development plan?

Not without "funding" and my waiting list is rather long at the moment. But as always, happy to discuss.

BTW you would look far cooler in the "round door" Nick.

Hmm, will sound out Mrs WCA

I think there is a big difference in price between buying a used Boxter and a Cayman.
You can find a Cayman style hardtop by Zeintop which is made for the Boxter.

Has anyone thought of a Porsche body with the front of the best Citroen ever, the Maserati Citroen SM?

Just been looking through this thread and thought I'd add my thoughts. Has anyone considered the Aston Martin DB5? James Bonds car. I'm thinking of it also as a commercially viable option for Chris, Everybody loves my MX but as classic car the DB has a lot of admirer's and I think it may be a commercial success. Problem is, what car do you base it on?

How about using a 250SWB?

How about a Z3 or Pontiac Solstice based version of this:

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Hi dsg4meb,
Just wondered :-). How would a 250swb look with a 250 GTE 2+2 grill. With the lights in the grill. Thought best to keep it in the Ferrari family this time. If you have a spare 5 mins

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If Chris started knocking some thing like this out in bolt-on panel form,
I think even I would be interested.
This must have been Volkwagen's best kept secret, and is a VW SP2 from 1974.

Extemely rare now, they did not sell well as they were under powered, (1700cc air cooled)

The SP stood for "Sao Paulo" as they were made in Brazil at the time.

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Would suit front engine. With a muscle car grill. Shape looks great. Especially the back end

Reminds me of the new jag coupe . the f type

Just what I thought Zag, really nice shape, only discovered it yesterday!
Brazil only exported several hundred of them, and by all accounts there are only 5 in the whole of the US, which makes it very rare.

It would need dropping down a bit and some decent wheels on it........

New one on me too, here is one for sale at £17k, so not silly prices.
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/car-advert/volkswagen/sp2/1972/251326/

A bit silly for a car that looked okay but wasn't very good and was technically out of date when launched...

Maybe 3D printing is the way forward!
http://www.wired.com/2013/07/3d-printed-aston-martin
http://www.designboom.com/design/3d-printed-aston-martin-db4-replica-by-ivan-sentch/
Love the shape of the DB4 too.

There's a link to a much nicer VW based coupe on that page -

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/car-advert/volkswagen/karmann/1970/167407/



Here's a direct quote from the ad -

full renovate, everithing aboriginal, banjo wheel, becker monza radio, no rust.... If you want more details and fotos please email.

Must've been an Aussie import...

Although the Karmann Ghia coupe body has already been done in fibreglass, the lowlight model is very rare and sought after so it could be worth putting into production. Anyone know if the beetle chassis needs shortening for the KG body to fit? That would mean no iva if it doesn't.

Found somewhere on the web that the dvla now need beetle chassis and floor pan to count as 5points

3D printing will no doubt be the way forward for many things.
Here's a commercial car builder that will build you a buck, parts, or a complete car
[url]www.3dengineers.co.uk[/url]

Just followed the links to the 3D printed Aston - 4" x 4" pieces of body shell?

Really?

Wouldn't it be quicker and easier to do it the old fashioned way with ply, foam a craft knife, a steady hand and a bunch of reference photos?

3D printing really is in its infancy at the moment, I see NASA just e-mailed the Space Station a socket set, which has become the first tool ever made 'off-Earth', but that's about the limit size-wise for 3D printing.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/20/iss-astronaut-uses-3d-printer-to-make-socket-wrench-in-space

Once Currys stock a £60 printer that can churn out a 356 Speedster body in one chunk then I'll start taking notice.

Then Mr T you'll want this one. Though it's not £60 yet
http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140625-china-building-world-largest-3d-printer-to-construct-houses.html