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What, like a kit for unicycles? Does that come with a wheelbarrow also?
Yes its amazing what use ive found for all the spare wheels im getting, Ive got eight now , so if you would like to purchase for you kit , we can do a deal if you like
not my cuppa TBH but on a very positive note check out that body finish, straight out of the mould! If the new Navigator is of the same quality then im gon to be one very happy bunny.
The Fairthorpe TX Tripper was a kind of late 60's / 70's Beach Buggy/Sports car hybrid. They were designed by Torix Bennett, the son of the founder of Fairthorpe cars -AVM Donald Bennett. Torix's company, Technical Exponents, shared the Denham Airfield premises with his father. It was sold with either the Triumph GT6 chassis or a TX designed chassis with 1.3, 2.0 and 2.5 Triumph engines.
OK Andy, cards on the table. Finish excellent, looks - Big dolop of marmite there, I love marmite, but the Daffy duck beak is a bit long for me. In my "own" humble opinion it looks a bit out of proportion to the rest of the car and it is too low, or is it that I just prefer "old fashioned design styles". Probably is. Good luck with this new project, unsure about how popular the prices will be, but time will tell. By the way looking at those old pictures, you might need to be careful, don't want to get into any arguments about stealing other peoples intelectual property or ideas would we? .
In the words of Dragon's Den. Good luck with your idea, but it's not something I could invest in, so for that reason I'm out.
Andy, I keep looking at it. It's too easy to mock etc. A lot of hard work and effort has gone into it, and the outcome shows that. As a southerner that moved a bit "oop north" for a while, I worry that the price is a bit strong especially if that's plus vat. But as I say, only time will tell. It is definately a Marmite car, and I think due to the shape and finish some of the guys on the forum will be selling up their kits to buy one. As I say for me, the Marcos meets Daimler SP250 with a hint of Penelope Pitstop doesn't do it for me. Will this be an IVA or SVA car? As the screen would be an issue, although I'm sure you guys have sorted all that ages ago. Good luck with the project, and all the best.
Rocker
Just by way of clarification. The price is inclusive of VAT etc. We've done a careful costing and the price reflects the materials used (it's Seriously strong) and obviously a proportion of investment return over expected sales so we haven't priced it there on a whim.
To be honest I didn't expect many 'yea' from this forum as most guys have, quite rightly, got the 50's look in their sights rather than the Austin Power's era
To be honest I didn't expect many 'yea' from this forum as most guys have, quite rightly, got the 50's look in their sights rather than the Austin Power's era
To be serious - I think a lot of guys (and ladies) of a certain age appreciate the nostalgia of 1950's racing cars; Jaguar, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Ferrari etc - whose drivers' epic battles against each other at Le Mans, Nurburgring, or for some the Mille Miglia or Targa Florio, echo deeds of driving 'daring do' not normally encountered on the A406 school run, M25 or M6 toll road (unless you are a motorcyclist of course).
A number of like minded people back in the 1960's also wished to go racing, to try and taste a little of what might have gone through the minds of Dick Seaman, Alberto Ascari or Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton marquis of Portago, - best known as Alfonso de Portago - which was respectively; a tree, tarmac and a mile marker post, RIP.
Some of the guys in the '60's put together fascinating and fruitless creations, sometimes both, and I can't believe Air Vice Marshall Donald Bennett actually finished the '63 Monte Carlo Rallye in a humble Fairthorpe Electron Minor. In the '70's & '80's you could pick up a Fairthorpe for a couple of pints and a Castella, but now if you find eligible for FIA papers you could pay mucho dinaro. The same goes for a number of other kit cars of the period - Lotus 7 Mk2, even the humble Beach Buggies of the late '60's are now at a premium. What I think I'm saying is the kit cars of today are going to be the wanted 'nostalgic' cars of the 2050's....esp those converted from 1960's Triumphs.....
Last year I purchased the missing pieces of the Sammio Cordite moulds (only the rear deck and front end mould arrived from Micky1Mo) very cheaply on ebay from the guy who cleared out RIBBLE HQ. Along with those parts came a complete set of moulds for another, slightly less attractive car. Having no interest in those moulds they were sold to a local lunatic, sorry I mean local VW fan, who has now managed to sell a set of panels!! We were asked to make them, so donned our clown outfits and obliged:
And the moulds returning to La La Land...
For anyone who joined the Forum after the whole Ribble Colani GT episode its worth going back to the beginning of this tread for a read (shame that some of the pictures have gone).
I like Marmite, I like gauging out my eyes....I don't like the Colani GT!!
Hi gaz , If you look on my options i sell the single wheel , so not so bad 
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