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Starke just unveiled their Speedster Revolution. Another Boxter based 356 Speedster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPkoP1tyd8

The only problem (for me) is that they are ready built, takes them way out of my price range and most of my enjoyment would be building it.

I would be great to see Tribute make Speedster kit based on a Boxter. I don't think it would take any sales away from DNA, it could even bring DNA more sales from buyers who would like a Tribute Speedster but don't have the time or the skill set to make one. Look how well DNA did with the 2fifty and Tribute with the 250swb, similar cars but due to the price difference totally different markets. I was getting very close to selling my soul so I could buy a DNA 2 fifty but they then went fully built only, I can understand why but it took it so far out of my price range that it just wasn't worth thinking about.

Im guessing the last build (250 cal) finally got the attention of the lawyers at Ferrari

Ahh so the rumor mill was correct then ?

Shame, nice looking car that.

Yes DNA have gone very quiet on the Mediterranean Donkey front , lots of speculation flying around but nothing confirmed ...I'm not about to add any hearsay I've picked up to the discussion as I wouldn't want to get it wrong ...

It looks like they are concentrating on the established German sector for a bit ...

ON A SIDE NOTE , I was reading about Modena Classics a few days back , they built the cars for the Ferris Beuller film ...3 in total , I believe ... They were served with a cease and desist notice just after the film was released ...

I think if you are going to f*ck with anybody ...taking the pi$$ out of rich , influential Italians , may not be the best move ....

Purely speculation on my part. But it is worth noting that even the DNA "USA" website is no longer around and I cant seem to find a trace of their facebook page anymore. Instead they have been replaced with a website that you can rent the 250 and 430 for weddings and such.

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Hope they are not having the same problem as DNA.

The moon fruit site is still up. But it looks like the folk peddling high mark up cars are being taken out.

I think you can see it because its in your computer memory ...I can see it too but I was told earlier it had been taken down ...

I , as a trader , would love to hear from someone who knows whats happening ...but I am guessing that won't happen ... if its as I suspect it might be ..the old badge misuse game ...Company near me nearly 30 years ago had a destruction notice issued for doing that ..the original 250 GTO / 240Z kits ...

I would like to think that my decisions to emulate not replicate will keep me out of the current goings on ...in a selfish way !!

I think the clue is that some people are effectively representing their cars as the real marque. Egg making copies of landmark cars.

The moon fruit sit comes up on Google. I am using a new phone for the first time today, so no Web history.

OH OK ..Not a cookies thing then ...well that's good ...If the sites are still up , that's not as bad as I was imagining ......

moonfruit down for me

When I checked this am, it is only the Cobra page

http://nubodiautos.moonfruit.com/kobra/4593423432

but once on the site you can go to all the pages.

Hopefully, it is just the websites being upgraded. The moonfruit site is now working.

Very nice Kobra in baby blue with a white stripe, really suits it with the wires and whitewalls. 250 style grill looks good too, not to in your face.

What's the moonfruit thing about ??

I checked the site and its all good for me.

I don't think the build agent would have issues with F*****. Surely it will be the kit supplier that holds the moulds who would be the target ?

I think Moonfruit is the website hoster , bit like GoDaddy or similar businesses who put websites together using templates and stuff .

If the issue is the badges , then that will be down to whoever fits them ...I know that Tribute are very clear that they don't and haven't badged anything up ...When a car leaves them , then they are not able to control what happens afterwards .....

The websites up , so everything's fine , in theory ...I am sure I would have heard something if different ......

DNA definitely have had a run in ...sounds like anyone selling their stuff has been approached too .....but who knows ..time will tell , I guess ...

Nubodi started out using moonfruit to host their site, then later moved to a .Co. UK site. That site does not return pages except with the message in jag TV r's post. The moonfruit site is not returning all the previous pages in Google searches, and typing in the homepage address does not seem to work either. I think some folk are wondering if, given the dna experience, nubodi are also on the rack. For two sites to go awry seems strange.

Lucky – First of all, just to be clear, I know nothing about what is, or is not, happening with Nubodi.

So, can I just ask what site are you checking?

The website in this link is supposed to be the current Nubodi one:

http://www.necclassicmotorshow.com/node/6131

Tribute are very careful about using the words “1960s style” to describe the 250 kit.

Whereas, Richard uses the “F” word and calls it a “NUBODI AUTOMOTIVE 250 SWB koupe” kit in his advertising.
( Similar approach taken on the convertible. )

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C725995

Perhaps people think it is his kit rather than Tribute’s?

If I was a betting man, I would guess any potential issue would be with the use of the name, not the shape.

But what do I know?

Cheers, Paul.

I don't know. I can remember all the fuss with the Lotus 7 lookalikes and Cobra's. Whilst there are still plenty of lookalikes on the market for both , you won't find any manufacturers using the words Lotus 7 or Cobra in any of their advertising. Maybe that's what it boils down to, being a bit close to the marque ??

Everyone knows what they are buying when they buy a lookalike, I hope that all its about. Trying to pass off a lookalike as they real thing would be a step too far.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C918164

How much!!!!!!!

79,950 in the advert.

Exactly

How much!!!!!!!! lol that's big bucks

Stunning car built to a very high standard.
I would love to see a Tribute 250swb finished to the same standard with the same interior, could it command such a high price?
I still think the 250 is a prettier looking car.

What was wrong with VPG 69? And "no" - the DNA is more rare than the original