MadaboutKitcars

I have had some key rings made. I intend to include a key ring with each kit. I'm a bit of fan of the little details 😃

Hi - I posted about my Z3 based 'special' back on page 2. Just an update - it is now on the road. Still some detailing to be finished but I reckon a decent paint job and fitting the wire wheels (and the interior) are the last big jobs.

As you can see, the style is far more '50s than your more modern interpretation so I don't think they will be appealing to the same buyers, not that I am selling the kits.

It looks great :-)
Defiantly has a different feel about it. Yours has a funky retro vibe.
I spoke to Chris last week and he said it was pretty much finished. Great work!

I look forward to meeting up with you at stoneleigh. :-)

See you at Stoneliegh hopefully.

Will yours be ready then?

The car should be finished sometime in February. I hope to have two cars for the stand at stoneleigh. :-)

With the front mold completed and the first molding made from that mold. We have now moved onto the rear.
This is a progress shot of the construction of the rear mold. It's nice and thick and constructed such that when the moldings are taken from it the one piece rear will include the rear light mountings and the boot lid returns to reuse the existing boot rubbers.
We should have the first molding made from this mold just after Christmas.

Things are moving along quite quickly now. There has been a news article in KIT CAR BUILDER magazine in USA and also the first rear moulding has been produced. I expect to start fitting them to the actual car early in January.
Then it's just a boot lid, mini front wings, bonnet light brackets and under skin.

Here is a hint of what the prospective Bertini Fastback coupe lines might look like. The fastback should share all the body panels with the roadster except the boot lid. This will mean roadster customers could convert their car to a fastback at a later date.

Hi there, I really like the idea of a Bertini Coupe or fastback hardtop, especially if one can inter-change tops for summer or winter use.

I hope you don´t mind, I have done a quick Photoshop image of what a Coupe could look like. I`m sure you have many ideas in the pipeline.

Happy New Year.

That's pretty much what I was thinking.
I like the addition of the central exhausts.

The coupe and roadster will be stand alone cars. They will just share the majority of the panels. This will mean a roadster owner can turn their car into a coupe. But this would be a pretty permanent change.
It is however my intention to make a removable hardtop for winter use. This will be more back swept than the existing Z3 hardtop but will still enable boot lid opening. It may be made with a 355/mr2 buttress style rear to enable more fastback lines and still allow boot lid opening.

Is that an audi TT rear screen in your photoshop?

The rear screen is from a BMW Z4 Coupe, but the TT rear screen could be used.

Maybe your idea for a hardtop could be something similar to the (expensive) Hamann Z3 hardtop ???

Great minds think alike.
I have already enquired on Z3 forums to borrow a hamaan hardtop from someone so I can use it as a base to rework the design slightly. But I have had no luck.
The hardtop will come after the coupe. So it will be 2015.

I'm getting pretty excited as the roadster should be ready to be painted at the end of February. ����������

When you mention "a 355/mr2 buttress style rear to enable more fastback lines and still allow boot lid opening"

Maybe something on these lines ? (modified Hamaan hardtop style)

that is exactly what i was thinking..
and it could be used on a standard Z3

I am pretty excited now as the rear moulding is fitted to the back of the actual first Bertini car.
I have a few pictures and a video of the moulding going on.
I am really happy as the door gaps look just as good as the original car.
Here is a link to the video which is on my Bertini GT25 facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=657702784288008&set=vb.524744044250550&type=2&theater

and here are a few pictures:

Just seen the video on FB. (pity can´t see videos on an iPad or YouTube)

Now, thats what I call a quick bolt-on. If all kits were that esay to put together.
When can we see the front end?

I'm hoping that the front end will have the under skin (which holds the light brackets and hinge points) moulded and ready to be bonded end of next week. And then the bonnet trimmed and fitted the week after. In 6 weeks the car will be finished and ready for painting etc.

I have just got some fiat 500 arbarth xenons and i thought i would photoshop them onto an old progress picture with some grills and a different wheel.
I cant wait to get them fitted to the car when i comes back from the paint shop at the end of next week.

I have just got the Bertini polo shirts and caps delivered. I'm really happy with the quality of the embroidery.
I know its only a little thing, but I really like the little details.
I'm looking forward to wearing them at the stoneleigh kitcar show.

Its not long now until i get the first Bertini GT25 back from the paintshop. A bit of tweaking was needed, but thats what the prototypes are for.
The car comes back on thursday - so next step is for me to choose the exhaust for the first car.
My intention is to leave the rear diffuser uncut when a customer takes their order so they can choose the style of exhaust they have fabricated.

here are a few options i have been thinking of. What do you guys think.

I think you're right in giving customers the opportunity to choose which exhaust they'd prefer.
My personal preference would be for the dual pipes shown on the right, but spaced out to the edge of the diffuser (as the outer pipe in the quad option).
Whichever is chosen, I'm sure your customer will like the flexibility you've allowed.

I like all 3 but my favourite is the dual pipe in the middle. It reminds me a bit of the Lyonhart K.

Are you thinking about a different type of exhaust system, e.g. one that will sound totally different to the standard Z3 and give the car a sportier sound ?

here are a few more options based of some of the suggestions i have received - cheers for all the input guys.

The Bertini GT25 is back from the paint shop hand the kit fitted. In pretty excited now as next week the lights are going in and the car will have its MOT.









I have got a walk around video on the facebook site which I will try and post.

https://www.facebook.com/BertiniGT25