Anyone know anything about http://www.javansportscars.com/
Spotted their stand at FOS.
9 Jul 2006, 4:11pm
Javan
9 Jul 2006, 9:32pm
Sounds like the rebirth of the strathcarron, only with a car engine...
10 Jul 2006, 1:15pm
Yes I do.
I had not heard anything for a couple of years, so was not sure it would materialise.
The gent in question (I am lead to believe) bought the rights to the Strathcarron and has been developing it into a new car.
I had not heard anything for a couple of years, so was not sure it would materialise.
The gent in question (I am lead to believe) bought the rights to the Strathcarron and has been developing it into a new car.
18 Jul 2006, 1:41am
I spoke to the Javan guy at the FOS and mentioned Marlin to him. He said that over 4 years ago he had bought the rights, moulds, etc for an undisclosed sum from Strathcarron. He then found out that Marlin were using the Strathcarron body without his consent and contacted them. He was told by Marlin to sue them if he had a problem. The cost of suing Marlin would far outway the cost of purchasing everything from Strathcarron. Also Marlin could say that their body wasn't an exact copy of the Strathcarron because of the different lights and any other minor body changes. The Javan guy wasn't pleased.
Javan looks to be a quality car. The manufacture of the chassis, body, etc are outsourced to various companies around the U.K.
The Javan guy said that it had cost 2.7 million pounds to produce the Strathcarron originally and he didn't rate the car very well. The Javan chassis is totally different to the Strathcarron, with only the body being the same.
Javan looks to be a quality car. The manufacture of the chassis, body, etc are outsourced to various companies around the U.K.
The Javan guy said that it had cost 2.7 million pounds to produce the Strathcarron originally and he didn't rate the car very well. The Javan chassis is totally different to the Strathcarron, with only the body being the same.
18 Jul 2006, 10:52am
Could get interesting if he goes to the Exeter Kit Car show in November.......................
18 Jul 2006, 5:37pm
Javan won't be going to the Exeter Kit Car Show because the Javan is not a kit car. You can only buy it fully built for £30K.