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Monday August 6th, 2007 @ 4:58 PM
You know, the Invader GT is without a doubt my favorite “ugly duckling” kitcar out there… It’s over-the-top exotic and wild looking from most angles, but then at the same time, hideous from plenty of others with lots of problematic lines. But still, I’m a big fan of the car, so I was happy to get this set of photos along with the following note:
For sale: 1969 Invader on VW Bug chassis, Dual Carb VW engine with hard to find Aluminum shroud, four speed trans. Clear title driven often lights radio all work, this kit car is still a spectacle to drive as is, however it needs restoration in and out to be like new … This is an all original 1969 Invader kit car, does not have driver side swing-up (gull-wing) Plexiglas or driver side door panel. (Included are the molds for bottom door panels left and right.) The car is located in Eufaula, Oklahoma. $2500 — OBO also partial trade may be considered. Possible delivery for expenses. For more information call Allan at (918) 617-1257 cellphone.
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Tuesday September 12th, 2006 @ 8:17 AM
Marc wrote in wondering what this body was and who currently has the molds for it. I know it’s an Invader GT of course, but does anyone reading this know who has the molds? Last I heard Kaylor Kit (I think they even had a newer version of it) had them but I’m not sure? As I’ve said before, I’m not sold on the rest of the car, but the front profile (the first photo) of the Invader is really nice…
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Tuesday August 8th, 2006 @ 12:35 AM
Gino has this metallic blue and purple trim Invader GT (with nice hydraulically opening doors!) for sale in northeast Ohio. It’s built on a 1983 VW Super Beetle frame with less than 16,000 miles. Email Gino at ginoytown@aol.com or call 330-793-1275. “Best offer”. It’s definitely one of the cleanest looking Invaders I’ve seen on the market.
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Saturday May 27th, 2006 @ 12:19 PM
I’ve posted a few Invaders before, but I thought this yellow one (asking price, $1,900, but I don’t think it sold) was pretty sweet looking… It looks terrible from some angles, but from the front it’s a very sexy car, and I’ve seen a few modded ones that are quite attractive from all angles…. It’s sort of a bastard child of a dunebuggy and a curvy seventies exotic I think, with emphasis on the “bastard” part.
This was actually the first car I saw at the Carlisle show this year!
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Wednesday April 26th, 2006 @ 3:45 AM
I wanted to share these old promotional pictures from the now defunct Autokit Industries of Oakland, California (the last I heard, and this was some time ago, Kaylor Kit, who specialize in electric vehicles held the molds for an updated version). Anyway, it’s of course a VW based kit, and could be bought factory built for $4,300 (1976), or in kit form for $2,895.
Like I said, I think it’s actually a pretty car, but you have to shoot it from the right angle because it’s a monstrosity otherwise… You gotta love the posed pictures though.
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Thursday April 20th, 2006 @ 1:04 AM
The Invader GT is a real love it or leave it car… on one hand it’s a high performance vehicle that was advertised based on its strength (with a picture of another Beetle sitting on top of it). From some angles, it’s a gorgeous, sporty, exotic, and from other angles (especially the rear and the segment around the doors) it looked awkward at best.
Let’s start with Dae’s stock Invader GT. He writes,
“The car currently sits on a 68 bug chassis. I plan on the 2.0 by next summer. Interior is currently black but I’m leaning towards grey replacement after I fix a couple spots in the floorpan. Current paint is iron but I’m in the process of prepping for new paint as we speak. Black or dark burgandy… Everyone remarks ‘what an ugly car!’“
When I last talked to him (ages ago), Allen Hoelzle and his kids were rebuilding an even odder looking Invader. It sat on a VW chassis (as they all tend to), but with a Porsche engine. The front section has been redesigned, and an attempt has been made to build “real” doors. These mods were done by the previous owner.
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