One of the members at VWVortex spied this bizarre looking beast in Montreal recently. No details are known, but it appears to be built on a truck chassis, using body components from a C3 Corvette and other vehicles (including a Mitsubishi Eclipse liftback waiting to be blended in). It has a certain Deathrace 2000 appeal, but it’s not going to be winning any beauty contests…
Speaking of Lamborghini Countach clones that aren’t really particularly accurate, but still have some level of charm, this Countess Countach (I think that’s what it is — the seller didn’t know, and actually thought it was a Panache variant) sold earlier this year for just under £2,000 in the UK. For now I’ve left this filed in “Mystery Cars” because I’m not sure if the ID is correct. There were a number of Countach copies called the “Countess” — this is of course not the high quality New Zealand based one!
More finished than the previously posted mystery car (and the same model), I’m definitely hoping that someone reading this can help ID this unknown Countach-inspired British kit car, also sent in by Joe Lee. It looks related to the Panache, and some people have suggested it could be a more recent version of that car, but I’m not sure.
Joe Lee sent me these pictures of an unidentified mystery Countach-inspired car out of the UK. If anyone knows what it is or anything about its history, please let us know!
Joe Lee sends in this collection of photos of various Countach-inspired — but definitely not replica — kit cars, most of them from the UK. Any help in identifying them is definitely appreciated!
I saw this very, very rare kit for sale in San Diego and was hoping someone could help ID it.
The seller knows it as a “1983 Vandeta”, but that doesn’t sound right to me. It’s built on a 4-speed 1969 Corvette chassis, and I’m afraid that’s the limit of what I can tell you. The front end light design is quite distinctive so I hope someone will recognize this rebody. Peter believes it was made in the mid-eighties by a Texas-based company and was usually intended to be mounted on a Fiero or VW chassis.
If you’re interested in buying, Peter is asking $2,500 for the car as is, or $5,000 if you’d like it with new paint, smog certification, and registered. Drop him a line at customcarzsdcal@yahoo.com.
The photos in this entry are from one of my favorite massive copyright lawsuits waiting to happen websites, Modern Mechanix, a huge and fascinating archive of scans from old Popular Mechanics and other classic tech culture magazines. There are many automotive entries, with a great number dedicated to homebuilt, kit, and other DIY cars… I thought I’d take a moment to show you some of these vehicles from the past, since most of what I post is current (or at least from the seventies).
Nicely streamlined, this vehicle built in the late 40s is incredibly sleek, standing only 39″ high (about the same as a Manta Mirage, and lower than a Lamborghini Countach) and built on a pre-war 20hp Jaguar chassis. The builder and designer, L. Leston, was a used aircraft parts dealer, and apparently the entire design of this car came from a moment of inspiration he had after finding the side/door windows on an old reconnaissance plane! I’d love to see this one in person — given how incredibly low it is, I’m sure the pictures don’t do it justice.
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