Roger (who sent in the previous two posts) also sent along some photos of his own work (which you can find in more detail at RScancars.com). This is his second car in the series, labeled for promotional work for a local energy drink company in parades, car shows, and other events. It’s all fiberglass (which came as a surprise to me — I’d assumed it was metal when I first saw it) and sits on a modified VW Beetle chassis.
This mystery modern kit car project was for sale on eBay about two years ago, molds included, so presumably it’s a one-off that was intended for something bigger that never made it. It’s VW-based of course, and is believed to have been originally marketed as the “Scorpion GT”, but other than that nothing is known about its history or current location — if any readers know more, please post in the comments.
A reader sent in this collection of photos of Blaze kit cars, a fun VW speedster in the same genre as the more common Riot. I like the way the black one has routed its exhaust up and over the rear deck. I do not, on the other hand, like the suicide-style Lambo doors.
Tom sent in these pictures of a rare Brubaker Box that was up for sale in California last year. I don’t know what became of it, but it’s really beautifully finished with a great bumper treatment (love the exhaust), and the wing is a nice touch as well. The Brubaker Box really stands out from other VW kit cars with distinct and professional styling that still looks fresh today. If the interior and final touches were done on this car, it would be a show winner I think.
Another one of the mini Camaro kit cars just sold on eBay (#290298804456) in Cambridge, MD for the low price of $1,950 — for such a rare car, they sure do seem to show up for sale quite often. This one has a Corvair engine and the very short chassis, and will need a fair amount of work to get running. By the way, unlike the Corvette replica that I spoke of rather negatively, I like the mini Camaro because it’s sort of a cartoon version and really screams “fun”. I’ve mentioned before that these were at one made by KAR, but I’ll add here that they were also manufactured in the late seventies by a company called Glass Vac, who also made dune buggies and a few other replicas.
Steve (lascr@aol.com) in Greenville is selling this 1966 Avenger GT-12 for just $2,000. As with so many, he bought it with the intention of finishing what was already an ongoing project, but realized it wasn’t the time for it and is looking for another brave soul to tackle it. It’s a great starting point with good front and rear glass and solid floor pans (light surface rust). The body needs light repair and paint, and the passenger door needs some repairing. The interior has the dash and center console, but needs to be completlely done. It has the swing axle transmission but no engine. The reason you may want to jump on this one is that it’s the first generation body with the nice two-piece setup with a sub-frame and a flip rear end — most do not have this feature.
I saw an “interesting” mystery kit car on YouTube that was identified there as a “Lamborghini PMA P400″ replica, which obviously it isn’t, although it does have Lamborghini badges on it. I’d definitely put this in the category of cars that people have put an incredible amount of work into but have sadly produced something with limited aesthetic appeal. As far as I can tell this is built around a base of an Eagle/Cimbria type kit car (you can see the characteristic front and side windows), with a great deal of custom work.
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