Help required! - Need to find manufacturer of Kit Car

[BLiNK Motorsport]

Several years ago (probably about 6-7yrs) at the Autosports show there was a beautiful 1960's style Indy Car single seater displayed that had a chevy V8 in the back.

 

This car was available in component form but for the life of me I can't remember who built it!

 

I absolutely loved the car and want to find it again - can anyone remember it?

[BLiNK Motorsport]

Found it!

 

http://www.f1-67.com/inspiration.html

[Doug Dastardly]

Mmm Nice.  

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

I remember that, there was a thread about it on here, wasn't there? Along with a link to the most gorgeous of web sites full of details on it.

[Steve_Farrimond]

looks impressive.

what sort of cost would this be?

you wouldn't be allowed on track days with it would you?

[pistonbroke]

Rather reminicent of the 67 Honda RA300 

 

2m 30 ish for those impatient types 

 

[BLiNK Motorsport]

I remember that, there was a thread about it on here, wasn't there? Along with a link to the most gorgeous of web sites full of details on it.

 

 

That was what was annoying me! I started that thread!

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

They were looking at around £42000 as a turnkey car if memory serves...

[BLiNK Motorsport]

looks impressive.

what sort of cost would this be?

you wouldn't be allowed on track days with it would you?

 

As Dave says - I think £40-50K would be a reasonable budget.

 

Most Track day Organisers wouldn't allow it because it is open wheel but if you have an MSA Race B licence there are plenty of test days that you can use it on.

 

I wonder if Richard will allow me to build.....................

[dombanks]

40-50K.... chuff me!

 

as nice as they are there is plenty of other stuff id be buying first. unless there was a race series that they belonged to..

 

im sure there is a way to fit some cycel wings even if it looks ugly

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

There was no plan for kit form versions back when these were actively being discussed, although there was talk of them bei g supplied minus engine and gearbox for those that didn't fancy the Chevy V8. 

 

They were talking about keeping them all fairly similar though, in the hope of being picked up as a single make race series as well as a premium trackday machine.

 

It's all been very quiet for three or four years. Given how far through the project they were when last heard from publically, (they had a working demonstration/test mule), the silence seems ominous... Though I do hope it's something as simple as changing names/rebranding etc and that the project is still going strong somewhere.

[Terry Everall]

Didnt Tiger do some sort of similar looking KIT

[BLiNK Motorsport]

Didnt Tiger do some sort of similar looking KIT

 

 

They did indeed Terry but it was much smaller and ran on a 4 pot engine it is the ERA:

 

http://www.tigerracing.com/era-hss.php

 

Dom - personally I think 40-50K is quite good for the low volume and the engineering that goes into it - what else is available like this for similar money?

 

Dave;

 

I think Stuart Taylor are involved in it at present.

[SteveD]

give it up wuv there is no way you will fit in that

[BLiNK Motorsport]

give it up wuv there is no way you will fit in that

 

I don't buy cars like that to drive though Steve - I'll leave that bit to people who can drive them properly - I'd love it to build and admire the looks & engineering :-)