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Fancy a wide body Mercedes-Benz 300 SL?
Posted by Madabout News on Thursday, March 21st, 2013 at 12:13 AM |
 ATELIER VALDEIG floats the idea of a wide body conversion of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster W 198 - better known as the roadster version of the iconic 300 SL Gullwing model of the 1950's.
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Vortex V2 on track and GT-EV goes electric
Posted by Madabout News on Saturday, February 16th, 2013 at 07:57 PM |
 A company that quietly sits under the radar (but which has an active forum section in the Madabout-Kitcars forum) is Vortex Automotive, manufacturers of the Vortex GT, one of the prettiest original design kit cars to come out of the UK. To add to their line-up they have developed the V2, a modern alternative to the Lotus 7 style car, suitable for both road and track.
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MEVSTER the new all weather sports car from MEV
Posted by Madabout News on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at 12:38 AM |
 MEVSTER is the all new kit car form MEV. Mills Extreme Vehicles Ltd has been developing new kits for years but this is a first as it comes with a roof, heater and windscreen.
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Marlin Sportster gets new BMW chassis option
Posted by Madabout News on Monday, September 24th, 2012 at 11:50 PM |
 Marin are now offering the opportunity for another BMW donor vehicle to be used in their popular single donor kit, the Marlin Sportster. This has been achieved by completely re-designing a third of the rear end of the already successful 3 series BMW chassis. This allows for the simple fitting (four major bolts) of the entire BMW aluminium rear axle assembly used, in among others, the 5 series.
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Razor Cars now going topless
Posted by Madabout News on Saturday, June 30th, 2012 at 08:19 PM |
 Razor Cars of Wigan are a new company but the men behind it have years of experience creating top quality kit cars and the new 3 wheel Razor is no exception.
Modern, individual design and great quality fabrication and construction are sure to see the order books fill up for Razor, now being offered as topless with the option of a full canopy.
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New MK 11 GT40 offering from Tornado Sports cars plus Ford 5.0l V8 Coyote option
Posted by Madabout News on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 11:49 PM |
 Tornado sports cars have been busy having secured a rear section moulding which emulates the Mk11 GT40 which finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Le Mans 1966. Tornado now offer this rear section with the additional air intakes and vents as a Mk11 kit or Mk 1 versions can be converted to a Mk11.
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GD T70 just got practical
Posted by Madabout News on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at 12:28 AM |
 Gardner Douglas have for 2012 introduced the T70 moda, featuring a modular all-weather roof system for their iconic GD T70. If the T70 wasn't beautiful enough, it just got practical too. Here is what GD have to say about their new model.
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Caterham SP 300R Tracktime
Posted by Madabout News on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 AM |
 Caterham recently unveiled it's new track car the SP 300R and took the opportunity to let customers take a trip around Rockingham Motor Speedway following a test and PR session at Spain's Jerez race track.
Here is what Caterham and F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen had to say about the whole experience.
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Nostalgia Cars under new ownership
Posted by Madabout News on Monday, November 7th, 2011 at 10:57 PM |
 Nostalgia Cars are a long established quality kit car manufacturer and here at Madabout have been a long admirer of their fantastic Jaguar XK and C Type replicas as well as their Ogle.
Owners for the last 15 years Simon Davis and Chris Boyer, have decided to pass on the batton of responsibility to a new owner.
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UPDATE - Tribute GT launched at Stoneleigh kit car show 2011
Posted by Madabout News on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at 11:58 PM |
 If you've hankered for a bit of the elite GT coupe market but didn't fancy the elite price tag then newcomers Tribute Automotive might have come up with the answer with their new Tribute GT Coupe body conversion. Clearly inspired by a certain VW owned (booo) badge but also a unique design at the same time, the Tribute GT Coupe has Japanese underpinnings in the form of a Toyota Supra.
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