Any love for the MEV replicar ?
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I like it personally ...always liked the expensive version replica when it came out ..can't think who made it.
Iva can't be too much of an issue if others have got through |
Jeff H - I am another fan of the MEV Replicar. :cool:
And this version has the same colour scheme I am planning for my own build. http://www.mevltd.co.uk/assets/image...replicar25.jpg |
I love the Aston styling and its a whole lot cheaper and available than the Evanta offering ...
http://www.evanta.co.uk/archive-cars.html# The MX5 is a fantastic donor too ...I love MX5's ... I'd like to see one that someone has dressed post IVA though because they have huge potential to look fantastic but pre -IVA , especially the red one with those hideous seats , they just scream KIT , KIT , KIT ... |
Really liked the idea of the Replicar when it first came out but when I saw it with 'fake' doors it really put me off. Now it has doors (albeit those ugly hinges would have to go), it is more of a proposition.
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I'm wondering why they are selling off that part of the business...
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25K SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME ...I have more than that sunk into my project so far ...
I have to question the 25 a year sales though ...its been on offer for a few years now ..thought we might have seen a few more than we have if they were selling that many units ? |
Mev
They had such a great idea and like many Kit manufacturers they do all the hard work with nearly getting the shape right then miss all the finer details. If they wanted to sell these they should have got a passed IVA model (clients) on the stand ripped out the hideous interior, door hinges pin hole roundels. I have an 860 Monza Ferrari replica which i attend Le mans, Laon, Jersey, Goodwood , Silverstone etc whilst no where near as bad as these it too needed sorting. Correct Interior, exhaust, (right size roundels small ones look so poor) If you are going to love a 1950's looking car then make it look like one it drives me mad. If he had concentrated on doing the above i am sure the market for these would be really good as people are looking to buy the classic looking sports cars which are getting harder and harder to find but exactly that! they are looking for that classic look not the interior and comfort of an MX5. Great having reliability yes under the skin but not the other mod cons.:rant:
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Also on their web site I did not see a single example carrying a UK number plate.
Sort of makes you think one never got on the road ? regards Paul |
I always liked the look of these but also thought they were not quite right - with a bit of tweaking the design could have looked so good.
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Not for me!
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There is potential to make them great little cars ...but they just need that bit of help ...hopefully whoever takes them on ...and I would love to be let loose on them ..will take them down the right path ... |
I think MEV had the moulds up for sale earlier this year. I think the IVA was putting customers off, not sure if they were sold.
It is prettier in the pictures than in real life, the driver sits much too high in the car and just doesn't look right. Sorry, didn't read the earlier posts. |
If the body was available on its own it could have made a good re body project like the Formosa. Regards the seating position, that might be down to the use of standard car seats ?
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I think its partly seat choice and partly restrictions of Space frame and running gear etc...
The green one looks better than the red one , but they just don't quite work for me ...they look a bit plastic ? I know that's a daft thing to say about a fibreglass car ..but you can dress a plastic car to make them look the part ...I just don't think they tried hard enough ... For me ..its a nearly but no cigar ...car . I would love to get one and dress it up ...alter a few bits .. |
More than double advertised in the USA, plus shipping & crating.
Space frame limitations effect the seating. Not worth it to rebody an old Miata. |
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Agree with LL, it could have possibilities and I do like the body.
Just not on a spaceframe Miata. |
They could have come with a more aspirational name, MEV Replicar …...
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Yep!
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