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lancelot link 21st July 2020 10:44

Coming soon ... Formosa 236 CM
 
I'm currently modifying a body so that it can be used on an early Locost chassis ... It'll be 93" wheelbase with rear seating position as is standard with a 7 style car .... Only suitable for the narrower live axled cars , which I know limits donors a little , but I won't compromise my narrow styling to accommodate wider donors at present ....

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Lucky@LeMans 21st July 2020 10:56

When you think about it there are quite a few donor options with the Escort rear axle. Locost, Locust, Early Westfield, MK, Dutton. The early, narrow Triumph based Robin Hoods and probably others.

Lucky@LeMans 22nd August 2020 15:16

You've done a great job on this one Gary. The facebook photo's and info show just how well the concept works. Similar to my 250 Testarossa project with a Locost donor but this time the body is designed to go over a Seven chassis ! The seating position in my TR was basically bolt upright, where as in your car far more laid back as per a Seven style car. Its on my bucket list of car builds to do !!

Lucky@LeMans 22nd August 2020 15:37

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Could build it to look a little like this .....

redratbike 22nd August 2020 16:09

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Originally Posted by Lucky@LeMans (Post 104991)
Could build it to look a little like this .....

What are they????

Based on what

Lucky@LeMans 22nd August 2020 16:15

Its an Evanta DB4 Barchetta. They were going to build 99 examples but I don't know if they ever did. It was a replica of a one off Aston Martin prototype.

redratbike 22nd August 2020 16:16

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Originally Posted by Lucky@LeMans (Post 104993)
Its an Evanta DB4 Barchetta. They were going to build 99 examples but I don't know if they ever did. It was a replica of a one off Aston Martin prototype.

Thank you .. never seen one before

Lucky@LeMans 22nd August 2020 16:20

It shares a very similar outline, even the wheel base is the same as Gary's new car at 93" !

smash 22nd August 2020 19:53

Great idea! Looks cool and plentiful donors

lancelot link 24th August 2020 20:40

Bodies now available and both bonnet options fit .. Also LHD and RHD format available ..... £2450

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molleur 24th August 2020 22:55

looks good!

Lucky@LeMans 12th September 2020 18:41

A good deal to be had here if its still available, rolling chassis complete with the body as shown above.

UpstateCobraGuy 3rd December 2020 17:36

This has real possibilities. A LOCOST frame and a that body!

Price?

redratbike 3rd December 2020 20:48

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Originally Posted by UpstateCobraGuy (Post 105475)
This has real possibilities. A LOCOST frame and a that body!

Price?

Didn’t you read the post up above ?

£2450

UpstateCobraGuy 4th December 2020 16:04

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Originally Posted by redratbike (Post 105478)
Didn’t you read the post up above ?

£2450

I guess not :icon_biggrin:

Is that English Pounds or Euros? :icon_cool:

Mister Towed 4th December 2020 16:44

That'll be British pounds.

There are options on the basic bodyshell - head fairing deleted or moved over for left hand drive, choice of bonnet style, etc.

Here's the website in case you haven't seen it -
https://formosacars.co.uk/Intro.html


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