I posted this message on Pistonheads, but the kit car section does not seem to have much traffic.
Does anyone know what has happened to Carlton Carrera reg. no. Q348GDB? I built the car in 1984 and used it for 9 years until I sold it in 93. The most memorable trip was a camping holiday to Northern Spain which included having the clutch pedal welded on the way down and using a small stream as an access pit to wrap exhaust blanket around a fractured pipe. I have done a DVLC check and it has not been taxed for a long time so it is probably sitting at the end of a garden somewhere. The car was unique for a Carreras in having a black gel coat. At least Carlton told me at the time they would never produce another.
I have recently read several threads about the Carlton Montana. I remember seeing the car advertised and am very interested to know if any were ever produced.
More generally, there were many interesting kits in the 1980s, including the Corvette replica on a Cortina base (I saw one on eBay a few years back) and the Cheetah Miuras (which are covered in detail on Lamboreplica). Where do all these cars go?
21 Aug 2014, 9:02pm