Hi, good point Inspace. The safety in a crash issue is very important and comes partly from a strong centre section that won't collapse around you. Fibreglass and steel can work together to help there. The handling and roadholding safety is also partly due to chassis stiffness. If it twists even a millimeter or two then all the careful suspension design is out the window. That is the reason kit cars swapped to triangulated shapes in the tubular steel chassis.
As for the cost of parts for replica or genuine Ferrari lights and wheels - they aren't too high. For example genuine pattern wheels are available new for 695 GBP a set in 14" or 16". Second hand ones are cheaper. Light lenses are 40-80 GBP and badges are 30-40GBP with hub badges at 6.50. Alfa V6s are pretty cheap too and not that pricey to rebuild compared with Rover or Ford. They have great reliability too. Do you see my bias showing
