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Formosa Builds, Ideas and Discussion Formosa 120 GR and related builds

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Old 21st July 2020, 10:44
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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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Old 21st July 2020, 10:56
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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.

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Old 22nd August 2020, 15:16
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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 !!

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Could build it to look a little like this .....
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Could build it to look a little like this .....
What are they????

Based on what
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Old 22nd August 2020, 16:15
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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.
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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
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It shares a very similar outline, even the wheel base is the same as Gary's new car at 93" !
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Great idea! Looks cool and plentiful donors
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Bodies now available and both bonnet options fit .. Also LHD and RHD format available ..... £2450







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looks good!
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A good deal to be had here if its still available, rolling chassis complete with the body as shown above.
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This has real possibilities. A LOCOST frame and a that body!

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

Price?
Didn’t you read the post up above ?

£2450
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Didn’t you read the post up above ?

£2450
I guess not

Is that English Pounds or Euros?

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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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