RCR's Next car should be.....

[Ricardo Montalvo]

Cadillac VSR

 

[Justin]

Maserati ###S car? Jaguar C type?

 

[Paul Osborn]

It is in the wrong end but back in the 1950's mid engined cars were pretty darned rare..

Yes, but the FIRST mid-engined car was created long, long ago.

 

[Bill Cooke]

Hey Paul, your right but the tree huggers in the world wouldn't like your current model.

 

[Justin]

Alright Fran. I give up. I've been on the net reading up on the history of Le Mans, Formula 1, and European sports cars in general. There are too many great cars in that era to list.

So spill the beans. What kind of new toys do you have in the "back room"? We want to know!

 

[Ben Whittle]

Daytona Coupe! Please!

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Absolutely NO plans of ever doing a Daytona Coupe...if I was ever going to build that kind of car it would be a Corvette Grand Sport.......

 

[Doc Kaler]

"Absolutely NO plans of ever doing a Daytona Coupe...if I was ever going to build that kind of car it would be a Corvette Grand Sport......."

Now we're talking Fran!!

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

I have one I am doing for myself with a TKO and 400ci Dart but not an RCR project..

 

[Ben Whittle]

It is purdy:

http://www.free-press-release.com/uploads/news/2010/11/02/1288749756_img2.jpg

But why no love for the Daytona Coupe? Is it a certain legal team that is pretty ruthless when it comes to suing others what puts you off?

 

[Ricardo Montalvo]

That is nice.

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

No love for it because I dont like them nearly enough...I only build cars that I like...gotta have the passion first...that way if its a sales flop and I have spent a big o pile of money on developing something...at least its something that gives me some joy...

 

[Ben Whittle]

I guess you can't say fairer than that!

 

[Doc Kaler]

I've always been a big fan of the GS. In the "early days" I tracked a 65 fuelie coupe. It drove like a dump truck.....spring rates were twice the stock rate front and rear, etc. Old school Konis, etc. But it was a lot of fun! Almost bought a GS kit project about 10 years ago.....(kicking myself).

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Did I see a picture of you standing by a Daytona on another forum just recently?

 

[Ian Anderson]

Front Engine and Le Mans Pedigree

Also happens to be British (Like the GT40!)

Bentley 4½ Litre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Now let's see you make one of those out of your American "Aluminum"

Ian

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

One of my favorite cars with a blower and being English I could say its English made...ha ha...

One of my favourite books is 'Speed Six" read it as a young boy and loved it....in fact would like to find a copy of it..

 

[Paul Osborn]

No love for it because I dont like them nearly enough...I only build cars that I like...gotta have the passion first...that way if its a sales flop and I have spent a big o pile of money on developing something...at least its something that gives me some joy...

:thumbsup: Absolutely agree. :thumbsup:

That passion carries through into a superior product that prospects feel. That, IMHO, is the only way that a kit car has a chance to become commercially successful.

PS: Corvette Sting-Ray "cleaned up" (hidden door handles, chrome trim around glass color matched to body, chrome bumper accents removed, etc.) get's my vote for coolest car ever:

 

[Ben Whittle]

Did I see a picture of you standing by a Daytona on another forum just recently?

'LordBenny', I think not

I can see where you got the idea though.... you do read a lot of forums don't you

 

[Ben Whittle]

One of my favorite cars with a blower and being English I could say its English made...ha ha...

One of my favourite books is 'Speed Six" read it as a young boy and loved it....in fact would like to find a copy of it..

I once parked up next to a Blower Bentley in a petrol station just outside Guildford on the A3...

It's immense but looked like an absolute pig to drive