Complete List of Kit Car Manufacturers
To some in the automotive community, kit cars are controversial, but for others, they represent a chance to drive their dream car...or at least something close to it. With so many of
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What is a Kit Car? A Brief History of Component Cars
Kit cars, also known as component cars or replica cars, are vehicles that are sold in kit form and assembled by the owner. They are typically replicas of classic or exotic sports
Simpson Design Italia GTZ
Simpson Design is a small coachbuilder in the Pacific Northwest that specializes in building retro-inspired sports cars on the Mazda MX-5. The companies latest creation has been dubbed the Italia GTZ. Drawing from the timeless lines
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
TGR Staff Site fan and talented Automotive Photographer Matthew Little allowed us to share his images from the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, these were shot during one of the cruises where spectators
Caterham 620R heads to Goodwood
TGR Staff Caterham Seven 620R packs a 310bhp punch Supercharged sportscar will do 0-60mph in under 2.8s New range-topper deposes legendary R500 Global debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed Caterham Cars will
Ferrari replica from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
TGR Staff In the early 1980s California entrepreneurs Neil Glassmoyer and Mark Goyett founded Modena Design and Development in El Cajon to manufacture the Modena Spyder California, a Ferrari 250 GT Spyder-based
2013 PGO Automobiles Cévennes speedster
by Michael Satterfield In my recent post about my old Peugeot 405 I wrote about how I miss French cars, this new PGO kind of sums up why. The French are a
The Best Avenger is still the Worst GT40
by Mike Satterfield The Fiberfab Avenger came out of the VW kit car boom of the late 60’s and 70’s. Designed to fit on a stock VW bug chassis cars like the Ford
Superlite Cars building a Le Mans Car for the Street
by Michael Satterfield – 06/12/2013 Superlite Cars have released some renderings and prototype photos of their up-and-coming new open-top car the “Le Mans” the goal is to create an open-top street car
The SHObra
by Michael Satterfield Guys have been building replicas of the iconic Shelby Cobra for nearly as long as the Cobra itself has been around. There are many bad versions such as one
Pictorial: Inside Kirkham Motorsports
TGR Staff The idea for Kirkham Motorsports started in 1994 with the mission to build the finest replicas in the world. It all began when David Kirkham was restoring the 427 Shelby
Ashley Laminates
The Ashley 750 based on an Austin 7 (See a standard 7 in the background) by Michael Satterfield The 1950s and ’60s saw so many boutique car companies spring up, mostly thanks
The Kougar Sports Jaguar
TGR Staff Since its introduction in 1977, the Kougar Sports has represented the opportunity for enthusiasts to acquire a traditionally styled sports car. Beautifully finished and necessarily very expensive (over £3,000 at
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