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JemP
01-02-2010, 12:21 PM
Not sure whats exactly is wrong with this, perhaps just everything, from the praying mantis style front end to the cut out for the shroud at the back.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gt40-kit-car_W0QQ ... 4a9e18c0d1 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/gt40-kit-car_W0QQitemZ320480002257QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item4a9e18c0d1)

Now if it was mid-engined, maybe!!

letterman7
01-02-2010, 01:30 PM
Looks like one of our Fiberfab variants here - they were mostly on Beetle floorpans. A few were tube framed, though...

Spacenut
01-02-2010, 07:10 PM
Yes, it looks like a derivative of the Fiberfab Avenger (or the terrifying mid-engined Valkyrie variant), but the twin shoulder scoops are reminiscent of the GT40 Mk2. I thought it might be one of the European versions, like the '71 Custoka Hurrycane, but that seems to be more in the Bonito vein. It seems too much of a coincidence to be a one-off. The odd proportions of the Avenger are preserved for all to see. Like most replicas of the era, not such a good bet these days...

Lauren

Alzax3
01-02-2010, 07:13 PM
Most of the problem seems to be around the 'engine/exhaust really don't fit in the shell at all' department!