An online look at US kit car mag
Discussion
I can't find your magazines on my local news stands, thought you might want to see what ours look like:
www.kitcarmag.com
Ted,
I have no connection to this company.
www.kitcarmag.com
Ted,
I have no connection to this company.
rickbrown74 said:
Out in interest is it feasible to get a car (or kit) shipped from the USA?
Don't see why not. There are several companies in the UK that specialise in shipping cars over from the US (usually American classics or old British sports cars) so have a word with some of them. For contacts check out the ads in Classic & Sports Car and Classic American magazines.
By the way, there are lots of Fieros already over here if that's what you were after.
Well, I guess they're right - the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
I, for one, have always been envious of the kit car scene in the UK, because it seems that there are more companies willing to offer original designs. Here it seems that 8 out of 10 kits are Cobras.
I, for one, have always been envious of the kit car scene in the UK, because it seems that there are more companies willing to offer original designs. Here it seems that 8 out of 10 kits are Cobras.
Funderbunk said:
Well, I guess they're right - the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
I, for one, have always been envious of the kit car scene in the UK, because it seems that there are more companies willing to offer original designs. Here it seems that 8 out of 10 kits are Cobras.
I think one the reasons for the non-original designs is insurance. I'm currently developing an original design to sell as a kit in the US, and so far I'm met with a lot "replica of what" questions. When I tell them it's an original they lose interest rapidly....why?....I wish I knew...
We are lucky in the UK to have such a diverse selection of kits, I guess it's because we've always had a free reign legistation wise which has enabled the 'man in his garage' to let his creative mind create.
I agree that in the US it seems to be either Hot rods or cobras but the US is a big land mass when compared to the UK, so what seems like manufacturer after manufacturer making cobras and Hot rods they are spread throughout the country so I imagine tend to sell mainly 'in their patch'
When compiling the information for www.KitcarUSA.com I must admit I was quite envious of all the Hot rods you have over there so it is swings and roundabouts. You always want something someone else has got.
John
www.madabout-kitcars.com and www.KitcarUSA.com
>> Edited by jgmadkit on Saturday 12th June 22:47
I agree that in the US it seems to be either Hot rods or cobras but the US is a big land mass when compared to the UK, so what seems like manufacturer after manufacturer making cobras and Hot rods they are spread throughout the country so I imagine tend to sell mainly 'in their patch'
When compiling the information for www.KitcarUSA.com I must admit I was quite envious of all the Hot rods you have over there so it is swings and roundabouts. You always want something someone else has got.
John
www.madabout-kitcars.com and www.KitcarUSA.com
>> Edited by jgmadkit on Saturday 12th June 22:47
Funderbunk said:
I, for one, have always been envious of the kit car scene in the UK, because it seems that there are more companies willing to offer original designs. Here it seems that 8 out of 10 kits are Cobras.
I have to say that the number of replicas here saddens me, but I suppose that without the enormous number of Seven and Cobra companies the shows would be smaller etc. Hopefully people go to look at replicas and come away having bought something original.
That said, if people want one I have no problem I just hope it doesn't dilute the demand for original cars such that companies decide it just ain't worth it. That would be a devastating blow for the premier car-inovation country in the world.......
meerkat said:
I think one the reasons for the non-original designs is insurance. I'm currently developing an original design to sell as a kit in the US, and so far I'm met with a lot "replica of what" questions. When I tell them it's an original they lose interest rapidly....why?....I wish I knew...
I can kind of understand that, but I just wish there were a few more options out there. I mean, if you're gonna make a replica, there are a lot of cars out there to replicate. American kit manufacturers seem infatuated with the Cobra, though. The KitCar magazine website states that there are "48 companies providing some 62 models and derivations of the Snake" - doesn't that seem like just a ridiculous number, based on the actual market for these cars? How many of these companies will exist in a year or two?
As I see it, this is just a part of the problems with the American kit car scene. I'd go in to more detail, but thinking about it makes me frustrated...
grahambell said:
Out in interest is it feasible to get a car (or kit) shipped from the USA?
Don't see why not. There are several companies in the UK that specialise in shipping cars over from the US (usually American classics or old British sports cars) so have a word with some of them. For contacts check out the ads in Classic & Sports Car and Classic American magazines.
By the way, there are lots of Fieros already over here if that's what you were after.
Not particularily after a fiero but very limited body conversions over here with the MR2 would lead me to look beyond these shores.
Funderbunk said:
. . . . . American kit manufacturers seem infatuated with the Cobra, though. The KitCar magazine website states that there are "48 companies providing some 62 models and derivations of the Snake" - doesn't that seem like just a ridiculous number, based on the actual market for these cars? . . . . .
Considering each State is on average bigger than the UK, that's less than one manufacturer per State.
This makes the UK look flooded with Cobra rep manufacturers now.
(with this sort of manipulation of stats, maybe I could get a job at WK?)
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