Covin moulds on ebay
Discussion
singlecoil said:
It's hardly surprising they didn't sell, even if someone could produce a viable kit from that starting point there would be virtually zero chance of selling any.
They didn't sell because of lack of interest,they didn't sell because the seller wanted more money than anyone was prepared to pay.I really couldn't envisage what the bidders had in mind.
Given these bodies use Porsche parts such as glass,lights,door handles etc.....parts that are now exceedingly hard to find..... I can't imagine how they'd sell to the public.
Plus Beetle floorpans are not exactly common these days so a new chassis would need designing.
But by the same token the value of genuine 911s of that body shape put them out of reach of your average buyer.
Given these bodies use Porsche parts such as glass,lights,door handles etc.....parts that are now exceedingly hard to find..... I can't imagine how they'd sell to the public.
Plus Beetle floorpans are not exactly common these days so a new chassis would need designing.
But by the same token the value of genuine 911s of that body shape put them out of reach of your average buyer.
how much would it take to make that a viable business?
say you had all those parts and could start knocking out the panels, could you only use the moulds for one material and not something like carbon fibre?
Also wonder why the owner is not doing it? Parts are particularly expensive now, it would seem a no brainer.
say you had all those parts and could start knocking out the panels, could you only use the moulds for one material and not something like carbon fibre?
Also wonder why the owner is not doing it? Parts are particularly expensive now, it would seem a no brainer.
Du1point8 said:
how much would it take to make that a viable business?
say you had all those parts and could start knocking out the panels, could you only use the moulds for one material and not something like carbon fibre?
Also wonder why the owner is not doing it? Parts are particularly expensive now, it would seem a no brainer.
The owner bought the moulds years ago,did nothing with them and refused to sell.....until nowsay you had all those parts and could start knocking out the panels, could you only use the moulds for one material and not something like carbon fibre?
Also wonder why the owner is not doing it? Parts are particularly expensive now, it would seem a no brainer.
V8covin said:
Du1point8 said:
how much would it take to make that a viable business?
say you had all those parts and could start knocking out the panels, could you only use the moulds for one material and not something like carbon fibre?
Also wonder why the owner is not doing it? Parts are particularly expensive now, it would seem a no brainer.
The owner bought the moulds years ago,did nothing with them and refused to sell.....until nowsay you had all those parts and could start knocking out the panels, could you only use the moulds for one material and not something like carbon fibre?
Also wonder why the owner is not doing it? Parts are particularly expensive now, it would seem a no brainer.
V8covin said:
I really couldn't envisage what the bidders had in mind.
Given these bodies use Porsche parts such as glass,lights,door handles etc.....parts that are now exceedingly hard to find..... I can't imagine how they'd sell to the public.
Plus Beetle floorpans are not exactly common these days so a new chassis would need designing.
But by the same token the value of genuine 911s of that body shape put them out of reach of your average buyer.
When this thread first appeared, I had a little alarm bell at the back of my mind. I wonder if anybody on here could confirm or deny, but I have a feeling that Porsche effectively closed down the Covin business (whoever owned it at the time) by taking, or at least threatening, legal action.Given these bodies use Porsche parts such as glass,lights,door handles etc.....parts that are now exceedingly hard to find..... I can't imagine how they'd sell to the public.
Plus Beetle floorpans are not exactly common these days so a new chassis would need designing.
But by the same token the value of genuine 911s of that body shape put them out of reach of your average buyer.
As you say, the kits used genuine Porsche parts and the story I heard was that some Porsche owners were buying body parts from Covin rather than going to Porsche for them.
Maybe the copyright on these models has expired now (20 years?) so there could maybe be an opportunity to make replacement parts for old 911s?
You only have to look on here or eBay to see what the kit car market is in 2018
7 clones and Conrad cover 90% of the market.
Also what state are those moulds in ? Normally if your putting a mould into storage you would gel it up first, When you then come to use it you crack the gel out and your mould surface is loverly shiny an clean
Those moulds look like they need to have a lot of hard work to get them usable.
Having just built one of the singer cars it would also be a lot of work to get this anywhere near singerish
7 clones and Conrad cover 90% of the market.
Also what state are those moulds in ? Normally if your putting a mould into storage you would gel it up first, When you then come to use it you crack the gel out and your mould surface is loverly shiny an clean
Those moulds look like they need to have a lot of hard work to get them usable.
Having just built one of the singer cars it would also be a lot of work to get this anywhere near singerish
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