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Things that were once working mans speed are no longer affordable just like motorcyclesI went quite deep into buying a Lancia Stratos kit and the £8k it would have cost me has climbed a bit since then!
Things that were once working mans speed are no longer affordable just like motorcyclesI went quite deep into buying a Lancia Stratos kit and the £8k it would have cost me has climbed a bit since then!
Very true I’m after a new bike and even the basket cases are £1500 upwardsThings that were once working mans speed are no longer affordable just like motorcycles
Same here I can’t stand YouTube videos of people waffling on about rubbishLove it! I continue to massively favour build threads like this rather than youtube vids of builds. Write up with pics etc is so much better (IMO!)
Things that were once working mans speed are no longer affordable just like motorcycles
Many years ago when I was a Norwich Union salvage dealer, I had North London as my patch, I tried to buy a written off Ultima, not the highest of spec. Rover V8 and I think Renault transaxle, it made more than I thought it was worth, shame as I had a V12 BMW 5.0 engine ready for it, would have probably used an upside down Porsche transaxle, it was the WORST self build you could imagen, it crashed after 25 miles because the brake pedal came adrift.....................I adore the ultima I honestly think it’s one of the most beautiful car ever made
I can remember a time when they sold for £12k. As a complete car. We almost got one between two of us as a race car but went for a t70 replica
I adore the ultima I honestly think it’s one of the most beautiful car ever made
I can remember a time when they sold for £12k. As a complete car. We almost got one between two of us as a race car but went for a t70 replica
Was very early 2000’sIts not hard to have 30k + tied up under the bonnet of an Ultima or GT40 which is why decent ones change hands for around 100k, at that I doubt if anyone is making money out of it.
Bob
Its not hard to have 30k + tied up under the bonnet of an Ultima or GT40 which is why decent ones change hands for around 100k, at that I doubt if anyone is making money out of it.
Bob
We had one turn up at my old workshop about 2003-4 I think.Absolutely awesome!
Scary amount of work. I thought my trailer was bad enough.
What rivets did you use - and what rivet gun etc? I assume solid rivets with an air hammer etc?
A few years ago I almost bought one of these as a kit - sadly the £100,000 price tag for everything put me off but I reckon it could be done a lot cheaper buying scrap parts and making a lot of others.
Nothing wrong with LocostsLove the GT40 build , it certainly puts my £250? locost to shame
Love the GT40 build , it certainly puts my £250? locost to shame
Nothing wrong with Locosts