I joined this forum when I fell in love with the FFR '33 Hot Rod.
So I did a lot of research into what was needed to get one road legal in the UK.
This is still a long term goal for me, but I wanted to learn / practise some new skills first.
Either way, I wasn't planning to do anything until I moved to a new house with a garage.
( My old garage was lost during a re-modelling of our current house to make it more family friendly. )
However, in a moment of madness I ended up starting a kit car project anyway.
I've just returned from a 2 week vacation in Orlando, Florida.
Where forum member dagall was kind enough to let me see his '33 under construction.
I showed him some photos of my project and promised to set up a build thread on here.
So this the story so far and I hope some of you will find it interesting...
It all started when I saw this Sammio Spyder on the cover of a kit car magazine.
This was a "cheap & cheerful" kit, based on an old Triumph Herald, that I really liked the look of.
There was also a forum with people documenting their builds and it really looked possible for me to do.
Then the company adapted the design to fit a Triumph Spitfire & called this new model a Cordite.
Their intention was to use the knowledge gained from making 100+ Spyder kits to improve this new kit.
This was their "artist's impression and again I thought this looked even better.
Then, whilst just doing research, I came across an unfinished Spitfire 1500 on Ebay.
The engine & rolling chassis had already been restored, but it had not been completed.
Before I knew it, I had bought my donor car!
Note: The paint only looks good from a distance and was a real mess in some places.
The seller even arranged delivery for me on the back of his friend's transporter...
And then it was tucked away on my drive, which, along with my back garden, would act as my garage / workshop.
It was shortly after this photo was taken that the wettest UK "summer" in 100 years began.
With a limit on the number of photos per post, I have prepared this update in smaller chunks.
Cheers, Paul.
So I did a lot of research into what was needed to get one road legal in the UK.
This is still a long term goal for me, but I wanted to learn / practise some new skills first.
Either way, I wasn't planning to do anything until I moved to a new house with a garage.
( My old garage was lost during a re-modelling of our current house to make it more family friendly. )
However, in a moment of madness I ended up starting a kit car project anyway.
I've just returned from a 2 week vacation in Orlando, Florida.
Where forum member dagall was kind enough to let me see his '33 under construction.
I showed him some photos of my project and promised to set up a build thread on here.
So this the story so far and I hope some of you will find it interesting...
It all started when I saw this Sammio Spyder on the cover of a kit car magazine.
This was a "cheap & cheerful" kit, based on an old Triumph Herald, that I really liked the look of.
There was also a forum with people documenting their builds and it really looked possible for me to do.
Then the company adapted the design to fit a Triumph Spitfire & called this new model a Cordite.
Their intention was to use the knowledge gained from making 100+ Spyder kits to improve this new kit.
This was their "artist's impression and again I thought this looked even better.
Then, whilst just doing research, I came across an unfinished Spitfire 1500 on Ebay.
The engine & rolling chassis had already been restored, but it had not been completed.
Before I knew it, I had bought my donor car!
Note: The paint only looks good from a distance and was a real mess in some places.
The seller even arranged delivery for me on the back of his friend's transporter...
And then it was tucked away on my drive, which, along with my back garden, would act as my garage / workshop.
It was shortly after this photo was taken that the wettest UK "summer" in 100 years began.
With a limit on the number of photos per post, I have prepared this update in smaller chunks.
Cheers, Paul.