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You can get a nice stratos replica, proper space framed, with the alfa v6 in it. The modern 3 litre makes more power and torque than the original engines never mind the cloverleaf multivalve v6. As those cars needed more power...
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Yep, they've been around years. But I've never been that into the production model.
I meant this one:
Unfortunately since writing that post yesterday I have been googling and now know about the De Havilland Dino (MG-TF-based) replica (dimensionally convincing, but unfortunately only using the K series.) It's a good job I don't have 20 grand spare (and if I did it would be spent on an Aston Martin)
bq
@Dammit can you even get in that without putting dents in that rear wing?
If you're going to make replicas then a bit of imagination would be nice. It's always a GTO, a Countach, an e-type, a Diablo, a 355 or 458.
If I found a well-built example of the original DinoGT with an Alfa V6 then I'd be tempted, cos I like Dinos, but the current MR2-based kit is all wrong.
I'd love to see replicas of things like the original Stratos show-car or Pininfarina's XJ-S concept.
Or maybe some pre-war stuff other than Bugatti's - A Delahaye 135 with Figoni and Falaschi bodywork, an Invicta S-Type or the Daimler Double-Six Corsica.
I'd also like a perfect copy of Jaguar's XJ40 estate. With the v12. If you're doing Ferraris then a 275 GTB would be my choice, but I'd rather they made a replica Iso Grifo or Gordon Keeble that used a Corvette as its base car.
Talking of base cars I reckon there's a market for something which breathes new life into the mechanical bits of terminally rusty Merc W202s and W210s. There's some seriously decent engineering under that piss-poor quality control. How about an more modern Isadora Imperator?