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Sylva J15...

scootz - 9/1/12 at 05:45 PM

... is there a prettier kit-car on the market?

jeffw - 9/1/12 at 05:59 PM

Yes

JP's previous attempt

The Sylva (now Raw) Phoenix. I've looked at and sat in a J15 and it is OK until you realise how low the sides are.

scootz - 9/1/12 at 06:03 PM

You think???

RAW PHOENIX

StrikerChris - 9/1/12 at 06:06 PM

I quite like that actually!bit of perspex over the lights and I'd have it.then again I do own a maestro.

Just notice it has perspex!definitely have it if its not some ford or bike engine ha

[Edited on 9/1/12 by StrikerChris]

CRAIGR - 9/1/12 at 06:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
... is there a prettier kit-car on the market?

Yup !!

Hustler (mini based Kit Car | eBay

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[Edited on 9/1/12 by CRAIGR]

scootz - 9/1/12 at 06:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CRAIGR
Yup !!

Hustler (mini based Kit Car | eBay

CRAIGR - 9/1/12 at 06:19 PM

This has a luverly arse though.

Beautiful unfinished Ultima GTR | eBay

whitestu - 9/1/12 at 06:23 PM

I agree Scootz, that is lovely.

Stu

HowardB - 9/1/12 at 06:27 PM

fury for me, but if it was open book, then it would be a lotus 11 or similar,..

scootz - 9/1/12 at 06:32 PM

Aye, the Fury's not bad... seems that JP has a bit of a flair for shaping a car!

ashg - 9/1/12 at 06:46 PM

if were going for full bodied cars i quite like the thruxton gt and the ddr gt

ashg - 9/1/12 at 06:50 PM

k1 attack is also pretty sweet looking

Alfa145 - 9/1/12 at 07:08 PM

JPs Stylus also looks good too, but then again I am biased

Ninehigh - 9/1/12 at 07:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
if were going for full bodied cars i quite like the thruxton gt and the ddr gt

Like the pick-up in the background too

tul214 - 9/1/12 at 07:15 PM

Chamonix

here

loggyboy - 9/1/12 at 07:24 PM

The j15 just looks a little to long, maybe stretched in the centre - the balance is quite right IMO.

bi22le - 9/1/12 at 07:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
if were going for full bodied cars i quite like the thruxton gt and the ddr gt

Like the pick-up in the background too

Thants a Mk1 Escort pickup, random.

I like that look to, but I love old Fords. . . . . .

adithorp - 9/1/12 at 07:36 PM

JP does seem to come up with the goods a lot. Just wish he'd drop those signiture from arches though.

ashg - 9/1/12 at 07:41 PM

we praise jp for getting it right but he has also made some god darn ugly cars too. in my eyes things notably improved when he gave up trying to do modern

loggyboy - 9/1/12 at 09:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
we praise jp for getting it right but he has also made some god darn ugly cars too. in my eyes things notably improved when he gave up trying to do modern

And thank god he changed the name of the J-15, i dont think any amount of good looks would have allowed it to get over the Shindig name that it was originaly released under!

scootz - 9/1/12 at 09:31 PM

Ah yes, the 'shindig'!!! That would have been a travesty!

joemotion - 9/1/12 at 09:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
if were going for full bodied cars i quite like the thruxton gt and the ddr gt

Like the pick-up in the background too

Really like this. Can't seem to find a website for this - anybody know where I can get more info on these?

loggyboy - 9/1/12 at 09:54 PM

Some info here, saying website will come, but who knows in these times!
http://www.totalkitcar.com/tkc_article_2069.php

scudderfish - 9/1/12 at 09:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by joemotion
Really like this. Can't seem to find a website for this - anybody know where I can get more info on these?

The website is crap

http://www.thruxtongt.co.uk/

scotty g - 9/1/12 at 10:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bi22le

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh

quote:
Originally posted by ashg
if were going for full bodied cars i quite like the thruxton gt and the ddr gt

Like the pick-up in the background too

Thants a Mk1 Escort pickup, random.

I like that look to, but I love old Fords. . . . . .

Actually it's not a MK1 Escort pickup its a Dutton Sierra kit!
Belongs to a good friend of mine, started out as a standard Dutton, he then cut the front up and put a grp escort front on then cut the estate back off it and made the pickup bed. the 1st bed was a flareside but he wasn't quite happy with it so made the one in the pic thats actually all steel.
I've driven it a few times and it's fantastic, handles well and goes well too. Started with a x-flow, then he had my old DOHC engine and now has a zetec.

loggyboy - 9/1/12 at 10:53 PM

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used to be blue:

[Edited on 9/1/12 by loggyboy]

Davey D - 10/1/12 at 07:11 AM

Agreed - that Thruxton GT200 looks nice form the pics... though isnt it just another Healey sprite replica, much like the MK HSR?

Humbug - 10/1/12 at 07:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Yes

JP's previous attempt

The Sylva (now Raw) Phoenix. I've looked at and sat in a J15 and it is OK until you realise how low the sides are.

Lower than a 7?

monkeyarms - 10/1/12 at 08:14 AM

J15 for me, althought I may be a bit biased

jeffw - 10/1/12 at 08:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
You think???

RAW PHOENIX

Yeap

But then I may be a bit biased as well...

Ivan - 10/1/12 at 09:28 AM

I have loved the J15 since first seeing a photo of it.

ashg - 10/1/12 at 10:34 AM

i think the thruxton website isn't finished. they are usually at the shows, Adam went out in the demo car and commented that it was good, they do a sierra based one and a BMW version. think the kits started at around �4k (ish) if I remember correctly.

Steve Hignett - 10/1/12 at 10:39 AM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
... is there a prettier kit-car on the market?

I've disliked it since first seeing it in a photo, and then hated it ever since I first saw it at a show...

It's wrong in so many ways...

I think there are loads of prettier kits out there...

monkeyarms - 10/1/12 at 12:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
... is there a prettier kit-car on the market?

No - but i may be biased

rdodger - 26/2/12 at 09:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish

quote:
Originally posted by joemotion
Really like this. Can't seem to find a website for this - anybody know where I can get more info on these?

The website is crap

http://www.thruxtongt.co.uk/

The new website is being developed as we speak. Should be live hopefully next week. It still won't be finished but will be a lot better.