Rebody Pingu's Kit Car Project

I just wish someone did a Daimler SP250 kit, the Daimler Dart, I'd be buying a 3.0 or M like a shot to convert. It's been my most wanted car since they first came out (shows how old I am). Reasonable ones are in the £40k+ range now and really good ones over £50K. OK I'm not a big fan of one car pretending to be something else, but the Daimler really is beautiful so I wouldn't mind being a bit hypocritical
 
Geophys said:
I just wish someone did a Daimler SP250 kit, the Daimler Dart, I'd be buying a 3.0 or M like a shot to convert. It's been my most wanted car since they first came out (shows how old I am). Reasonable ones are in the £40k+ range now and really good ones over £50K. OK I'm not a big fan of one car pretending to be something else, but the Daimler really is beautiful so I wouldn't mind being a bit hypocritical
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I know what you mean about pretending to be something you aren't. It's like an ///M badge, but on steroids :D .

Ideally, I'd be doing something totally unique, but I got an E in art and "a man's gotta know his limitations" ;)
 
Nice seats :)

I might change my mind about fitting MGTF ones after all.

Good shout
 
Geophys said:
I just wish someone did a Daimler SP250 kit, the Daimler Dart, I'd be buying a 3.0 or M like a shot to convert. It's been my most wanted car since they first came out (shows how old I am). Reasonable ones are in the £40k+ range now and really good ones over £50K. OK I'm not a big fan of one car pretending to be something else, but the Daimler really is beautiful so I wouldn't mind being a bit hypocritical
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Oooh a Dart would be very nice. If they did a decent big Healey my wife would authorise a second naughty car. There are modern interpretations around but I prefer the earlier models that even had 4 pot engines (in the body style).
 
DaveP said:
Oooh a Dart would be very nice. If they did a decent big Healey my wife would authorise a second naughty car. There are modern interpretations around but I prefer the earlier models that even had 4 pot engines (in the body style).
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My father was in the motor trade so in my younger days I had quite a few cars which I wish I still had (some I'm glad I don't) these included a two tone blue Healey 3000, Mk1 E-type, Lotus Elan and a 246GT . But then of course we have to grow up. I never did get to have a Dart.:(I'm after a nice Triumph TR6 now another I wish I had never sold.
 
Geophys said:
My father was in the motor trade so in my younger days I had quite a few cars which I wish I still had (some I'm glad I don't) these included a two tone blue Healey 3000, Mk1 E-type, Lotus Elan and a 246GT . But then of course we have to grow up. I never did get to have a Dart.:(I'm after a nice Triumph TR6 now another I wish I had never sold.
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With you all the way on the TR6. Beautiful car. Cant agree about the Dart though. Pig ugly in my view.. vive la difference though.:thumbsup:
 
I'd have thought that a Healey body on a Z3 could be possible, but a Dart would need to be based on something smaller (maybe an MX5).

The key is keeping the build non-IVA - and this means the windscreen rake has to look right and the external panels have to be bolt-on.
 
Lovely videos to watch :p
Looks like the Z has good tyres :)
 
Brilliant Gary, I'm very envious of your 4 poster:D.
I'll be following this thread with great interest;)
 
Great work Gary. Nice to see someone doing something different....
 
Geophys said:
I just wish someone did a Daimler SP250 kit, the Daimler Dart, I'd be buying a 3.0 or M like a shot to convert. It's been my most wanted car since they first came out (shows how old I am). Reasonable ones are in the £40k+ range now and really good ones over £50K. OK I'm not a big fan of one car pretending to be something else, but the Daimler really is beautiful so I wouldn't mind being a bit hypocritical
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When I started working Timing and Scoring for the SCCA back in 1964, there were 2 SP250s racing in the San Francisco Region. I always liked the looks of them. That would be an awesome kit!
 
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