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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: Dan Rodd on January 24, 2010, 07:22:47 PM
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In theory,looking at a certain Peel specialists site,IF you knew what all the parts were off,and IF you could get hold of them,doesnt matter about timescale,treat it as a resto,you COULD if you bought say a Trident shell and dome,build your own replica Peel,but as close to original as possible,for significantly less than buying a built replica or indeed a real one.
Simply for the enjoyment of owning a "Peel" and taking it to shows and rallies it would be worth doing,no?
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Sorry, don't get you!
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basically if you bought a shell and dome,and sourced the rest yourself,could you build one for less than the cost of a replica?
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yes, if you buy the main parts and source the rest yourself and assemble it yourself, it would cost less than buying a completed replica, is that what you are saying?
that is the way it is with any replica vehicle or kit car.
or you could do what a family in OHIO in the USA did and just get some photos of a P50, figure out the size based on that make your own from scratch.
It has been done:
(http://microcar.org/microcarnews/2008/cover13.jpg)
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ahh, A Myzer!!! Aint a Peel anyway. Sorry to mention it, but it looks rubbish to me, but who cares; if someone like it
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Again, hardly an eath-shattering revalation of fact. Andy Carter will sell as much of or as little of a replica Peel as you want, to do as you want. What's the problem?
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Yes, I agree with Stuart, Andy has always offered anything from just a body shell to a complete car. A word of caution though, all the unseen steering and running gear components are not particularly easy to fabricate especially if you do not have a real one alongside to copy.[they dont come off of a Morris Minor] On the website there are some shots of the underside to give you a clue. Some have struggled to complete the project. This is of coarse if you want to build a really faithful replica, some are content with a modern scooter unit grafted on the back, and I guess you could adapt quad/gocart running gear but then it wouldnt be a replica.
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i never said there was a problem,just seeing whats possible!that myzer thing is awful,but fair play for them trying and having the patience to build it.
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Looks like a lot of fun to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKq-CwLCWd8&feature=fvw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKq-CwLCWd8&feature=fvw)