Kit cars

Here's the thing about kit cars: they look awesome when they're done, and you may even end up with a decent performance car that costs a pittance compared to the real thing. Of course, that's only possible if you assemble it yourself, which involves the kind of free time not many folks are lucky enough...

Over the decades, the kit car scene has become increasingly more sophisticated, and the performance levels have also increased enormously. The venerable VW Bug used to be the most common basis for a kit, but it is now possible to buy impressive kits from a variety of manufacturers. This Altra is a reproduction of the...

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Build Your Own Kit Car - Kindle edition by Hole, Steve. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Build Your Own Kit Car.

The kit car, it's a great idea! You get a cool looking car with a lightweight body on a shoe string budget. The only problem is that you have to assemble it yourself and build quality isn't always the best. They are also hampered by the platform they are built around, which quite often is...

Here is my list of the Top 10 Vintage Kit Cars. These cars were wildly popular in the 1960s-1980s . Some kit cars were easy to build while others where not.

Cars are getting heavier and heavier, but thankfully a few manufacturers continue to buck the trend. Here are the ten lightest cars on sale today.

If you're looking for the least expensive kit cars, here is a list of five cheap kit cars based on estimated final build cost, with photos and a summary of each.

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