Came across this one on the Spyderclub forum
http://www.thruxtonsportscars.co.uk
http://www.thruxtonsportscars.co.uk/con ... kertop=238
Seems there is now a second supplier of Speedsters and Spyders at Thruxton circuit as well as Martin & Walker who have been there for many years
New ? Spyder & Speedster supplier
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spyder replicas
Depends what you want.
There is a firm in the states that does a real replica of a 550.......right down to the 60mm drums. The demonstrator has a fibreglass body though.
But they say they can do an ali body.
This is the most accurate replica I have seen. I cant find the shortcut at the momment but if someone really wants it I will look harder.
The technics (martin walker) car is ok, but it is like most of the others a kit car. (i dont have a problem with kit cars by the way)
I would be very surprized indeed if they had supplied a replacement chassis for a real 550. Their chassis has coil over double wish bone front suspension for a start.
Remember a real 550 is worth £350,000 + a 550A even more and providence is a major thing with cars of that value. A chassis would be repaired very carefully and the fact that it had been exstensively repaired kept very quiet.
There is a firm in the states that does a real replica of a 550.......right down to the 60mm drums. The demonstrator has a fibreglass body though.
But they say they can do an ali body.
This is the most accurate replica I have seen. I cant find the shortcut at the momment but if someone really wants it I will look harder.
The technics (martin walker) car is ok, but it is like most of the others a kit car. (i dont have a problem with kit cars by the way)
I would be very surprized indeed if they had supplied a replacement chassis for a real 550. Their chassis has coil over double wish bone front suspension for a start.
Remember a real 550 is worth £350,000 + a 550A even more and providence is a major thing with cars of that value. A chassis would be repaired very carefully and the fact that it had been exstensively repaired kept very quiet.
