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New ? Spyder & Speedster supplier
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:13 pm
by guy_spyder550
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
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:13 pm
by davidppp
Brave of them!
The Technics is the best 550 anywhere in the world as far as I know..
They even make the chassis for restoration of originals!
Kind regards
David
spyder replicas
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:23 pm
by Sundance4
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:47 pm
by shambly
Looks like they're just importing fully built cars (or cars minus engines) from Beck and Chamonix.
Hope they've got SVA fully covered
