Everyday Car Pics

[90_Shelby]

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Awesome!

But also

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replicas are never cool

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Fun

The R8 and Cherokee were traded in for these???

Baller!!!

[killramos]

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The R8 and Cherokee were traded in for these???

Baller!!!

Is a car that’s meant to be self assembled a replica?

[JustinL]

It is if it's designed to look like a pre-existing car. Like a lotus seven.

[Buster]

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Is a car that’s meant to be self assembled a replica?

Caterhams aren't replicas at all. (I assumed that was a Caterham from the picture).

[killramos]

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It is if it's designed to look like a pre-existing car. Like a lotus seven.

Seems like a stretch considering they just continued production of the seven and fully own the rights to the car. And have been doing so since… 50 years ago.

[JustinL]

But that's a replica of a caterham.

[killramos]

Is it? I’ll admit I didn’t check the chassis stamps

So are you calling it a rep of a lotus or a rep of a Caterham?

[JustinL]

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MK Sportscars chassis and fiberglass body,

Quoting the guy who built it.

[JfuckinC]

So buster doesn’t think rep’s are cool? He thinks they’re awesome!

[JustinL]

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All alberta registered and road legal.

How did you get around the windshield/wiper/defroster requirements for the inspection?

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

That’s a replica of a “7”. Lotus sold the rights to Caterham, so usually any Lotus or Caterham is considered a non replica and other brands are considered replicas. The cost isn’t even remotely close though, most replicas I’ve seen are 20-50% of the price of a Lotus or Caterham, one of my friends got a half done replica project for $4k.

[Buster]

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But that's a replica of a caterham.

You're right. Why not just get a Caterham?

[bjstare]

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But also

lol good catch.

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You're right. Why not just get a Caterham?

My guess is price and/or availability.

[Buster]

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So buster doesn’t think rep’s are cool? He thinks they’re awesome!

I didn't know it was a replica!

[Sentry]

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How did you get around the windshield/wiper/defroster requirements for the inspection?

It has no windshield, thus doesn't need wipers or a defroster lol

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You're right. Why not just get a Caterham?

Caterham doesn't build anything with a 2.3 Ecoboost, but also:
1. You can't import already built cars to Canada due to our import laws
2. The ones that exist here were built in Canada by a Caterham dealer in BC but the guy has since died
3. Caterham will only sell kits to their registered dealers and there are none in Canada since BC bro died

[ExtraSlow]

This is a cool car.

[JustinL]

How did you get around the windshield requirement is my follow-up question

[Sentry]

Wear a helmet? I didn't OPI it or register it I just built it.

[JustinL]

I ask because I once went down the rabbit hole of contemplating a Westfield XTR and gave up because of the windshield (+ associated bits) requirements. If there's a way around that, then it opens up a ton of kit car options.

[Sentry]

The main things were all lights and markers must be stamped DOT, must have drls, horn, hazard switch, all the functioning lights a normal car would, must have DOT approved seatbelts, and must have proper bumpers.