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tac422 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2010 Posts: 18 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:57 pm Post subject: 1933 Carrington Kit cars ? LN-33 |
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Does anybody have any info on these cars ? |
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heywebonya Samba Member
Joined: July 08, 2010 Posts: 823 Location: Portage, MI
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Those are kick *ss _________________ If I knew what I was doing; I wouldn't be building a buggy! |
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Letterman7 Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2004 Posts: 3198 Location: Downingtown, PA
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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And those are VW based? |
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manxdavid Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2003 Posts: 1841 Location: David Jones, Anglesey, North Wales, UK. Manxclub #678.
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Letterman7 wrote: |
And those are VW based? |
Pretty sure it's pretty stock VW Beetle cabrio from the bulkhead back. Screen, doors, top etc. all look VW. |
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nightmanx11 Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2007 Posts: 549 Location: Downstate Illinois
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Mr. Unpopular Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3715 Location: Tampa Florida
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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holy crap that's cool! And this is coming from someone who has NO interest in this genre of car. _________________ "In any racing engine, the nearer you are to it disintegrating, the better it's performance will be"
-Keith Duckworth, creator of the Ford/Cosworth DFV |
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braddieselproject Samba Member
Joined: May 25, 2007 Posts: 112
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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these look very good , after looking at close up and reading , in fact the rear are VW, not bad at all, not my type , are all the front parts steel or fiberglass ?
Do they hold the street good ? |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's very cool, and somewhere in my magazine archives, I have an article about the "LN-33". Making a custom wood dash and console for this to replace the standard VW dash would be a great idea.
Braddieselproject, the front clip, fenders and rear end were fiberglass, the remainder of the VW body was metal. |
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Letterman7 Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2004 Posts: 3198 Location: Downingtown, PA
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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I would never have guessed that being a modified Bug body rather than a complete rebody. I'd jump on that Samba ad in a heartbeat if I had the room! |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'd be all over it if I had the money. This would make a great daily driver compared to the kit car I drive now, which has very little room inside and is not watertight. |
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Augiedoggy Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2008 Posts: 463 Location: western ny
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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34FraserNash wrote: |
I'd be all over it if I had the money. This would make a great daily driver compared to the kit car I drive now, which has very little room inside and is not watertight. |
sigh....ditto. _________________ _________________________________________
1970 vw beetle chassied mercedes ssk/gazelle kitcar SOLD
1974 Corvette restorod
1966 Bahama Blue Bug
1964 yellow bug (girlfriends ride) |
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kitcarguy Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 431 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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I am going to have to look through some of my stuff and see if I have any info on them. Great looking cars |
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Dan the workingstiff Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2006 Posts: 824 Location: Downriver, MI
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Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Is the front suspension moved forward? Looks stretched to me. I likes the looks! Classaaay! _________________ '69 Beetle
'66 FG buggy
My other air-cooled's
'76 IH 1200
'75 IH 1200 |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Dan the workingstiff wrote: |
Is the front suspension moved forward? Looks stretched to me. I likes the looks! Classaaay! |
I think it was a frame extension like the Antique & Classic Automobiles Bugatti, Frazer Nash, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar and Bentley had. |
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Russ Wolfe Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 25187 Location: Central Iowa
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Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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I think it must have sold. The ad is gone from The Samba. _________________ Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!--Edward Abbey
Gary: OK. Ima poop. |
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Ravinsomniac Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2009 Posts: 300 Location: Palm Beach Gardens
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:17 am Post subject: |
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When I take my car to a car show, they put me in the "Replicar Class". Usually there is an Excalibur, Tiffany or other car like the ones in the first post. The owners of these cars get insulted when you call their car a "Kit Car". Actually they are. Many are built on a 1970's full size Chevy, Monty Carlo, or Ford, LTD. Some of these "Kit Cars" may have steel body panels, but most parts are fiberglass. Look closely and you can find parts of many different cars on their vehicle. |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:43 am Post subject: |
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Ravinsomniac wrote: |
When I take my car to a car show, they put me in the "Replicar Class". Usually there is an Excalibur, Tiffany or other car like the ones in the first post. The owners of these cars get insulted when you call their car a "Kit Car". Actually they are. Many are built on a 1970's full size Chevy, Monty Carlo, or Ford, LTD. Some of these "Kit Cars" may have steel body panels, but most parts are fiberglass. Look closely and you can find parts of many different cars on their vehicle. |
What kind of kit car do you have?
As for the parts you speak of, a lot of the cars you speak of (Clenet, Zimmer, Gatsby, Silvaire, the steel-bodied Duesenberg and Rolls-Royce knockoffs built in the Philippines, etc.) have Cadillac, Lincoln, Buick, MG, Jaguar, Fiat, even Volkswagen and Porsche, trim pieces and often have MG or VW doors, glass and tops, if not a partial MG or Volkswagen body in the center. |
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tac422 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2010 Posts: 18 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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OP here. I suspended the ad because of the really low ball offers I was recieving, and I hopefully have a sale pending.
What do you guys think the value is on these ?
I had 4600 views , and didn't get any interest until I dropped the price significantly. I'm thinking I should have put it on Ebay.
BTW, I've always referred to it as a Kit car....
From the ad ...
A similar looking replica just sold on the Big E internet auction site for $25, 000 ! A 1930-Cord-L29-Replica Item number: 170548965773
This is a 1971 VW Superbeetle convertible (58,000 original miles)with a body kit called a "1933 Carrington" or "LN-33" based on a 1930's Dusenburg or Cord body style.
The front has been lengthened 2.5 feet by adding a factory-produced steel frame as part of the kit. A regular stock Beetle front beam is attached to this frame. A regular Bug tow bar fits the front, and it tows easily. It has a stock VW 1600 motor and standard manual trans.
This car is completely different from other body kits like the MGTD or Gazelle kit cars. It is a very solid Super Beetle convertible with original steel doors, original steel convertible body, modified top, and fiberglass hood and fenders. Solid pans and heater channels. It drove great and handled well. I have the build manual and other documentation. The kit was produced in Florida, then the company was sold to Neithken Associates in Fishersville, Va. There was only 40 some kits produced. |
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Russ Wolfe Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 25187 Location: Central Iowa
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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The car is worth what the buyer will pay for it.
Right now, with the economy the way it is, a lot of the people just do not have the money to put out on another toy. _________________ Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!--Edward Abbey
Gary: OK. Ima poop. |
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Ravinsomniac Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2009 Posts: 300 Location: Palm Beach Gardens
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Old Grimey,
I can see that you can remember all of those early classic 'Kit Cars"
Mine is a more modern 'loose' copy of a 1969, Can-Am race car of a McLaren, M6GT.
I say loose, because even though the fiberglass body is a close replica of the actual car, I've customized it the that way I wanted, with the Frenched-in projection headlights, PIAA triple beam glass lens driving lamps,custom made rear wing, on and on....
The real thing I like about kit cars is, you can modify them the way you want and build them to your own taste. When you have a true "Classic Car" that's worth over $200,000 or more, you always get the nit pickers and judges that scream, "That blah, blah, blah is not original, so you get points off".
With KIT CARS, the sky is the limit !!
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