Smisek Stark (NEW Kit!)

[Shoyrtt]

[NJ John]

Anyone ever photochop a slammed version?
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[Shoyrtt]

Sold for $12,250

[slalombuggy]

2 buggies ride on one off tube chassis' and there's a HIGHLY modified IRS pan under the Oval. All built at home.

Everyone has their own set of skills and calling out people about them is poor form. You design and form bodies for a living so you have the skills and training to do something like this. I do things in my professional life you can't do, but I would never call you out on it. It would just come off as condescending and petty.

I appreciate the work put into the body on the Stark. It's just not my taste and like so many kit car designs over the decades didn't have the appeal to become successful.

[EVfun]

[Shoyrtt]

No reserve

[brandon smisek]

I see people with negative comments on what I built in a one car garage. show me yours. I will wait.

[slalombuggy]

Rare doesn't equal higher prices or even collector car status. Personally I think it's going to sell fairly cheap. It really isn't a buggy, it's not a sporty kit car, and it's hit or miss styling resembles a Honda Ridgeline with less power and space. It's an oddball. The fact that no one was willing to stop up and buy one a few years ago, I think says it all.

[Shoyrtt]

Quick update:
The claim from Rob DeWolf is that after the second car was built, the molds were only "temporary" only good for two cars.

From the pictures over the years, it appears they had both a male plug and female molds for the body. Its hard to believe they were only "temporary." Maybe the molds no longer exist to drive up the auction price???

Here is the Facebook post that I quoted back in 2013 from the builder:
"Rob and I think we need to sell the first 5 bodies to people who are willing to pay in full 10k each, this will fund our tooling cost. These collector cars will be worth a lot in the future for those who are willing to take a chance on us. Anyone in ?"

[Shoyrtt]

The first car is now up at auction:

https://marqued.com/listing/3e95c1c9-cbbe-49a9-a6c...dune-buggy

The interior needs some attention:

From the builder's Instagram page from 4 years ago, the car with a camper shell. In the auction pictures, the shell is rough, but included:

[mark tucker]

looks like a aero honda element pickup,Im not fond of the rear fender shapes...they dont fit the car or the tire.

[didget69]

[hillmotorsports]

I'm curious about the taillight source...

Paul
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Morrisburg, Ontario

(With way more projects than spare time!)

[Shoyrtt]

[rayjay]

Why no pics with a full sized person sitting in the thing ? In WAY too many kit cars the designer worries more about aesthetics and proportion than about functionality i.e. headroom. The Riot kit car is an example. Looks great until you put a man in it and you realize he is looking over the top of the windshield.

[Shoyrtt]

The first car was painted last month and looks like this now:

The second car "Stark2" was built by Rob DeWolf:

[Shoyrtt]

I also noticed the pictures at the start of this thread are dead from the old Facebook links. I added everything I had in my computer into the gallery.

[Shoyrtt]

As seen on Facebook:

[didget69]

[Dale M.]

It's just like a lot of things, gets into prototype phase and it either runs into legal roadblocks, money issues-lack of finances or developer loses interest or family issues takes him away from project....

Sometimes the dreams die young....

Dale
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