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finster
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:23 pm Post subject: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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nothing to do with me but this rare kit is currently for sale on uk ebay (for a good price) supposedly only 18 made in the uk in the 80s.uses full length floorpan but controls moved rearward
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Ulu
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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That's a spark of madness alright.  Resembles a Benz IMO.
I hate the color, I like the styling, but I sure miss the running boards.
Lack of any bumpers on a licensed car is a bit confusing too.
And the squared off lower nose just cries to be deleted.
(The same business on my SS is even uglier. It's gonna get a bob job.)
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oprn
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:37 am Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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Agreed, sweet car wrong color. Too bad it's on that side of the pond...
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vwracerdave
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:42 am Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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Another Kit Car that the engine will burn up because it does not have enough ventilation.
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sailtexas186548
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| Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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I think it’s super cool, lots of haters in here!
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oprn
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:07 am Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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| vwracerdave wrote: |
| Another Kit Car that the engine will burn up because it does not have enough ventilation. |
You are not wrong, but it could be fixed.
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finster
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| Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:25 am Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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agree about the colour - should be british racing green or dark blue maybe....front rad is loosely based on the riley kestrel and it doesn't need bumpers to be legal - same as running a beetle without the bumpers provided the brackets are removed as well so nothing protruding out of bodywork.
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Ulu
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| Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: FES Kestrel/Briton kit |
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| vwracerdave wrote: |
| Another Kit Car that the engine will burn up because it does not have enough ventilation. |
I’m not sure I could come to that conclusion without seeing the ductwork underneath the car. From the photos, I cannot tell if any exists, but I have seen a couple of these cars that have had ductwork added below the fiberglass body.
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