Here's another new middy,I've posted the link to their gallery to save you trawling through their website The car has been likenened to a Vindicator (bodywork designed with a ruler) but I think that the guy had a copy of St.Ron's gospel and had seen the light in the mid engine section of locostbuilders.
I dont want one.
Ian

http://www.dragonsportscars.com/thecar/images.htm

bit ugly init. very risky design for sure, but probably not something youd have on the road anyway.

i dont want one either.


Russ.

interesting I'll give then that, I like what they did with the suspension.
but it is a tad on the ugly side for me.

Hmmm?...not sure what it's trying to be...

Surely a car with trackday intentions (if that's what it is) would have more appropriate wheels......looks it it's trying to appeal to the boy racer crowd...

It would be fun on the track, giving a friend a ride, but on the street it would be a different story. I didn't read much on their site. If it's just the one for himself, more power to him, we should welcome him here. But if he's planning to sell them...

That's a common theme I see in the kit car business. Lots of enthusiasm but not much business smarts. I'd be doing a lot of marketing research to test the waters before going into production. Many, many car companies have found out the hard way that their car they thought was beautiful, isn't to most people. (And, that most people have no desire to actually build their own.)

Hmmm,

Looks to me like they took a Formula Ford, split it up the middle, and added 18" or so and stuck it back together. That nose section looks like an ironing board! Of course, I shouldn't cast stones, since my car's styling is pretty much the result of wrapping the chassis in ali and painting

Have to agree with Alan, I'm not sure what the intended role of the thing is.

Dominic

didn't this appear in a national (UK) newspaper at the end of last year? Daily Mail or summat?

Steve.

Thanks for the link Ian, but not for me either.
No good for you anyway - your aged, lanky bones would never fit!?! Only Jesting Mate!
Curious machined Alloy front upright though.
Ken.

just about to add the same comment about the upright. Its been in the Manchester Evening News around Chrimbo time.

I have to admit it part of the reason i've gone off the idea of building my own single seat f1 replica car..... anyway i think the weight distribution of having the engine sat by my side will be much better

Whoah, that thing's ugly, I really don't like the nose on it, it looks like the aerodynamics would be all wrong. If it's ever designed to go on the road, that spoiler would have to go. I would guess that it's track only. I'd buy an XTR2 even if it was double the price.

Kingr

It looks like an "MDF Special". It looks best on the trailer....as if it's going to the tip.
Shockingly ugly.