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woodster - 9/10/08 at 12:13 PM

this was on www.theminiforum.co.uk .... the zcars one looks a beast

http://www.sprintworks.co.uk/index.html

Humbug - 9/10/08 at 12:42 PM

Very confusing site! Is it related to ZCars or not? If not, how does he get away with putting their pics and name on his site?

No prices, delivery, details.

I would fancy doing a plastic mini like that (a la FRA Mini, if anyone has seen them?)

carpmart - 9/10/08 at 12:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Very confusing site! Is it related to ZCars or not? If not, how does he get away with putting their pics and name on his site?

No prices, delivery, details.

I would fancy doing a plastic mini like that (a la FRA Mini, if anyone has seen them?)

I'm with what he says 100%

iank - 9/10/08 at 12:47 PM

FRA got bought out (though there were claims their moulds needed a lot of work).

This one looks like the Stuart and Arden (originally made by Hawk) moulds have been found again - they were owned by a company that went bankrupt, can't remember the name right now.

Always wanted one, but the manufacturers all seem to get nailed by BMW lawyers as soon as they pop up.

I think the Z-cars thing is more about a collaboration rather than trying to knick the name.

Stott - 9/10/08 at 12:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Very confusing site! Is it related to ZCars or not? If not, how does he get away with putting their pics and name on his site?

No prices, delivery, details.

I would fancy doing a plastic mini like that (a la FRA Mini, if anyone has seen them?)

Looks like he's made the grp mini and all refs to the Z cars one is just showing a Z cars conversion using his body, I'm usually wrong though............

Triton - 9/10/08 at 12:54 PM

The name you are looking for is Rally Sport Replicas who were/are in Naseby Northants and as far as I know they still have the Hawk moulds for the standard shell and the Stewart and Arden one....BUT they were not very good moulds and had a lot of filler in the shell before they went out.

sucksqueezebangblow - 9/10/08 at 01:04 PM

http://www.zcars.org.uk/

uklee70 - 9/10/08 at 01:08 PM

I went to Z cars a few months ago and they have a fibreglass company in another unit making the bodies for z cars I think it's the same company.

The red sprint is the car chris is racing this season.

Zcars also have a brand new rolling road!!!

so if anyone is up our way pop along and go see,

When I was last there they were building a road legal full size version on a bat mobile it looked great.

Lee

[Edited on 9/10/08 by uklee70]

UncleFista - 9/10/08 at 01:24 PM

quote:

When I was last there they were building a road legal full size version on a bat mobile it looked great.

Lee

This one ?

iank - 9/10/08 at 01:48 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Triton
The name you are looking for is Rally Sport Replicas who were/are in Naseby Northants and as far as I know they still have the Hawk moulds for the standard shell and the Stewart and Arden one....BUT they were not very good moulds and had a lot of filler in the shell before they went out.

The's the company. 99% sure they went bust, something to do with them having Banham moulds which were under a legal cloud.

woodster - 9/10/08 at 02:49 PM
the price list is on theminiforum Ł2200 for a complete mini shell without windows another Ł200 for a polished no need to paint shell ....... Chris from Zcars has a zcars section on the forum

COREdevelopments - 9/10/08 at 06:39 PM
nice but i prefer a mini minus. i believe they are now producin more minus shells. would love one as my next project. also love the position of the turbo on the batmobile!!

rob