Author Topic: Wasn't this a VW based kit?  (Read 455 times)

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Re: Wasn't this a VW based kit?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2013 - 07:13:43 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelmark_Engineering

Different versions could be either VW based or tubular frame,the ebay one is tubular.
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Re: Wasn't this a VW based kit?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2013 - 10:23:44 PM »
Yeah, VW or V8 but most were VW based.

I see those pop up on craigslist once in a while locally.  Cool looking cars IMO but that one is too pricey, even with the V8.

The deal is a lot of those cars can have a V8 shoe horned in it but the handle can't match the acceleration with VW suspension parts unless you go to a full custom tube frame.  This one looks to be a special version of the Kelmarks and has a nice suspension setup.
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