Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My experience with a kit car owner.......!

[LS (lashdeep]

Nope, the Coyote was a Mclaren M6 copy, his is/was an original shape.

http://www.tfs.net/~petek/m6gt/background/history/history_coyote.html



--- "Brian E. Buxton" <BrianBuxton [at] BuxtonMotorsports.com> wrote:

> Was your dads car the "Coyote" from the TV show Hardcastle and
> McCormick?
> 
> BEB
> 
> 
> LS wrote:
> 
> >N Thompson and I were waiting for a friend on a street corner in
> Montreal
> >during GP weekend a few years back. We saw a red BB pull up to the
> >intersection...in fantastic shape. Nice 5 spoke Campy wheels, excellent
> >paint, etc. There was something wrong, however. The occupants were very
> >concerned with:
> >
> >1) who was within sight of their BB 
> >2) the sheen of their Tag Heuer F1s
> >3) the gain setting of their subwoofer
> >4) the trajectory of their frosted tips (haircut)
> >
> >As we approached, we then noticed the targa top and the very high
> >transmission tunnel. It was a Fiero. But, boy, from about 30-40 ft away
> it
> >looked great. The wheels were excellent repros with correct offset,
> width,
> >etc. Also, the ride height and proportions were not bad either.
> >
> >It was well done and it will fool almost all but the most discerning
> >enthusiast.
> >
> >My dad owns a terrible kit car that I've somehow managed to convince
> him
> >to sell towards a real car. It's not a copy of anything...it was
> created
> >as it's own make and model with a fairly original shape. My opinion is
> >that, as long as the owner is not trying to pass it off as something
> >genuine, then it is okay. If you're an NSYNC reject rollin' St
> Catherine's
> >in Montreal looking for attention in your Pontiac 512BB, well, that's
> >another story.
> >
> >LS
> >
> >--- Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Met this car dude through a friend the other day. Pretty cool guy who
> >>owns a
> >>mid '90s Z28.....only issue is was that he was proud he owned a Fiero
> >>based
> >>Diablo kit car....I didn't call him out on it or tease him, but I also
> >>didn't acknowledge it in a positive way.One of those situations were
> you
> >>hope the topic of conversation is changed so you won't have to unleash
> >>the
> >>beast or god forbid accidentally praise the individual!! Never thought
> >>I'd
> >>be confronted with a kit car owner......How would you guys have
> >>reacted?? I
> >>remember at Poconos '00, seeing a 308 GTS kit car in the parking lot,
> >>and
> >>dropping a business card full of disparaging comments through the
> >>window.........I think I went easy on him because he is 20 years old
> and
> >>was
> >>very complimentary of my car. Sometimes you just have to let these
> guys
> >>get
> >>away.....no? :-)  -- FG
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