quote:Originally posted by Cuvee:
Just a thought?
One of members on this Forum (AMX/3) Is putting together a replica AMX3. I believe they stretched the body 2". Might fit the V12? We haven't heard much about it in a while? Maybe do a search here and check it out, its pretty good looking! I know its not a Pantera or a Mangusta but still pretty cool!
Once again, just a thought?
Thanks, yes I've been in touch with him (Tom D.), and his progress has been slowed down due to lack of funding. He's hoping to get his glass & interior issues sorted soon and should have some good progress to report.
The AMX/3 is an alternative body design that I really liked early on, and still do, but I just don't know that enough parts are available for it.
Fran Hall of RCR sent me a couple of quickie messages yesterday and said to count him out. He felt that adapting any of his chassis (GT40 or SLC) to an existing Pantera body would be prohibitively more expensive than just picking up a clean Pantera for the swap. Since he's a Pantera owner, as well as being in the business of custom built cars, it's probably good advise, although I'm disappointed. So it looks like my choices probably are:
1) Find a fairly clean project car, get any rust issues sorted, swap its powertrain over to mine, and get all the mechanicals & interior spruced up.
2) Get a tube chassis car built with a fiberglass body.
While #1 is probably the safer choice, I can feel #2 drawing me in due to the possibility of the Mangusta body. Isn't that how the sirens of Greek mythology used to lure ships and sailors onto the rocks, with their beautiful voices and bodies?
