So with the supply of Fieros and Mustang II's drying up

[Ghoste]

What do they use for a base on all the Ferrari 308 kit cars?

[b5blue]

VW Beetles! 

[myk]

Dodge Avengers?

[Cooter]

We got one at the shop right now...Sold brand new in 1988 through Pinnin-Ferrina with Ferrari badges and all. Not a bad little ride, but kind "cheap" feeling.


I'd still cruise it though..I still can't believe how many look at it and think it's real when the 308 clearly had a side vent window, and the Fiero-rarri doesn't.

[Ghoste]

But what are they using today?  Do they still make those faker kits?

[Cooter]

Don't know bout kits today, but these were a factory done deal...Sorta like the Daytona's/Superbirds, so I don't see nobody buying a "Home kit" and doing this in their basement.

[Ghoste]

I used the fake 308 more as an example (I think there were home conversion kits of that though) but more kit cars in general.  Not so long ago they all used a Farrah Mustang or Fiero, so the question was really what is the preferred starting point now that those are harder to find?

[Marck]

I recently came across a 348 replica based on a Toyota MR2.. I've ever seen a 308 kit car..

[Indygenerallee]

My favorite kit car was the Viper body on a Corvette chassis!! Talk about a bastard child!!! 

[FJ5WING]

theres enough Miata's floating around, theyre just not all that cheap.

[Ghoste]

Yeah, it has to be cheap and plentiful whatever it is.

[Chryco Psycho]

I worked in a shop seriously modifing these , we used Fiero chassis , lengthened the engine bay & reworked all the suspension to widen them , it was one of the most fun places I ever worked but my paychecks started to bounce & after a few weeks I left , I know they went out of business

[Dino]

What do they use for a base on all the Ferrari 308 kit cars?

I heard they were rounding up the few 69 Chargers that survived the DOH and they will be using those.   

[Ghoste]

I'd believe that except the idea is to simulate a car thats more desirable than whatever you start with.

[Ponch ®]

i dont think anyone is really building 308 Faux-rrari's any more. I've seen a few Lambo Murcielago kits on Fieros. They're also using miatas, MR2s, and even the Solstice and whatever Saturn's version of it was called.

http://jalopnik.com/fauxrarri/

That being said, the 308 is still one of my favorite cars of all time. It's still sexy as hell, even though it's 30+ years old.

[Tilar]

Here is an 86 Fiero that is not far from me. $800   http://mansfield.craigslist.org/cto/3257139253.html