Q506 - solved - 1989 Cheetah

[gilescooperuk]

Well I can tell the base car is an MX-5, the question is what make and why would you do that to a mazda?

[nicanary]

If it IS based on an MX5 then it is about 4/5th scale! Is it a commercial kit-car or a one-off ?

[Carnut]

It's not MX5 based.

[Carnut]

Is this a smaller than full size replica, eg ³/₄ full size?

Crikey, I don't think I can answer that!
It's not the same dimensions as an E-type but not sure in what way it differs.

It's not smaller than an E-Type!

[fyreline]

I certainly agree that it takes the prize for the ugliest E-type ever. It's actually from Down Under (New Zealand, to be exact) and it was built over 1990-1991 by a fellow called Grant Loch. He named it the Cheetah, and it was built on a Holden HQ base.

Yikes.

[Carnut]

I certainly agree that it takes the prize for the ugliest E-type ever. It's actually from Down Under (New Zealand, to be exact) and it was built over 1990-1991 by a fellow called Grant Loch. He named it the Cheetah, and it was built on a Holden HQ base.

Yikes.

Yes, the Cheetah it is, based on the Holden Headquarters..
Apparently 9 of these were made!

[dzima1985]

another view:

[fyreline]

The side view doesn't offend quite as badly, but even the newest E-Type enthusiast can tell that something's not quite right. Still and all, you have to respect the effort and engineering that went into creating it. If this is what the builder wanted, he got it.

[Paul Jaray]

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8225.msg91040#msg91040

[Carnut]

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8225.msg91040#msg91040

Thanks.
I've merged them.
The AP search for "Cheetah" didn't show that result at all!!

[Paul Jaray]

I found it there...but I've noticed that now in the results you can't view the topic title and it's highly harder like that...but I have to check the settings and probably it can be fixed.