Solved - NEH 3013: Sports car with Golf mechanicals based on Sunpacer blt by Freddy Oosthuizen

[Carnut]

What's this, based on what chassis, what mechamicals and built by whom, for 1 point?:

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[Mazdafreak]

I'm thinking its probably based on a Miata, but I can't find anything.

[Carnut]

I'm thinking its probably based on a Miata, but I can't find anything.

The screen looks like it might be from one and some of the bodywork looks similar too, but this car is not Mazda-based.

[Carnut]

Experts?

[Carnut]

Professionals?

[Otto Puzzell]

Based on a GM product?

[nicanary]

Front wheel drive?

[Paul Jaray]

From South Africa, Pierre Joubert's car, same producer of the Sunpacer.
"...based on the Sunpacer monocoque with Golf mechanicals. The pattern was partly designed by Pierre's boarding school buddy Theo Oosthuizen and built by Theo's son Freddy. It was moth balled under economic pressures with the rest of the Sunpacer tooling, but available for resuscitation"

[nicanary]

Beaten to it - based on a Golf, so it WAS FWD. Designed together with Theo Oosthuizen and built by the latter's son Freddy.

(Ooops - I was typing at the same time as PJ was modifying)

[Carnut]

From South Africa, Pierre Joubert's car, same producer of the Sunpacer.
"...based on the Sunpacer monocoque with Golf mechanicals. The pattern was partly designed by Pierre's boarding school buddy Theo Oosthuizen and built by Theo's son Freddy. It was moth balled under economic pressures with the rest of the Sunpacer tooling, but available for resuscitation"

That's about the long and the short of it, yes.
Very well done.