Constructors and designers created factories where production retro car mobile is carried out with the help of modern technology. This trend is developing primarily in America, Germany, England. The love of citizens for the traditional external form of cars allows them to sell several hundred cars a year. The production of antique-styled equipment is carried out by:
- Allard, based in Canada, manufactures sports cars;
- the Excalibur company, which produces copies of the Mercedes-Benz SSK;
- British companies "Penter" and "Olbeni" are engaged in the production of retro cars to order, and "Asquith" also make buses in retro style;
- Swiss company Sbarro.
Experts believe that companies involved in the production retro car, there are more than forty, and no one can count how many small studios restoring the retro look on a modern chassis.
Replicars and Kit Cars
Famous cars of the past have passed into the category of antiques and settled in the collections of the rich people of the world. But mechanics and tech enthusiasts have found another way for today's vintage tech enthusiasts. Production of retro cars with appearance famous cars past, but with modern undercarriage, put on industrial rails. Such machines are manufactured in small series or in single copies. Combining past and present in one machine is called replica production. The remake has no museum value, but it brings emotional satisfaction to the owner at an affordable price.
The production of replicas is based on the fact that the body is removed from the donor car, all the filling is disassembled into its component parts and mounted under the body of the model that is needed. The salon with all panels is made of modern materials, but the style of a retro car is preserved. The body is also made of modern material using modern technologies.
Some manufacturers produce kit cars, which are a set of body and interior equipment. Such an autoconstructor allows you to independently select a donor car and assemble retro cars with your own hands. For example, kit cars from the English company Beauford Cars Ltd, which have been produced for almost 20 years, are in demand among buyers.
The Paradox of Modern Replicators
The production of retro cars began from the time when a mechanic who saw an industrially manufactured Bugatti or McLaren decided for himself that he was no worse than the famous designers. The absence of the concept of copyright or its partial use also implies the level of development of the production of retro cars. Reputable manufacturers acquire production licenses
- small models;
- replicars;
- constructors for self-assembly.
Most Russian fans of vintage cars have vintage cars, the sale of which was associated with the difficulties of paperwork. Not a single private studio will deal with licenses for the production of Bentley or Bugatti, but they will be able to restore the car. But they are very difficult to register with the traffic police.
And so it turns out that in Europe oldtimers with bodies typical of the 60s of the last century are often found on the streets, and oldtimers appear on the roads of our cities only during parades.
Maxi or mini collection
Collecting a collection, which includes real racing retro cars, can be done by a person who has time, money, a place to store fireballs, and the ability to carry out timely technical care. The production of retro cars in full size began after there was a strong demand for oldtimer models.
Is there different variants car collections. Sometimes collectors stop at collecting full-fledged mini-models. The green Bentley model, reproducing the legendary James Bond Blower Bently, is in the same demand as real retro cars. Popular are:
- 1937 Studebaker Coupe yellow;
- 1948 Tucker Torpedo blue;
- Ford F-1 1949 light green;
In the collections of mini-models, products made in an industrial way are valued. The production of retro cars in the size range from 1:18 to 1:64 and less has been debugged by Yat Ming for 30 years. Novice collectors often grow into real mechanics, interest in oldtimers remains with them forever.
The funniest and unusual cars Russia and the CIS on sale!
Attracts attention, looks very impressive, indescribable feeling in management. The machine is made of metal structures in 2012 based on the W124 Mersedec E320. The car is a participant of International and Regional exhibitions. This year he took part in the filming of clips and films in Odessa and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
AUTOMATIC ROOF, 5-seater LEATHER INTERIOR, handmade TITANIUM WHEELS (USA). AUTO on AIR PILLOWS.
The box is automatic. Central locking. Power windows. ABC. Power steering. Onboard computer. Signaling. Modern audio system.
Completely from scratch in metal. ICE Toyota 3l, automatic transmission. Painting is not final (for testing).
Since there is no clear pricing for such items on the market, the proposed price tag is based more on the invested resources, both material and labor, and is approximately 950,000 rubles.
Wonderful English cabriolet! In the Russian Federation in a single copy. Producer - England "ROYAL SABLE" is translated as (royal sword) The car was built by English designers in 1996 according to mativs and in the best traditions of convertibles of the 30s of the last century. The car is not a replica of a car that once existed - it is an independent brand.
It was imported and cleared in 1996 from foggy Albion. Received a complete set with an expensive interior: leather - Bentlei, interior details from an expensive root walnut and other precious woods. Great sound and traction :)
The power unit is a Ford 2.8 with a V-shaped with a lower camshaft. Automatic transmission. All spare parts are available from the manufacturer running Ford Granada. Everything is secure and accessible.
The cost in England is 50,000 pounds.
ALMOST WITHOUT RUNNING.
Another small-scale replica of the Avtonostalgia project. Stylized as a GAZ 20 M Pobeda. Based on the Honda Crosstour.
1986 Pontiac Fiero
2.8 l / 140 hp
Replica Kitcar Kitcar Lamborghini Countach based on Pontiac.
McLaren F1 - Replica from Belarus
2.0 l / 130 hp
1981 DeLorean DMC-12
2.8 l / 150 hp
Vehicle History:
GAZ M-20 Pobeda, 1950 release. Was acquired at the end of March 2014 in Barnaul. The car started and it was his only plus. On the first couple of hundred kilometers, the engine boiled a couple of times, oil ran from the bridge, the muffler fell off. I drove to Togul (200 km, a colleague lives there) drove the car into the garage: changed the seals, all the fluids, brewed the muffler, put new battery and went home to Angarsk. 2000 km without adventure! I even got two speeding tickets! Comparison with modern cars The victory, of course, does not stand. This is a monument!
A project based on Pobeda (I was born on May 9, Alexander the winner) has been in my head for a long time: a retro car with a modern engine and suspension.
In August 2014, with his son Makar, he began to build a dream - the Victory project from metal and fiberglass. By January 2015, the new chassis, engine, roof, and draft doors were already in place. A front and back mock-up of foam and polyurethane foam was also completed. In 2015 (from January to April) he took a creative break, thinking about the pros and cons. Since April, he has been working on fiberglass - front and rear fenders, hood, trunk lid, deflectors, spoilers, sills. In November 2015, two more people joined the project who have high-octane gasoline instead of blood - Roman and Andrey. Special thanks to them. New thoughts, ideas, forms… They changed a lot of things and added their own to the project. For two months, the car was finalized and prepared for painting.
List of improvements:
Chassis Toyota Alteza, engine 2JZ.
body design own design. The roof is metal. Doors - metal + fiberglass. Fenders, hood - fiberglass. Trunk lid - aluminum + fiberglass. Wings - fiberglass. Spoiler, sills, windshields, bumper, podiums for mirrors - all made of fiberglass, handmade. Casting R15 made in USA with outer shelf 120 mm.
three liter engine, automatic transmission.
Victory coupe - Engine running from the Grand Cherroque. Volume 4.7, power 235l.s. four-wheel drive, downshift, automatic, all locks.
Engine 1.5 petrol (96 hp)
Automatic transmission
Four-wheel drive.
Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 "Eleonor" 1967. Mileage after complete restoration 84 km. Engine 7.0 l. - new. Type from the film "Gone in 60 seconds." Exclusive option.
The car has a factory WTCC body kit, a welded-in frame, a forged internal combustion engine, a TD04 turbine, an oil cooler, buckets, a panoramic roof (most likely for regulations), huge spacers and a lot of little things both in the cabin, hodovka and under the hood.
The car drives more than confidently, 300 horses by eye, and no one considered this herd)))
Collectible exclusive car Porsche Mirage ST for the first time in Russia! Tuning Porsche Mirage was made to order by German craftsmen! Tuning did for myself! The original Porsche Mirage GT costs 1 million. because it's made from a Carrera GT, which itself costs 0.5m. It is possible to order on the basis of 2015, the interior is different, the engine is different, etc., etc. Porsche Mirage ST is sold in Russia! In the engine compartment there are two subwoofers 1500W × 2=3KW and six more three-way speakers 500W × 6=3KW each! Total 6 kW! Please do not call journalists and hijackers. ! Tuning: Tuning was made from German steel in the factory, molds! All external parts of the car have been improved! Wings, doors, hood, trunk. engine compartment, roof, sills, bumpers and spoilers! The roof is trimmed with red electr. leather. stingray and black fur Barderel ram! The installation of a supercharger on a 3.2 liter engine is being worked out and the power is promised under 400 hp!
Motor M-50. The body on the coupe has been redesigned, the hood has been lengthened. Running sports short-stroke suspension. Automatic transmission 4HP 22 engine M 50 BMW wheels R 17. Bumpers and sills made of stainless steel. Electrical package. Rear view camera, music - total power 1950W. Power steering. Red genuine leather interior. The participant of exhibitions and car races is the winner in his class. Auto for the soul, the view is beautiful.
beige SUV 4 doors, 1989, mileage 95,000 km.
2.0 MT (140 hp), gasoline, four-wheel drive, left hand drive.
Mileage - 1111 km
Engine 1.5 petrol (45 hp)
* the legend of the world automotive industry (see the film Moscow holidays)
* Elvis Presley drove a similar car in the film "Live a Little, Love a Little" (1968)
* buggy invention of Ferdinand Porsche
* collected in 2013 (documents 1974)
* petrol boxer
* up to 100 km/h 5 sec
The car is assembled on a beetle. The frame was shortened, a one-piece body was ordered from connoisseurs from Finland. Add. The equipment was assembled throughout Europe. In 2013, the car was completely manufactured and registered with the traffic police.
Bentley Continental GT white convertible 2 doors, 2012, mileage 50,000 km.
2.4 AT (150 hp), gasoline, rear drive, left hand drive, two owners of TCP.
Replica car, exterior and interior 100% copy of Bentley GT2 cabrio, there is no other like it. From Chrysler Sebring Convertible 2.4
The machine is made to work in the wedding industry, it is mega popular, there are no competitors, the payback period is 2 seasons.
2.4 l / 130 hp
Mileage - 1000 km
This car has been raced.
At the moment, it is completely ready for further operation.
2.0 l / 280 hp
Machine in perfect condition:
Freshly repainted body
New stock motor 280 hp assembled by Alpina service with 25,000 km warranty
Machine in stock condition
All parts are brand new and original.
2 sets of wheels with tires: summer 17″, winter 15″
Full underbody protection and rally engine protection
In TCP 218 hp
Price: 900 000 r
True Replicator
(article from the magazine "4x4 Club")
GAZ-69A 1959 issue lived out its hard days in a very deplorable state. But the desire of the new owner for beautiful and complete solutions, combined with the experience of the tuning center "Auto-40" turned him into a stylish fellow. The upgrade was going to be carried out in full, that is, to build a real replicator. So he turned out to be a replicator ...
First of all, it must be said that in the workshop "Auto-40" there is a tradition to use exclusively domestic components. And this "golden rule" was sacredly observed even in small things.
At the time of the purchase of the car, the power unit was completely from the UAZ, and the bridges and suspension remained native, from the GAZ-69. But considering that the springs were completely worn out, and there was not much point in looking for new ones or forging them (according to the chief designer Igor Plakhotin, they were initially rather weak), the idea was born to completely rearrange the car to the UAZ, retaining the original body and frame.
The car was walked around several times from all sides, carefully examined and, of course, the whole thing was almost dismantled bit by bit, first of all separating the body from the frame. The dust of the times from the almost antique metal of the frame had to be cleaned off for a long time, using various chemical special means, ranging from kerosene to removing the old paint. Having found places damaged by corrosion, they put them in order. At the same time, we carried out the necessary welding work on the suspension - installed new brackets for mounting springs and shock absorbers. The native GAZ-69 shock absorbers were of a lever type, so to replace them with modern telescopic ones, other mounts had to be installed at completely different points. The entire frame was then coated with marine primer and modern weatherproof paint. And then they took on the rest.
In choosing the engine, we settled on the modern 16-valve ZMZ-409 with a volume of 2.7 liters, which is equipped with UAZs of the latest releases, but the gas distribution phases were reconfigured. Engine compartment compiled for a very long time. The fact is that on the GAZ-69, in terms of capacity, it is almost half the size of the UAZ. Therefore, the car had to be immediately lifted by 40 mm, otherwise there were problems with the installation power unit. For this, a home-made lift kit was made using engine mounts from GAZ-24 (they were drilled, bushings were installed). This provided sufficient structural strength and at the same time reduced the transmission of vibrations from the frame to the body. Another serious layout problem is with the placement air filter- managed to get around by putting a filter of "zero" resistance and making a short intake tract.
The engine cooling fan immediately became electric, from Sobol. The space between the grille and the radiator from the UAZ-3151 turned out to be quite enough for its installation. The diffuser had to be slightly modified - and the cooling turned out to be quite decent both when driving and on the spot. At the same time, to optimize the operation of the cooling system, the thermostat was selected together with the sensor for turning on the electric fan.
In general, all wiring diagram for the replicator, I had to draw and make anew. The native electrician of the GAZ-69 is almost completely out of order, although in principle, even in working order, it could not provide work modern car. Now, as on the best world analogues: turned off the ignition - went out
lights. The wiper is no longer controlled by a toggle switch, but by a steering wheel switch, and the wipers are automatically set in the extreme position (for the GAZ-69, when the wiper is turned off, the brushes stop where they were turned off, so the extreme positions must be caught). In the instrument panel, re-coated with powder enamel, "Zhiguli" instruments were used, they coincide in calibration with the sensors from the ZMZ-409 engine. And since the devices fell into the existing native holes of the panel, adapter rings were machined from polished stainless steel under this shield. It turned out very stylish! The electrics are powered by a powerful Bosch generator with a return of 140 A.
So that the steering wheel was not too heavy, it was equipped with a standard UAZ hydraulic booster. True, when installing the pump, it turned out that the factory bracket did not fit for layout reasons, so we introduced a self-made bracket. To mount the steering wheel, Momo also had to make an adapter of its own design. To match the "steering wheel", by the way, they also picked up the chrome-plated handles of the gearbox control levers and transfer case, also Momo.
ZMZ-409 did not leave free space under the hood, forcing them to work on the layout
Filter zero resistance
power steering pump
In general, there were enough problems with the steering: I had to bend the bipod so that the wheels turned normally, and as a result we got less than three turns on the steering wheel "from lock to lock"! But since the steering sensitivity in the near-zero position has increased, when driving in a straight line at high speeds, there is now a feeling that the car is “prowling” along the road. In order to somehow smooth out the unwanted effect,
when installing the springs, the installation angles of the front wheels were set in such a way as to slightly increase the castor (angle caster kingpin), while trying not to bring the angle of operation of the front cross of the front cardan to critical levels. It raised exchange rate stability. To reduce reactive loads on the steering wheel, an additional damper was installed, taken from Jeep Grand Cherokee. At the same time, the installation kit was designed in such a way that standard steering parts from UAZ could be used for repairs. unscrewed tie rod, screwed on a new one, bought in a village store or military unit - and off we go!
For more reliable operation of the suspension off-road, dual gas shock absorbers were installed. Such a decision was prompted by the experience of preparing cars for competitions - it was quite logical and very reliable (of the obvious minuses, only the hard passage of small asphalt irregularities by the car).
In order to increase the permeability, gear axles, providing them with screw differentials increased friction type "Thorsen". Two full-time fuel tanks replaced with one made of polished stainless steel.
The significantly increased power-to-weight ratio of the car (from 52 to 136 hp) required strengthening of the brakes. As a result, disc brakes of their own design appeared in front. In them, as it was decided from the very beginning, domestic components were used - discs and calipers from Sobol. In order for everything to fit on the hub as it should, the workshop manufactures forged steel brackets according to its own drawings, which have a very large margin of safety. The only foreign part in the entire braking system was vacuum booster brakes from Chevrolet, which miraculously appeared on this GAZ-69 in his past life. It just got reinstalled.
When developing brake system it was decided to redo the pedal assembly at the same time so that it meets modern ergonomic requirements. To do this, I had to re-bend the brackets and strengthen the axis of rotation. Several times they even did anthropometric fittings and consulted with the owner. The result turned out to be a kind of compromise between the recommendations of the designers and the wishes of the owner of the car.
Almost standard for "UAZ" installation front axle has a modified castor
The fuel tank has a "tunnel" to accommodate the driveshaft
final drives increase ground clearance
Front suspension and steering
Uniquely configured fuel tank located inside the wheelbase
Tie rods - standard, from "UAZ", but the bipod had to be bent
Dual shock absorbers for increased suspension energy in off-road applications
Front disc brakes of the original design from domestic components
Brackets from "UAZ" on the frame of GAZ-69
ZMZ-409 engine, UAZ gearboxes and RK
Fifteen inch cast wheel disks"Hope" Krasnoyarsk
production provided enough space for the installation of calipers, successfully complementing the appearance of the car. And on Cooper STT tires with a dimension of 32x10.50, you can not only comfortably move on asphalt, but also overcome very serious off-road conditions. To accommodate such "rollers", the wheel arches were put in order: their geometry was aligned, expanders were installed.
Chrome-plated "layout" on the body and stainless steel thresholds are successfully complemented by a searchlight in a chrome-plated case. Modern white front lanterns from "UAZ" also came in handy. The car looks amazingly stylish! The widened track and oversized wheels added brutality to it, and chrome-plated handles very well complemented the look. An important finishing touch is the Pobeda watch in the middle of the front panel.
The only drawback in the whole design is, perhaps, the lack of a decent awning. What is now used to store a car on the street does not turn out to be called an awning.
Of course, I could not refuse the offer to ride on the replica. On the move, the car turned out to be surprisingly soft and very dynamic. Very low gear ratios in transmission and powerful engine with a lot of torque on the "bottoms" make it easy to get under way from second gear with amazing dynamics! A typical UAZ exhaust sound sets you up for a leisurely acceleration, and the car literally jumps from its place. Max speed significantly exceeds the capabilities of a speedometer calibrated to 120 km / h.
I didn’t have to spend so much time off-road, but we managed to find that the suspension has very good articulation, and the locks in the bridges and high ground clearance allow you not to bother yourself with the choice of the trajectory - the car, without straining, goes where you want. Regardless of the initial task, the car turned out to be a "dual" purpose - in addition to the fact that it has a unique style, it can be driven, and not only on asphalt ...
The car was provided by the tuning studio "Auto-40"
Tel. (095) 517.78.73
SOME SIZES
Max, width (on wheels), mm 1870
Footboard height, mm 970
Vehicle length, mm 4000 per. bridge, mm 305
Max, height, mm 2100
Base, mm 2310
Track, mm 1580
Alexander Biryukov:
I am a Russian person, I spent all my childhood in the countryside, as they say, in the outback and I do not forget about the roots. Sometimes you think why I need all this, but the children want to leave the car so that they know what their grandfathers and fathers drove. You watch films of those years when virgin soil was raised and the collective farm chairman jumped over bumps in such a machine, you understand that this is really a fighting machine! This purchase led me to a long-standing desire to have a car of those years. First there was love for the 21st Volga. A cult car. And once with friends on a fishing trip, I saw a GAZ-69 near the lake. And then the thought flashed through my mind that this car, in addition to being a rarity, is also a very good SUV! Upon arrival in Moscow, I saw an advertisement for the sale of such a car. It has already been partly "tuned" and painted by the previous owner. I didn’t really want to have it in its original form, because it would be impossible to drive such a car - it would have to be stored in a garage and only taken care of, since it is a collectible item that is becoming more expensive every year. I wanted to enjoy the car. After a short euphoria from the acquisition, some shortcomings began to appear - either the wiring would burn out, or something else would go haywire. And it was decided to completely redo the car. I wanted to have a car that more or less meets modern requirements. Friends in the car service advised me to contact the workshop of the 40th car factory. Very pleased with the car is really high permeability. You can, of course, take some new or used imported SUV, but you won’t go anywhere on it - you’re afraid to break something, repairs will cost a pretty penny! And our domestic spare parts can be bought inexpensively in any store. And the feeling of driving such a car can not be compared with anything!
Some, shaking their heads disapprovingly, call them fakes, others - a miracle that combined time and technology. On the roads, they undoubtedly attract the attention of not only connoisseurs and connoisseurs, but also ordinary passers-by.They are replicars (or, as collectors lovingly call them, "replicas") - machines that look like rare models, but created using modern technology.
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It is unlikely that anyone will be able to say exactly where and when, and most importantly, for what reason the first replicator appeared. One thing is known - it happened less than a century ago. automotive history does not have many decades, and, of course, there could be no talk of any retro at the dawn of the automotive industry.
But what prompted the pioneers to put new content into the old form: either a share of romanticism mixed with love for progress, or the eternal boyish “I want one like that!”, It’s hard to say now. But the fact remains: replicas are not only produced - they are assembled with my own hands, collect like tin soldiers, teddy bears and Faberge eggs. They have become a source of pride and fetish not only for collectors, but also for outrageous motorists. Indeed, in such a car it is difficult to go unnoticed on the road, but you need to have a lot of outrageousness in your blood in order to decide to become the center of "road attention".
Replica - a topic for discussion
Like any deviation from the norm, replicars instantly divided the ranks of car collectors into the traditional three camps: pro, con, and abstain. And if everything is clear with the last group, then serious disputes flare up between fans and opponents. Both those and others appeal to fairly weighty arguments in defense of their positions. Owners and fans of real retro claim that replicas lack the charm of "things in time": in their opinion, this is precisely the beauty of owning a rare car. And in general, does anyone have the right to use the appearance of auto legends? However, it is easy to understand such a point of view: the collector - the owner exclusive models, inherited by him at the cost of incredible efforts and bringing extraordinary joy of possession, it is difficult to be touched by the fact that someone can create something similar, moreover, having quite modern specifications.
But do not blame the creators of the replicas that they defame the good name of the cars recognized as legends. Rather, on the contrary: such attention to a particular model and the desire to "reincarnate" it testifies to the recognition of its merits and the aesthetic appeal of the design, because only those cars that evoke a response from modern connoisseurs "return" from the past - as they say, sunk into the soul.
Some people are inclined to think that replicars are just fakes of rare cars. However, such an argument does not stand up to criticism: there is not a drop of fraud in the replicas. They are not created for the purpose of cheating an honest people: replicars do not copy prototypes in the smallest detail - they are more like a sketch of the original, retaining all the beauty of the design solution of the prototype.
In any case, they should not be taken as a fake, unworthy of the attention of true connoisseurs and collectors. According to fans of such cars, replicas are rather an expression of the life philosophy of their owners: the aesthetics of the time, somewhat polished by modern materials and technologies, as well as dynamics - technical characteristics familiar to today's motorists.
Indeed, in addition to the fact that replicars have the "appearance" of their rare and famous prototypes, they have a completely modern "stuffing". And this greatly simplifies the solution to the problem of repair, endless search necessary spare parts, moreover, importantly, it saves not only money, but also time.
So, if it's about production models factory-assembled replicas, they are installed completely modern engines, accessories and running parts from well-known manufacturers with a guarantee. Any modern model (at the choice of the owner) can become the basis for self-assembly replicators.
Miracle of creation
For fans of self-assembly, manufacturers offer a variant of the "constructor" - the so-called kit car, from which, in the literal sense of the word, you can assemble the coveted model. All that is required for those who wish is to decide on the choice of the model of the future replica, find a manufacturer with a good reputation and place an order.
There are undeniable advantages to this approach. First of all, such a "constructor" is much cheaper even compared to its factory counterpart, not to mention a genuine rarity. Especially the price difference is "felt" when transporting a kit car from one country to another (about how much it costs domestic motorists"customs clearance" and registration of the car, there is no need to say much).
With self-assembly, the owner is free to choose the filling: he himself determines which model will be taken as the basis of the replicator. On the one hand, someone will say that it is extremely troublesome: to search, choose, "customize" ... Isn't it easier to buy a factory-made model? It’s easier if you are not interested in the “repair moment”, you are not worried about the lack of necessary spare parts, the time that you need to spend waiting for their arrival from distant countries, and many other delights of a domestic car service. That is why connoisseurs prefer to use brands that are the most common and easy to maintain in a particular territory as bases for replicas - such a national moment. So, in America, Mustang cars often become such platforms, in Germany - Porsche.
And domestic auto history knows the precedents for creating replicas based on the Volga. However, the creation of replicars on the territory of the countries of the former USSR is an extremely interesting topic and worthy of special attention. And while foreign companies produce auto designers, carefully lay out all the details in wooden boxes and send them to the address of the customer, who, according to the schemes and drawings, creates the car of his dreams, domestic craftsmen do everything with their own hands ... and virtually from nothing.
True, the creators of the dream car lie in wait for a number of unpleasant moments. Self assembly replica is not without a fly in the ointment.
Moment one. I would like to warn against hasty conclusions: replicars can only be conditionally called available cars. Purchasing a kit car will cost an average of $30,000, while the actual cost of auto-dialing can be much higher than the one that the manufacturer initially announces to you. The second moment and extremely unpleasant: registration. The fact is that domestic legislation is extremely unfriendly to autoreplicas. And in order to register a miracle of technology created by your own hands, you will have to spend a lot of time, effort, and additional funds(more detailed information can be found in the following issues of our publication under the heading "Retro-Law").
So, according to the most conservative estimates, the replica will cost domestic collectors 60 thousand dollars.
Replica manufacturers
It is believed that replica cars are most popular in America, they find a smaller response in the hearts of collectors in the territory of old Europe, faithfully loyal to genuine retro cars. In all likelihood, the difference in mentality and the "speed" of life affects: the frantic pace of American cities and the eternal pursuit of the American dream does not give a single chance for slow romance.
But be that as it may, Western manufacturers have long appreciated the benefits that the love of motorists for retro cars can bring to them. Indeed, the number of people eager to become owners of copies or originals of exclusive cars owned (or were) by crowned persons and the richest people on the planet is steadily increasing every year.
And today, in addition to the antiques themselves, they offer many options and variations "on the theme." Stylized "a la retro" models appear worldwide famous brands(for example, the Chrysler PT Cruiser found on Ukrainian roads), the most accurate copies of exclusive cars are created to order, which repeat their prototype in great detail - and, in fact, are its clone. True, such models are not considered replicas, they are classified as "recreated". Almost all of their details are completely duplicated by the details of the original, and the customer receives, no matter how funny it may sound, a completely new rarity. However, such autocloning is not a cheap pleasure. In addition, such cars have the technical characteristics of the original, unlike replica models, according to appearance very similar to their predecessors, but with a completely modern inside. Here we are not talking about illegal fakes of exclusive cars, when a “clone” car is presented as the original, blatantly misleading connoisseurs. There are already so many precedents that in the next issue we will talk about it, and we will also pay special attention to specific car models and the anti-counterfeit protection used by their manufacturers.
In general, today there are about 40 companies in the world that are quite well-known in narrow circles and are engaged in the production of replicas.
And let's not even talk about the number of auto repair shops in which craftsmen "for the sake of art" create replicas with their own hands - and it's not worth talking about ...
One of the oldest and, perhaps, the most famous manufacturers of replicas is American company Excalibur Automobile Corp. She began her career in the late 1960s. It was then that the first Excalibur was created - a replica based on the notorious Studebaker with the appearance of a 1928-1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK. True, initially this model received the combined name Mercebeker, but was later renamed. It was she who became the first in a number of replicas based on various models that were later launched into production by Excalibur Automobile Corporation. It is worth noting that for a long time Excalibur brand cars enjoyed considerable popularity. Among the famous manufacturers of replicas are Sbarro (Switzerland), Penter and Olbeni (England), Laffer S.A. Car enthusiasts who prefer to create a dream with their own hands can purchase a kit from the British company Beauford Cars Ltd., which has been operating on the market for almost a decade and a half.
In a word, the choice is great - the last word is only for the buyer.
Summary
No matter how different the opinions of collectors regarding replicars, one thing remains indisputable: in order to appreciate all the charm and special charm of such cars, you must be able to feel the time and at the same time live in the frantic pace of today. As connoisseurs say, a replica is not just a car, it is the embodiment of your view of reality.
The 3-Wheeler is driven by a motorcycle two-liter V-shaped engine that effectively sticks out of the “muzzle”. This unit has 83 forces and 140 Nm, and it works in tandem with a five-speed gearbox from Mazda. Do you remember how much a tricycle weighs? Then you should not be surprised that the unremarkable engine accelerates the Morgan to “hundreds” in just six seconds.
Luckily, you don't have to spend a fortune to buy a unique 3-Wheeler: a standard car costs about £26,000 or about two million rubles. In the UK for the same amount you can buy Kia Sorento, but in Russia - Kia Mohave, but none of them look even half as cool as the Morgan.
Wiesmann GT MF4-CS
Things are very difficult for Wiesmann right now. Either she declares herself bankrupt, or she is looking for new investors and resumes the production of magnificent sports cars. And since the latest news about Wiesmann leaves hope for the company's survival, we have included the GT MF4-CS track coupe in our list.