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Here at Dons Auto Pages you will find lots of information and links to Kitcars on the internet

You can see a list of Kitcar manufacturers here. I guess overall the main reason for building a kit car is the chance to either get a car that looks like a million dollars or performs like a million dollars or in many case does both on a budget that is considerably less than a million dollars.

The sort of kitcar that can achieve these results are many and varied, from 100HP lightweights to 300 to 400HP grunters which in both cases will give excellent performance and handling.

A lightweight car can be something like the following: Tom Reier's Grinnall Scorpion # 151. This is an extreme performance cyclecar, using a BMW K series engine of your choice as to size 750-1200cc. Tom used a K1100RS (16 valve) in his. It's like a go kart on steroids...0-60 in easily done in approximately five seconds, and it handles quite well, with double a-arms up front, coilover inboard shocks and rack n pinion steering.

Grinnall #151

It weighs about 925 lbs tops, with a full tank of gas, and the engine is setup with a special stainless exhaust system much larger and less restrictive than stock, so it's about 110 bhp...a lot of fun. So far there are only two in the U.S., but since it performs with the best supercars, and gets no less than 36 mpg!! there should be a lot of interest over here. Quality of the kit is very high, frame and components all nicely powdercoated, top flight ppg paint, and about 100-150 hours assembly time, if you have your donor engine ready to go.

Thanks Tom

GRINNALL 110HP
ESTIMATED STANDING START ACCELERATION RESULTS
Time to Speed:
0-30 mph............ 2.4 sec.
0-40 mph............ 3.1 sec.
0-50 mph............ 3.9 sec.
0-60 mph............ 5.6 sec.
0-70 mph............ 6.7 sec.
0-80 mph............ 8.8 sec.
0-90 mph............ 10.4 sec.
0-100 mph.......... 12.5 sec.

1/4 mile 13.9 sec. @ 102.7 mph

Top Speed............. 140.8 mph

Or at the other end of the scale
One could build a 425HP Cobra Kitcar with the following specs: What some people define as the ultimate grunt machine with 425HP @ 6500 rpm, 4 on the floor, fats on the back and 2350 lbs. or say 2600 lbs. all up. This will give something like 3.4secs. 0-60 mph and 12.00 sec ET. You will grow hairs on your chest if you drive one of these :):):):):):):.

AC Cobra 427

ESTIMATED SHELBY COBRA 425HP

Engine Max Horsepower: 425 bhp @ 6500 rpm
Maximum engine speed: 7000 rpm

STANDING START ACCELERATION RESULTS

Time to Speed:
0- 30 mph............ 1.7 sec.
0- 40 mph............ 2.2 sec.
0- 50 mph............ 2.8 sec.
0- 60 mph............ 3.4 sec.
0- 70 mph............ 4.2 sec.
0- 80 mph............ 5.8 sec.
0- 90 mph............ 6.8 sec.
0-100 mph........... 8.7 sec.

Time to Distance:

1/4 mile 12.0 sec. @ 120.2 mph

Top Speed............. 169.4 mph

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