Hello Everybody,
I just wanted to jot a quick post about kit cars. How do you feel about them? I really can't generate an opinion on them. I really respect the idea and process behind them, the desire to recreate/re-imagine iconic vehicles in a new and hopefully cost effective way. I mean for the vast majority of people this is the only way they will ever get to own/experience an AC Cobra or GT40. But... there is always a but, most of the kits look like just that, kits that are cheaply made and are at most an attempt at recreating the vehicle. Am I missing the point of the endeavor is the soul and expression of the project more important than the outcome?
They say that good artists copy and great artists steal, so how come it seems that there are so many good artists and so few great. So few kits live up to the cars they are based on, but is this just an endorsement of how great the originals are? It must be or may be it is a call to arms for the reproduction community to step up the quality and craftsmanship of the replicar.
All of this comes around as I kick around the idea of a Porsche 550 Spyder replica, but that literally is for another day.
Cheers,
Jay
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