New Miata based single seater kit

[FieroReinke]

New miata based single seater kit may be coming tonus shores. I love the idea but can't afford more than two toys.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/turn-a-miata-into-a-1930s-mono/179701/page1/

[KB58]

Bah, I started my own thread and you beat me to it. I linked directly to the company's site: https://tipo184.com/

[RTz]

Gorgeous.

[davew]

I was thinking about building a similar type car a couple years ago. Build a narrow, long engine bay locost type frame. Use Sq 1 1/4" main tubes. Then power it by an older Buick straight 8, behind a modern 5 speed. After trying to find engine parts for a 50 yr Buick, I realized almost 50% of the rebuild parts would have be custom made, i.e.; pistons and valve train. Not a lot of demand for hot rod Buick straight 8 parts. It quickly got to rich for my blood. davew

[KB58]

Part of me is bugged I didn't come up with the idea, but the other part of me would take a pass on it because it doesn't seem all that safe, and I want two seats. These things must be shared.

[benny_toe]

Pretty cool! Have been a Tipo 159 fan for years.

Cheers!

[kabuku6]

Beautiful car, but don't know how i feel about the "fake" exhaust. I'd say just embrace the fact that it's a 4-banger.

I still would make space in my shop for it if i happened across one.

[merim123]

Interesting business model. They are just getting started and want a 75% deposit up front. So that's about 10k USD. For a startup feels pretty risky.

[RichardSIA]

Interesting business model. They are just getting started and want a 75% deposit up front. So that's about 10k USD. For a startup feels pretty risky.

A common means of "Boot-Strap" finance, and apparently well accepted these days as Tesla has been doing pretty much the same for a long time.
Not sure it will go as well for a company not getting Gov. subsidies and fawning Media support.