Tag: Kit
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California-Made 70s Oddball: The Aerocon Boa
This is one of several fiberglass-bodied, kit-type cars sold without engine or trans and designed to accept Porsche or VW goodies. This one’s special, though, as the fiberglass body sits on an aluminum monocoque. That is only now becoming more common, thanks to Jaguar, Audi and a few others; but it was seriously exotic stuff…
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Omna Auto Bug Box: Beetle Conversion
As a follow up to our recent Vandetta post, here’s a more old school Beetle van-ish conversion. This one has a lot of needs, but it looks like it’s all there. This was done using a “Bug Box” kit from Omna-Auto back in the day. The seller says this needs pan repair and a starter.…
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Why Have a Bond Bug When You Can Have a Boonie Bug?
It seems this was built from plans available in Popular Mechanics back in the day. Underneath are some parts from a VW Bus, and, of course, it’s VW-powered. Outside, well, it’s sort of vannish, but with essentially none of the utility and a total disregard for aerodynamic efficiency. It’s certainly interesting, however, what with the…
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A Kougar, not a Cougar
There was a time when the concept of Jaguar E-Type “donor cars” existed. These days, almost any E is worth restoring, but that wasn’t always true, based on values. In the 70s, the Kougar Sport was a kit car that used E-Type running gear and other bits to make a nostalgiac ‘vintage’ racer. Interestingly, these…