{"id":25031,"date":"2022-11-10T19:03:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=25031"},"modified":"2022-11-10T19:03:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T19:03:26","slug":"exciting-new-kit-from-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/11\/10\/exciting-new-kit-from-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCITING NEW KIT FROM NORTHERN IRELAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the overall scheme of things, despite having a brilliant kitcar enthusiasts club, Northern Ireland hasn\u2019t really had very many kitcar manufacturers. I think we worked it out recently at about eight manufacturers since 1949.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, the latest is a company called Vale Automotive located near Derry City and run by a nice chap called Shimie.<\/p>\n

They are launching a Porsche Boxster (Mk1 986-generation) based body conversion. Although described as an original design there\u2019s plenty of Porsche 911 GT1 in the car\u2019s styling. Shimie tells me that a Mk2 (987-generation)-based version is also being developed.<\/p>\n

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Vale\u2019s kit is a very interesting pastiche of the iconic mid-nineties GT1 a Porsche that starred in endurance and GT racing in period. There was also a road version, but you won\u2019t see many of them around.<\/p>\n

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Shimie is currently supplying just a GRP bodykit although plans to tempt customers with a set of wheels very soon. The 986-generation used either a 25, 2.7 or 3.2-litre engine with the latter having a tidy \u2013 and befitting \u2013 260bhp although Vale is working on a mid-engined GM LS3 engine option, a unit that he sees being the most popular.<\/p>\n

The kit is priced at \u00a310,999 and turnkeys will also be an option.<\/p>\n

More on this one soon although in the meantime visit www.vale-automotive.com<\/a> ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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