Nov
15th
Bail Out Auto Manufacturers, Or Maybe Everybody Build Your Own?
By Marilyn Stokes
The American economy and general style of living is at the onset of
what is being called the most sweeping set of shifts and changes
since the industrial revolution. Necessity is dictating that all of
us rethink our product use and cycles in every category, and
seriously come to grips with how we impact our home planet in the
process. With the details of financially bridging the major car
manufacturers in the States under consideration, I think an already
growing trend towards individually built automobiles will
exponentially develop into a major consumer alternative.
Lesher Motor Sports of Salinas, California, has been one of hundreds, maybe thousands, of small kit car and replica companies on the cutting edge of this trend - companies who are offering a more affordable version of cars for both racing and daily driving-- cars that can be customized to do a little of both, and with whatever options and features are wanted by each owner.
Since 2004, Lesher Motor Sports have been offering a high-quality kit in the all-popular Cobra/Daytona genre, fittingly dubbed their Daytona Coupe replica. This kit was designed by the well-known California replica maker Upstate Super Replicars, Inc., and Lesher has now purchased the tooling and manufacturing rights to produce the Coupes both in kit form and also as a turnkey replica. The original Daytona Coupe concept car was designed set up for racing; the first set of customers were people who wanted to build a show car that could wow on the track as well.
Customer Builds Mag-Featured Daytona Coupe
Prime example of such a customer is Roland Eddy of San Diego, who built one of Upstate Super Replicar's Coupe kits, and became a one-man advertising campaign for the kit, now made by Lesher. Roland's Daytona Coupe was built with the help of a top car builder, Joe LaPorte, and when finished, it won top awards in almost every major car show in the California area, including Knott's Berry Farm, and was featured in Kit Car Magazine. Joe's car is a race car at heart, and as its show career winds down, he intends to put it on the track to prove that it's not just a pretty face.
When these first Coupes, such as Roland's, got out and about, word got around about what a solid, quality kit this is, how easy to assemble, and, of course, everyone could see how stunningly they finish out. So the Daytona Coupe began to be a favorite of people who, were not die-hard track folk, but could definitely appreciate a high performance daily driver that looks like a raving racer in the classic Cobra-Daytona style.
The Options Go On And On
There are many ways you can have your Lesher Coupe and all of them make sense. First off, there are a lot of build options and features to select from --many from Lesher--and a world of others in aftermarket.
Lesher's inclusive basic Daytona Coupe kit comes at a price of $15,995. The tough frame and rolling chassis, skins made of boat-quality Ester Resin, engine mounts for either small or large-block Ford engines, performance suspension, and all else to assemble a remarkable automobile, are detailed on the www.leshermotorsports.com website.
Lesher Daytona Coupe dealers are also listed on the site, in case one would care to skip the build process and buy one outright.
Lesher Motor Sports of Salinas, California, has been one of hundreds, maybe thousands, of small kit car and replica companies on the cutting edge of this trend - companies who are offering a more affordable version of cars for both racing and daily driving-- cars that can be customized to do a little of both, and with whatever options and features are wanted by each owner.
Since 2004, Lesher Motor Sports have been offering a high-quality kit in the all-popular Cobra/Daytona genre, fittingly dubbed their Daytona Coupe replica. This kit was designed by the well-known California replica maker Upstate Super Replicars, Inc., and Lesher has now purchased the tooling and manufacturing rights to produce the Coupes both in kit form and also as a turnkey replica. The original Daytona Coupe concept car was designed set up for racing; the first set of customers were people who wanted to build a show car that could wow on the track as well.
Customer Builds Mag-Featured Daytona Coupe
Prime example of such a customer is Roland Eddy of San Diego, who built one of Upstate Super Replicar's Coupe kits, and became a one-man advertising campaign for the kit, now made by Lesher. Roland's Daytona Coupe was built with the help of a top car builder, Joe LaPorte, and when finished, it won top awards in almost every major car show in the California area, including Knott's Berry Farm, and was featured in Kit Car Magazine. Joe's car is a race car at heart, and as its show career winds down, he intends to put it on the track to prove that it's not just a pretty face.
When these first Coupes, such as Roland's, got out and about, word got around about what a solid, quality kit this is, how easy to assemble, and, of course, everyone could see how stunningly they finish out. So the Daytona Coupe began to be a favorite of people who, were not die-hard track folk, but could definitely appreciate a high performance daily driver that looks like a raving racer in the classic Cobra-Daytona style.
The Options Go On And On
There are many ways you can have your Lesher Coupe and all of them make sense. First off, there are a lot of build options and features to select from --many from Lesher--and a world of others in aftermarket.
Lesher's inclusive basic Daytona Coupe kit comes at a price of $15,995. The tough frame and rolling chassis, skins made of boat-quality Ester Resin, engine mounts for either small or large-block Ford engines, performance suspension, and all else to assemble a remarkable automobile, are detailed on the www.leshermotorsports.com website.
Lesher Daytona Coupe dealers are also listed on the site, in case one would care to skip the build process and buy one outright.
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