Lotus

Tiger Racing Limited, headquartered in the greenest rolling hills in England at Cambridgeshire, have something for everyone to add to true racing auto collections. And considering the image and history of quality that comes with the Tiger Racing tradition, race car collectors can enjoy a surprisingly affordable value. Take the Tiger Avon, as their entry level "lowcost" example, which can be purchased starting factory built at around $25,000 US.

In the often snooty and arcane world of replica and kit car building, one of the more amazing and humanistic stories around is the groundswell movement started by Ron Champion's 1996 book Build Your Own Sports Car for as Little as 250£ (And Race it!), which UK price in pounds back then translated to about $445 US dollars. The team at Canadian Online Locost Distributors (COLD) are among a large group of gearheads from all over the world who have revered this little volume as "life-changing," "revolutionary," making it the basis of their company mission to provide parts and support for building the Champion Lotus 7 replica as a low-cost project that the average Joe can accomplish and enjoy within a minimal timeframe.