[Hagerty] Will This Reshape The Car Industry, Replicating Icons?
Posted by Uldric@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 17 comments
Title is in reference to this video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBBZrjwqWZc
What car would you like to see reproduced with a new chassis? Do you see any issues with a whole chassis being sold instead of just parts?
StrangeSmellz@reddit
Do the Datsun 510, Delta and GTA
Uldric@reddit (OP)
You might be in luck with the Gullwing. They mentioned the next cars to be made are the Porsche 964 and rumored after that is the 300SL Gullwing.
siresword@reddit
I wonder if they have a rich AF enthusiast as a backer? Cause it seems wild to me that any company would consider it a worthwhile investment to buy 2 300SL Gullwings for RND purposes. Don't those things go for like $1 mil in decent condition? You would than have to find someone who would sell you one for the express purpose of literally cutting into pieces for 3d scanning purposes, which might be a pretty hard sell.
StrangeSmellz@reddit
I just need to be rich now
AlbatrossStrong9085@reddit
Give me a 2002 WS6 Trans Am coupe thank you please
kinkycarbon@reddit
No. The only people who buy these are the ones with money. It’s also not easy to register one. Depending on the state, you may need the emissions controls of the vehicle model being used. An AE86 will need the emissions control system used for that model year.
In California, you cannot use the SB71 exemption for a car shell of an AE86. It will still be an AE86. You need to show the receipt of the car shell you bought from to the DMV
Bonerchill@reddit
This is my problem.
If I cannot build a legal car with the body, it is meaningless.
I can still buy Corollas and Elans and Cortinas and 510s and 1200s in okay condition in SoCal.
earoar@reddit
While not strictly legal people have been vin swapping in situations like this for a very long time. There’s also the possibility of registering as a kit car.
aquatone61@reddit
If they started making S13 and S14 chassis again that would make the drifters happy :)
bhop_monsterjam@reddit
No because it's incredibly short sighted
Mother____Clucker@reddit
Reshape the industry? No. It's a niche market.
claspen@reddit
First off, no
You can buy reproduction bodies for 55 Chevy, mustangs, camaros, 30s ford's and more. It's a cool cottage industry, but it's not going to change the overall car industry.
And second, this video is giving off vibes of people "discovering" new ethnic foods. Old muscle/pony cars and hot rods have had replica chassis, bodies and other reproduction parts for decades now.
phalanxs@reddit
On one hand, sure. That's really nothing fundamentally new.
But on the other hand, a Dynacorn Mustang shell is 20k, and as far as I can tell that doesn't include front fenders, a front bumper, or a hood. If this factory can keep a full body under 10k that's still a very different value proposition from what was available.
One thing that wasn't mentioned in the video however, is the fact that Dynacorn is officially licenced by Ford and GM. I'm not a lawyer and I don't know what the licencing agreement actually covers, but if Dynacorn has to pay the OEMs but Chinese factories don't, that could be a significant marker distortion.
StrangeSmellz@reddit
If they're not licenced, I'm sure the Toyota etc will have to US block importation of a counterfit product.
furrynoy96@reddit
1968 to 1970 Dodge Charger and Challenger, a lot of classic Mopars really
xdr01@reddit
Only issue for me in Australia is registering for road use.
Love to build a AE86 with one of these chassis.
Uldric@reddit (OP)
Personally I loved this video, I'd love to see how a 240z turns out from them. But also saw the kombi and f40 shorty which would be cool to make with modern parts.
Other companies make the cobra replicas which I have no issue with, I see this as the next step. You also have people like Mike Lake on Youtube taking an old Porche model and 3d printing parts to make it into a replica gt3 rs.
I'm not sure if a company can trademark a look of a car, but I could see some legal issues with a currently in production car being reproduced as a bare frame.