I wasn’t expecting this when Alex in Virginia sent me a link. I look at kit cars occasionally on eBay to check out the latest in Porsche Laser 917’s and the like, but not often enough to catch all the weirdness that passes through -including this: an Alfa Giulietta Spider treatment kit on a Miata! I’ve seen lots of Porsche 356 kits, Austin Healey 3000 kits and others, but never Giulietta kit -not that this looks a whole lot like a Giulietta, but you get my meaning.
The quality of the finish isn’t too bad for this sort of thing, and being a Miata, it probably performs admirably. Knock-offs look like something from the SpyHunter video game. Center grill looks like a genuine Alfa part.
The changes up here seem to be based on changing the hood and front bumper -big plastic modern bumper -not the little chrome bits. Are the horizontal grills 750B items? Turn signals look like SS tail lights. Where are the bumperettes from?Â
Wheels are Panasports I think. Not sure where the tail lights came from. Bumper looks like a Sprint item put on upside down. Could be any one of a number of old cars.
I don’t know Miata’s well enough to know what part of the shut lines are original. Back-up lights look familiar.
Looks to be a genuine Nardi Wheel.
What is this worth as a Miata without modification?
You need a ‘Florida’ category.
Funny you say that -I was trying to figure out the best way to categorize stuff like this…
Matt
I’m damn near speechless on all fronts. You gotta be serious. Holy p.o.s. What a fine way to destroy a perfectly good Miata.
That would be an insult to us Floridians. It belongs in the “junk” category.
Dirk
Coral Gables, FL
Dirk,
Somehow whenever I find a car like this it’s in Florida. Otherwise Florida is nice.
Matt
Sad; just a day too late for Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale, the exquisite and rare Alfa Romeo Prototipo Pixarro..
Why not have a “Swamp Rats” category- there was a few horrors already shown!
And where is Daisy Mae when she’s needed to move the product?
Laurence
Worth about 4-5k as a ’99 miata.
Hmmmm maybe I could vintage race it do you think the stewards at CSRG notice?
You’ve got to submit this one to sports car market magazine for there photo of the month for comments.
rear overriders are early 1970s MGB . . .
Woo I cant wait to get my hands on this bad boy.
yuck!
i’m blessed to have the real deal, I’d be embarrassed to drive that girlie kit car.