What is this anyone?
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What is this anyone?
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Totally agree. cobra is fantastic BUT needs the size to pull it off. Use too much flares and nose on a tiny car like the Ibis and it just could not pull it off. We went through many nose designs and...
Hi Paul, yes they were emmm flexible. I regretted not putting a big metal brace bar between my door jams and not bothering with the door. wasp was far better made but I do agree that the nose did not...
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Interesting that they have wasp moulds still. Maybe they sold teh old ibis moulds off to Mini people in Brightwater. certainly teh Japanese cars are Ibis shaped.
PS. Dont quite agree that the wasp...
trying to place the green ibis - did your dad work at airnz?
tim Monck-mason
The first Chevrons had fibreglass made by me and Ian - we made some to repay his kindness for use of his space in his loft!
You are right that they were based on Viva suspension too.
Tim...
Not sure about this Ross. Don't mean to be rude but the first buck and moulds were all done by me and Ian in his garage in Henderson with no help from anyone.
I did an awful lot of glass and bog...
To Patrick Harlow - Mostly right Sir.
The Berkeley shell did indeed fall of back of truck and that is when I came on board. We both wanted simple light small easy cars to gymkhana and do sprints...
I think that is IBIS Berkely number one. Certainly that is paint colour we used and I think I recall those wheels too. It was at a few shows and did a few test drives.