Classic Roadsters Duchess Build

The Chevette parts car

Chevette engine

Bringing the parts home

Spare room filled with car parts

Test fitting the body panels

More test fitting

The Chevette engine and transmission removed from the car

Ready to begin the build

The chassis with engine and suspension

Front view of the chassis

Rear view of the chassis

The finished engine compartment. I managed to fit all of the smog stuff in.

The interior. Looked nice but not very comfortable.

The assembled car still on steel wheels

It took a lot of work to achieve this level of panel fit.

The completed car

Front 3/4 view

With side curtains

It turned out that the kit car market was looking for immense "classic" shapes and did not care about power to weight ratios. I built the smallest, lightest kit trying to make a sports car instead of a fashion statement. The moral of this story is never build what you think someone else wants. Build what you want. Then it is more likely that someone else of similar tastes will want it also.

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