Wednesday, 29 March 2006

Dutton Phaeton on E-Bay

There are always Dutton Phaetons on E-Bay, but this one caught my eye is it is an uncompleted kit and therefore raring to be built from scratch as a Class 7 car.

2 comments:

  1. how difficult is it to get a Dutton through the SVA?     for example, are all the curved bit s the right diameter?

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  2. Having spotted this posting, I thought I'd better sign up at last as I've been lurking for several years now.   The Dutton in question is mine - I bought it a couple of years ago with exactly that idea - build a Class 7.  Except work and time march on and I've done nothing to it.  I have helped my mate John with his Dutton though and drove it on the recent Northern Trial - the bright yellow thingie - and to paraphrase an ad, I liked it so much, I bought it . . .   What you can't see in the ad picture is the other one, also not finished, but built up further, is the green one in the garage . . . and I've done nothing to that one either - although I think it donated a few items to the yellow thingie.   As for SVA - I've got a Stratos replica and a Caterham (easy!) through - I found Manchester very helpful.  I think the radii on most bits of a Dutton are so large there will be no problem - what might be required is to leave the screen off tho' - and re-jig the boot lid hinges (they are simple house door hinges).  Otherwise common sense and a idea of how a car should be safely put together should see it through.   Brian Colman

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