Banana Boat: 1968 Sterling Kit Car
The shape you see on the screen first appeared as the Nova kit car, produced in the UK by Richard Oakes and Phil Sayers using a swoopy fiberglass body, and Volkswagen Beetle chassis with buyer provided running gear. The same design was later branded as the Sterling, Cimbria and Purvis, and apparently you can even buy a new one today. That sounds expensive, so I’ll stick to the old used examples like this 1968 Sterling Kit Car offered for $8,500 in Mendocino County, CA via craigslist. Tip from James.
From the seller:
Rare Sterling coupe, looks like Ferrari , lightweight & fast, with built GM 3.8 V6, 4spd, mild cam. Nice gauges, stereo, power antenna, old school Offenhauser valve covers & manifold with Holley 4 bbl, headers & Supertrapp mufflers. Carpeting, headlight lens covers included. $8500
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ya know a link would help sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/1968-sterling-exotic/6287788670.html
I wonder if anyone ever rigged up a way to drive the thing without the roof / windshield / door thing?
hugh-
I think they make an aftermarket replacement top that turns it into a vert. I prefer the look (and I'm sure it's a lot less claustrophobic!).
Still, the original lines of the coupe are amazing.
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-Stan (the *other* Stan…)
These always looked like so much fun. Turbine wheels with spindles look about perfect on this car.
too bad he added an ugly, black hood scoop: ruins the original lines of the car…