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Old 03-18-2004, 08:00 PM
Lew Ledyard Lew Ledyard is offline
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I wonder how accurate they will be. The Scarabs had some unique design features. Pretty trick rear suspension that was designed to work with softer than normal springs. In board brakes and a few other things that were not common when designed by Troutman and Barnes. Also, the originals were painted by Von Dutch. Pretty good pedigree. The first Chaparell took Troutman and Barnes basic design to the next level. Like the Cobras, much of the design has been rendered obsolete by more modern engineering. However, it would be great if they were faithful to the original Scarab and also made the body in aluminum. Another company that claims to build an exact replica can be found at www.finesportscar.com. They claim to have built an exact replica for Dickie Reventlow. They also build DBR1s and DBR2s as well as Testa Rosas. I have never seen their products though.
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