I think it's a fibreglass shell on a donor vehicle. The Cd of that must be fantastic-under 0.2 I'd imagine.

In the old days, if you saw something like that you could bet that underneath it beat the lethargic heart of a sidevalve Ford, or if the engine was at the back, a very slightly less lethargic VW Beetle. Some 1172cc Fords were tuned to go faster, although why the tuners started with that engine in the first place isn't obvious.

I'm not sure what would be the ideal 'donor' engine for a kit car nowadays: 1.25 Ford perhaps. In time to come, the new 1.0 3-cylinder Ford engine will be a great choice.

Edited by Avant on 10/12/2012 at 23:57

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A Chevy Aveo ETV.