Hey, thanks! I think you’ve posted those before, now that I see them (again). Nice job on the TD logo.

Not strictly a kit car, no. But some were imported to the US without frames or engines (apparently qualifying as “parts” for import duties), then mated to donor VW chassis. There was a company here in Houston that would do the work, so I’m guessing that enough came in through the Port of Houston to make it worthwhile for a time. Mine is a TI model…[Read more]

Ed: Could you post a photo or two of your center brake light arrangement? I was thinking along those lines, but haven’t found quite what I want.

I’m pretty sure the MP Lafer factory in Sao Paolo, Brazil, started rolling cars out the door in 1974.

Hey, now THAT’s an idea worth borrowing — my clock hasn’t worked in seven years. Now, if only I can find one of those and get my mechanic to install it and hook up a switch …

I’m with Dave and Ed on the dash layout. And just what is that in the center of those secondary gauges?

I’ve prowled through his Caroholic site many a night. I’ll second Ed’s recommendation. Good reading.

They were made in New Zealand originally, I believe, but for some years have been produced in Malaysia. Don’t think they’re available in the U.S. or Canada, but I could be wrong. When I tried to click on their website, McAfee warned against it and then quarantined two infected files that tried to download on my PC, so be careful there.

Dave, if a high school in your area has a metal shop class, maybe you could talk the teacher into suggesting it as a project for the students. (Or do high schools still have vocational arts classes like that anymore?) ❓

Top-notch work, Jack. If I were wearing my cap, I’d tip it. My Lafer’s dash needs a facelift, too, but with all the nice weather we’re having I can’t bear not being able to drive it. Maybe when our three weeks of winter comes, I’ll get it done. Till then, I’ll just enjoy looking at yours.

That’s a Lafer. The price they’re asking is about what I have in mine — so far. Seems a little high, but good luck to them.

That looks very, very nice, Vicenç. I especially like the flag on the top of the radiator shell, just under the MotoMeter. I’ve never seen one of those before. I see from your web page that the TDr was given to you by a friend. Wow — now that’s a friend!
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I sure wish there was enough room between my buckets for a little console/cup holder like that. Ah, well.

Montgomery, Texas, the county seat of Montgomery County, had 867 residents as of the most recent census.

Bill: I found my TDr in a barn outside Montgomery — Texas, that is. Plenty of curving roads through the pine forests, but sadly no mountains.

Looks sharp, but no windshield and no top? No thanks.

Very tasty . . . Muchas gracias!

It does look interesting. Unfortunately, it won’t let me read more than the first part of the article.

That price doesn’t look steep to me at all. What does look steep is the angle on that windshield.

Agreed. Wheels & tires were the big give-away for me. But still a nice looking ride.