A couple of possible interesting starting points: http://www.rodster.com
http://www.factoryfive.com The first is a kit that goes onto an S10 chassis -- uses the original dash and controls and doors. Takes off about 500 lbs, and has a strong truck chassis underneath. Factory Five builds Cobra replicas using Mustang 5.0 donor parts. I think the type 65 (Daytona Coupe) would be especially neat, as they had about 40 more mph than the convertible Cobra, due to much better aerodynamics! The Mustang donor is around 3300 lbs, but the finished car (with a big V8) is just over 2000 lbs -- so there would be hope for maybe a 1400 lbs glider, with brakes, wheels, tranny, real axle designed for a 3300 lb car with 300 hp. --- jerry dycus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rick and All, > --- Rick Woodbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Where on earth did you get that idea? We intend to > > sell cars for under > > $10,000 or possibly better yet lease or rent them > > for $100 a month so that > > we be assured of being able to reuse all the > > materials without worry that > > they may wind up in a landfill somewhere. > > > > The only way to produce a car for under $10,000 is > > to build over 100,000 per > Maybe your way it would take that many, there are > other ways to do it at much less units/year. > Reducing the parts count, design for fast > assembly, ect can bring down costs so to make a profit > on 1,000 units/year at $10,000. > Not only is it possible, it's nessesary because > depending on 100/000 units/ year before profit is a > bit risky even for a big manufacture. > > > year. To do this takes well over $1 billion in > > tooling and manufacturing > > setup. > If this is true then you are in trouble. Just what > would cost 1 billion? > What would cost 10 million? > If you can't set up a beginning production line > for 10 million you will be deep in debt and probably > never come out. > > I just noticed in another post someone > > suggested that you could copy > > an EV-1 for $100,000. Try to have a single mold made > > for a single piece of > > the dash, for example, assuming that you have a part > > to copy, I highly doubt > > you can find someone to make the mold for that one > > part for under $100,000. > You need to find another part, mold maker!!!! > There are over 20 different companies in Fla that > can do that easily. Sure it will cost more if you let > them but car, boat parts go by the pound. > The EV-1, converted to all composite > construction, including production tooling would only > cost about $50,000 for the mono-coupe Body, frame > parts to set up and about $3,500 for each 1 built for > labor, materials, tool wear after that. > So with Ni-cads, an EV-1 clone, with 100 mile > range could be built for $25,000 and make a profit in > a 50 lot run and weigh 1,000 lbs less. > Our Fiberglass industry has been popping molds > off boats, cars, low unit production, ect for 50 years > at very low prices. > Present costs for production mold making from > your pattern , part building is $5-$7 / lb in > labor/ materials. > Please be a little more accurate in the future, > jerry dycus > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
