KIT cars in India

spawnofsatan · 17th January 2008, 13:41

Are there any kit cars in india? replicas built on another car's chassis? Are they legal in india? they seem to be in all other countries....

windsurfer · 17th January 2008, 15:00

I don't think it is legal in India unless you have written permission from manufacturer.

ramie2400 · 17th January 2008, 17:33

There was one Lamborginhi in my college days somewhere in 1996-1997 red colour,i had seen it many times,used to be in Khar in some building,where i had gone to see it personally with couple of my friends,but havnt seen now for some years,I still couldnt figure out on which chassis was it built on.Weathe it was Indian or was imported built.

cheers.

mail4ajo · 17th January 2008, 17:37

The Late Kari of Coimbatore tried his hands at kit cars in India. There was a company that showed a sports car called 'Quantum' a few years back. Had a FRP body with a Ford Engine. Dont know what happened to the company.

Rehaan · 17th January 2008, 17:59

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Originally Posted by ramie2400

where i had gone to see it personally with couple of my friends,but havnt seen now for some years,I still couldnt figure out on which chassis was it built on.Weathe it was Indian or was imported built.

When you have TBHP, dont waste time wondering. Just start searching.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/super-...ng-mumbai.html

cya
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AMATMO · 17th January 2008, 19:22

there is also a kitted Ford GT40 in delhi which was white first and is presently red in colour

its good to have kitted cars if the particular car is extinct
like the above mentioned ones

spawnofsatan · 18th January 2008, 14:38

I'm looking at building an exact replica of the shelby mustang....

spawnofsatan · 19th January 2008, 10:06

If i build the replica on a tubular chassis, using a space frame, what will be the registration process?

Mpower · 19th January 2008, 20:27

Check with Bothe. He builds Lotus 7 replicas.

katalysm76 · 23rd January 2008, 17:13

Anyone has any suggestions on building a Austin '52 replica.

kunalgulati1234 · 30th January 2009, 01:25

I was just wondering if one was to import a kit car, with or without an engine installed in the car, what are the duty and other taxes levied on such cars by the government in India.
There are beautifully made kit cars available all over the world and as these could easily be imported without an engine and a decent engine could be bought and installed in these cars once its been imported, would this actually be a feasible way of importing a car ?

spawnofsatan · 30th January 2009, 12:10

Probably will not happen, there are way too many laws against it and add to that copyright infringement. How about you make your own kit car?

GTO · 30th January 2009, 12:14

You could import the kit car in pieces and save what you can on duty. However, I doubt any RTO will allow it to be registered as a road-going car. Either you'll have to restrict its use to track days / private property or (as others have done) use the chassis number of a herald / Contessa / similar old car and run it on the same registration plate.

spawnofsatan · 30th January 2009, 13:17

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Originally Posted by GTO

You could import the kit car in pieces and save what you can on duty. However, I doubt any RTO will allow it to be registered as a road-going car. Either you'll have to restrict its use to track days / private property or (as others have done) use the chassis number of a herald / Contessa / similar old car and run it on the same registration plate.

If one were to import a kit, what kind of duty would it attract? How would one import panels, they would know its for a kit!!!

ajmat · 30th January 2009, 13:22

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Originally Posted by GTO

) use the chassis number of a herald / Contessa / similar old car and run it on the same registration plate.

You will need to ensure the wheelbase etc is the same as in the RC book. Tht's ow the local stretched limo's are getting dinged by the RTO

17th January 2008, 13:41	#1
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	KIT cars in India Are there any kit cars in india? replicas built on another car's chassis? Are they legal in india? they seem to be in all other countries....
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17th January 2008, 15:00	#2
windsurfer BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dundee, UK Posts: 513 Thanked: 25 Times	I don't think it is legal in India unless you have written permission from manufacturer.
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17th January 2008, 17:33	#3
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	There was one Lamborginhi in my college days somewhere in 1996-1997 red colour,i had seen it many times,used to be in Khar in some building,where i had gone to see it personally with couple of my friends,but havnt seen now for some years,I still couldnt figure out on which chassis was it built on.Weathe it was Indian or was imported built. cheers.
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17th January 2008, 17:37	#4
mail4ajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,957 Thanked: 330 Times View My Garage	The Late Kari of Coimbatore tried his hands at kit cars in India. There was a company that showed a sports car called 'Quantum' a few years back. Had a FRP body with a Ford Engine. Dont know what happened to the company.
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17th January 2008, 19:22	#6
AMATMO Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore\GOA Posts: 1,456 Thanked: 7 Times	there is also a kitted Ford GT40 in delhi which was white first and is presently red in colour its good to have kitted cars if the particular car is extinct like the above mentioned ones
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18th January 2008, 14:38	#7
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	I'm looking at building an exact replica of the shelby mustang....
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19th January 2008, 10:06	#8
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	If i build the replica on a tubular chassis, using a space frame, what will be the registration process?
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19th January 2008, 20:27	#9
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	Check with Bothe. He builds Lotus 7 replicas.
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23rd January 2008, 17:13	#10
katalysm76 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 120 Thanked: 2 Times	Anyone has any suggestions on building a Austin '52 replica.
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30th January 2009, 01:25	#11
kunalgulati1234 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 7 Thanked: 2 Times	Importing a KIT CAR ??? I was just wondering if one was to import a kit car, with or without an engine installed in the car, what are the duty and other taxes levied on such cars by the government in India. There are beautifully made kit cars available all over the world and as these could easily be imported without an engine and a decent engine could be bought and installed in these cars once its been imported, would this actually be a feasible way of importing a car ?
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30th January 2009, 12:10	#12
spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	Probably will not happen, there are way too many laws against it and add to that copyright infringement. How about you make your own kit car?
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30th January 2009, 12:14	#13
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	You could import the kit car in pieces and save what you can on duty. However, I doubt any RTO will allow it to be registered as a road-going car. Either you'll have to restrict its use to track days / private property or (as others have done) use the chassis number of a herald / Contessa / similar old car and run it on the same registration plate.
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