Hey RallySnake, my wife is Malaysian too. We've definitely considered the weather factor in people buying an open-top car. Maybe all the guys on motorcycles there would prefer to be under a roof.
We'd probably go with a hard top and A/C as standard equipment, but none of that has been planned in detail.
I think the straight-6 my brother-in-law wants to use is from the Proton Perdana. We certainly will consider other powerplants. I would assume the other Proton models are front-wheel-drive, and I don't think we want to go in that direction.
My brother-in-law has researched the import duty, and he can avoid that by having a formal business relationship with a kit manufacturer and have Malaysian labor build the cars in Malaysia. I suppose if he has to put a Proton badge on it, he will.
Don't forget the Per-O-Duas. Those are even more tinny, and made in Malaysia too.
