Build a Kit other than Cobra & GT 40

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Originally Posted by LMH

The P4 is really cool. Another on my list.
The thing I don't like about Becks Lister and 550 is they aren't very accurate in shape and profile. Same thing that bugs me about some Cobra replicas.
To each his own I guess.
Larry

I can't comment on the 550 but the mold for the older Beck Listers were taken from an original but were slightly elongated to allow a few more inches of cabin room. Profile differences are really not visible. Also with the original Listers almost no two were exactly alike, some had different hood profiles to suit the engine and intake system differences (Jag 6, Chevy V8 with injection stacks, etc.), higher rear decks for larger fuel cells, some had the hood and door seams separate and some had them as the same seam. I have also taken a fair number of measurements of my Beck Lister and compared to original specs where the originals were consistent and they are spot on. Now where the Beck Lister is much different from the original is in the frame and mechanicals, interior, and windscreen. Now for a truely original replica of a Lister there is a company called Tempero (www.temperocars.com) that makes aluminium replica but I assume that would be big bucks.