by DessauSpeed » Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:06 pm
I don't know it would be possible, but I would recommend driving a Beck as well as this car, before you buy it. Nothing against this car or CMI bodied cars, but the driving experience between the two is very different. I’ll agree with most folks and say that the CMI is the superior car when it comes to accuracy of shape and looks, but it’s quite a bit smaller. For instance, I’m 6ft tall, and door top in my Beck was about 3in below my shoulder. In the CMI it was like 5 or 6. Does not sound like much, but you really get the effect of being ON the car instead of being IN in it. I’ve been in a real Spyder, and it felt the same. I am a believer in making a replica as true to the real expierence, but I found my Beck to be overall more comfortable and more of a pleasure to drive.
All that being said, with a little work, this could be a really cool car, and you’d have a pretty prestigious 550 replica. ( At least among the 550 replica crowd, to everyone else it’s just another “kit”)
Good luck either way!