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Title: Solved NIC#1005 - Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder (a.k.a. HDS)
Post by: nicanary on November 17, 2018, 06:55:49 AM
What is this car, and what is the base?
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: nicanary on December 09, 2018, 06:03:26 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: gilescooperuk on December 09, 2018, 07:49:08 AM
British kit car?
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: nicanary on December 09, 2018, 08:23:14 AM
British kit car?

Yes.
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: richard cuyler on December 09, 2018, 10:35:27 AM
Triumph Spitfire underneath?
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: nicanary on December 09, 2018, 11:15:00 AM
Triumph Spitfire underneath?

However could you tell  ;D ?
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: el_monty on December 10, 2018, 12:50:24 PM
Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: nicanary on December 10, 2018, 02:14:43 PM
Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder

Yes. This car is captioned as an HDS (Hooper Design Services) which was the original designer and builder in 1991, but the kit has been manufactured by several people and it was a Fiorano from 2005. Same car.
Title: Re: Solved NIC#1005 - Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder (a.k.a. HDS)
Post by: Djetset on December 10, 2018, 07:26:54 PM
This model has had quite a long and complex history. It also had various other names, with HDS (Hooper Design Services) later becoming Hooper Creative Design Services. It was also built and sold by DG Engineering, Reed Motor Engineering and Fiorano, with the model's name changed at various times, including Lindy, Warrior and Defender, as well as the T48 Cora Spyder.
Title: Re: Solved NIC#1005 - Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder (a.k.a. HDS)
Post by: nicanary on December 11, 2018, 04:03:10 AM
This model has had quite a long and complex history. It also had various other names, with HDS (Hooper Design Services) later becoming Hooper Creative Design Services. It was also built and sold by DG Engineering, Reed Motor Engineering and Fiorano, with the model's name changed at various times, including Lindy, Warrior and Defender, as well as the T48 Cora Spyder.

Thanks for the input. I simply couldn't be bothered to type it all ! It is one of the better-looking of its type, if you can see past the camber of the Spitfire/GT6 rear suspension.
Title: Re: Solved NIC#1005 - Fiorano T48 Corsa Spyder (a.k.a. HDS)
Post by: Carnut on December 11, 2018, 04:34:44 AM
Another Fiorano; pretty much the same body I think..:

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2010-38/solved-neh-412-jowett-jupiter-'fiorano'-special/msg304388/#msg304388
Title: Re: NIC#1005
Post by: richard cuyler on December 18, 2018, 11:03:12 AM
Triumph Spitfire underneath?

However could you tell  ;D ?

Oh, I dunno, just luck I expect..... ;D ;D