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kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf. Usually, many of the major mechanical systems such as the engine and transmission are sourced from donor vehicles or purchased from other vendors new. Kits vary in completeness ranging from as little as a book of plans to a complete set with all components included.
There is a sub-set of kit cars, commonly referred to as a "re-body" in which a commercially manufactured vehicle has a new (often fiberglass) body put on the running chassis. Most times, the existing drive gear and interior are retained. These kits require less technical knowledge from the builder and as the chassis and mechanical systems were designed, built and tested by a major automotive manufacturer can also lead to a much higher degree of safety and reliability.
The definition of a kit car usually indicates that a manufacturer constructs multiple kits of the same vehicle which they then in turn sell. This should not be confused with 'hand built cars' or 'Special' cars, which are typically built from scratch by an individual.
A
well presented Eagle kit car with gull-wing doors
UK
REGULATIONS
Vehicle regulations in the UK allow the production of up to 200 vehicles a year without the extensive regulation and testing requirements applied to mass-market vehicles. This has led to an expanding industry of small producers capable of offering partial and complete kits, some for export, and finished vehicles for domestic use.
The DVLA regulate kit cars in the UK, which helps to ensure that vehicles used on the road are safe and suitable for the purpose. The current test for this is Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), which has replaced Single Vehicle Approval (SVA). When SVA was first introduced in 1998, many believed this would kill off the kit car market, but in reality it has made the kit car market stronger, as the vehicles produced now have to meet a minimum standard. IVA was introduced in summer 2009 and it is too early to tell what impact this will have on the industry.
Many, but not all, kit cars are given a 'Q' registration plate which signifies a vehicle of unknown or mixed age. All kit cars are subject to a Vehicle Identity Check, VIC, by the DVLA to determine the registration mark a kit car is assigned. This will be either, a new, current year, registration; an 'age-related' registration; or a 'Q' plate. Once a kit car has been correctly registered, a V5C, or log book, will be assigned and then a kit car is treated in exactly the same way as a production car, from any larger manufacturer. A kit car must pass its MOT test and have a valid car tax, or have a valid Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN) declaration. As part of the IVA, a Kit car can sometimes be permitted to assume the age of a single, older car (the donor car) if the major parts were taken from it in its
construction. If the age identifier assigned to a kit car falls before 1973 the vehicle may be road taxed free of charge.
ECOSTAR
DC50 LINKS A-Z
AERODYNAMIC
BODYWORK CONTROL SURFACES
AIR
QUALITY & CANCER
BATTERY
LOADING SYSTEM
BODYWORK
ALLOY & COMPOSITES
CHASSIS
DESIGN DRAWINGS
CHASSIS
WELDING
CLEAN
AIR BOARD (CARB)
COACHWORK
WOODEN BUCK FRAMES
COMPETITION:
BETTER
PLACE - TESLA
COMPETITON:
SUZUKI
ALTO & NISSAN LEAF
DEVONSHIRE
PROJECT TEST TOWN
GULL
WING DOORS
INDEX
PAGE
KIT
CARS
LOAD
LEVELING
MECHANICS,
SUSPENSION, STEERING, BRAKES
PATENT
- SMART CITIES
PAY
AS YOU DRIVE EV ECONOMICS
SERVICES
STATION INFRASTRUCTURE
SLEP
- SOUTH EAST LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERS
SOLAR
ASSISTANCE
LINKS
http://www.horizonhydrogeneenergie.com/
http://www.fch-ju.eu/news/new-website-programme-horizon-hydrog%C3%A8ne-energie-h2e
http://horizon2020projects.com/sc-transport-interviews/storing-energy-in-horizon-2020/
http://horizon2020projects.com/sc-transport-interviews/powering-the-future/
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/research/horizon2020_en.htm
http://www.agnimotors.com/site/
Agni
Motors
Price
of his toys
Kit
cars in RUssia
Wikipedia
kit_car
http://priceofhistoys.com/
http://www.kitcar.ru/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_car
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/The-electric-cars-of-the-future.html
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