From where did you get inspiration to start your own build?

[spud69]

I always had a love for the cars but being 6'7" new i could never fit my lanky legs in one and be able to drive one. About 7 years ago i bought a Mazda Rx-8 because i thought the styling was very similar, in a kind of way, to a roadster - moreso in the way the front wings where sculpted around the front wheels. And the drive and handling was very similar, a very nice car.

THEN, on May bank holiday in 2008 was walking past WHSmiths and saw the book for half price, bought it and read it over the weekend - misses weren't to happy. Realised, due to the chassis being larger, could possibly fit in and drive the extended version at a reasonable build cost. Got stuck into building one and fell in love with the concept and build. First car on the road 7 months later, January 2009, and the rest is history. Plus it never really appealed to me to buy a kit and bolt it together, the confidence Chris's book gave me to build a car that i made myself cannot be underestimated - single seater too i'm sure.

Now just picked up the new donor car today, a mazda Rx-8, and about to combine the 2 loves into 1.....

Good luck new builders (it ain't hard).....AndyH