Congratulations Rev, logical next-step from BBQ restoration.
Yep, that's what I think. It is probably the simplest sportscar (I use the world loosely) on the planet. The Chassis is simple, plentiful cheap parts and knowledge and is a pretty good condition. The glass fibre body is of course rust free and also in pretty good condition. Being an individual build there is little problem worrying about originality so I can add my own design touches. (For example why do so many self builds have appalling dashboards? This one doesn't even have a dashboard at the moment so that is one less thing I paid for and will throw away!)
I know it has very few safety features but at around 10HP I am not going to be throwing into many corners that fast; it is for toodling around on occasional weekends and meets. Being a pre 1960 chassis means it is both MOT free and Tax free with insurance being around £114 a year so super cheap to own and have on the road. We were looking at GTs but none of them here have any rear seats of note and having children meant we wanted somewhere to store them and this has decent room for rear seats with its weirdo bum.
Finally, it looks like this with wire wheels which I think is pretty cool (for an English kit cat). Not many were made due to the tax laws changing at the time which made them too expensive to buy (as well as the introduction of mass produced UK sportscars) so there is an exclusivity to it too. Its not another spitfire or MG, it is something different.
Years ago I looked at a Peerless, but I thought the lines weren't quite right, where these are on the money in a bizzaro way and I am into lines.
Thanks MM for the contact. I shall do a proper audit and then contact him.