I think this kit would sell just on it's sexiness alone.

[Greg Myers]

Check it out here Cheetah .

Tell me a good box art wouldn't get the juices going, gotta have one of these.

Bill-Thomas-Cheetah-GT-8-740x493.webp

[89AKurt]

"Kerb" weight, what are they, British blokes?  Yea that's pretty awesome looking.  Couldn't the exhausts be wrapped with asbestos tape, or Jet Hot?

[Greg Myers]

I'm too sexy for my shirt

[StevenGuthmiller]

 

 

Steve

Edited March 26, 2019 by StevenGuthmiller

[Richard Bartrop]

A Cheetah?  I'd buy one.

[Roger U]

I would definitely buy one, or more Cheetahs.

[martin9428]

I thought you said Cheetohs, Duh

[djflyer]

There was at least one pretty good resin kit a while back, but they are really hard to find.  I have seen a good looking built up based on a slot car body and an AM Grand Sport chassis and driveline.

[StevenGuthmiller]

12 minutes ago, martin9428 said:

I thought you said Cheetohs, Duh

I would rather have the Cheetohs.

 

 

Steve

 

[bobthehobbyguy]

I want Cheetohs that look like Cheetahs.

[Dave Ambrose]

If that doesn't reek of American sports car power, I don't know what would. I'd buy one in a heartbeat. 

[Matt Bacon]

It looks like one of Hot Wheels' less well proportioned fantasy racers, and I'd much rather a mainstream kit maker gave us a Cobra Daytona Coupe... or a Lightweight Low-Drag E-Type, come to that:

YMMV, obviously...

best,

M.

 

[Bill J]

Historic Racing Miniatures makes a very nice resin kit of this car. While the car was interesting and cool looking in it's day, it was very unsuccessful as a road race car. Never much in control. I am with others here, I would much rather have a Cobra Daytona Coupe, it took the USA to it's first FIA Sports Car Championship, a very significant car in history. I have one of the HRM kits and a Gunze-Sanyo kit but a cheaper version sure would be nice. I will add, that if I had lots of money, I would love to have a kit car replica of a Daytona Coupe in 1:1 to drive. I doubt many could keep a Cheetah pointed in a safe direction, the race car drivers back in the day couldn't.

[Eshaver]

I'm actually quite surprised no one has done this as a plastic kit . Going back to the Slot car madness of the  mid 60's , I think it was Cox who had a vacuum formed body .

[Phirewriter]

Almost everyone in the slot car biz in the 60's had a vac formed Cheetah body. Cox had a styrene body on a number of chassis as technology advanced, however they also offered it as a model kit. Like their Chaparral kit it's very difficult to find.

[Classicgas]

I would buy one too.

[SfanGoch]

59 minutes ago, Matt Bacon said:

It looks like one of Hot Wheels' less well proportioned fantasy racers, and I'd much rather a mainstream kit maker gave us a Cobra Daytona Coupe...

Just so happens that Factory Five Racing does:

Pretty affordable, too.

[Belugawrx]

[Belugawrx]

I see a section...at least !

[gtx6970]

Sorry, but the car in question does nothing for me,,,personally think its but ugly.  A Cobra Daytona coupe would catch my interest though.

Otherwise ;;;;;

 

[440 Dakota]

 just something else I wouldn't have to buy so on to the Cheetos

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by 440 Dakota

[Greg Myers]

[magicmustang]

1 hour ago, Belugawrx said:

Was always hoping that Accurate Miniatures was going to come out with one after their Corvette Grand Sport kits. Man that would have been something. 

[Greg Myers]

Got to met the owner builder of this one and see it run

[Richard Bartrop]

3 hours ago, Matt Bacon said:

It looks like one of Hot Wheels' less well proportioned fantasy racers, and I'd much rather a mainstream kit maker gave us a Cobra Daytona Coupe... or a Lightweight Low-Drag E-Type, come to that:

That over the top look is precisely what makes it appealing, the same way it works for drag racers.  It's also a very no nonsense look, just the bare minimum of sheet metal stretched over the chassis.

It's a car built for winning races, not beauty contests.