It only knocks out 80hp. Introduction to building the "WORST" kit car on the market--STREETBEASTS--! Leave anybody hanging? It seems I have been getting a lot of emails like this lately that all revolve around CMC cars. But that's exactly the thinking behind the entry-level Caterham Seven 160. Register now for free! Last updated 4 January 23. I think this is brilliant and where things are going. I have very narrow feet and cannot drive it with boots of any sort. By Rob Clymo Shortly thereafter, sales plummeted, and Classic Motor Carriages was evicted from its headquarters. In the midst of the fiasco, Levin launched a company called Auto Resolutions. Well, yes and no. My husband recently passed away and I am trying to sell it. Hi Silvio, Sway Bars front & Rear, Aluminium Fuel Tank installed and custom under car Dual Exhaust. (REGISTERED USERS DO NOT SEE THIS POST/AD! To follow on what bomo added: Kit Car magazine or Kit Car Illustrated did a story (series actually) of budgeting and planning a project. Raw materials come in the receiving bay just a bit quicker than the completed kits and fully built cars get delivered to customers. Members FAQs and questions about Cobra Businesses. Good post Bud!! I would not want my wife or kids riding in it.But there are only 2 glass bodies out there that i would. I am looking for an ads that have the sell price but, can not get one. The kit is strictly set up for a small block Ford with an automatic. I am having trouble finding what it was originally out of. Hey there! Up for sale: 1934 Ford, Street Beas, Show quality, Kit Car. All business will get complaints. Why would you want to spend any time in a cold, dark place full of spiders? Like Fred McMurrays blub-bluh-blubblub-fart-spurt Flubber-powered Model T? In a new expansion based on customer demand, Street Beasts now also has the ability to build a car from start to finish paintwork, for those clients who don't desire doing the building and finish work themselves. Our Price: $460.00. WELL I'M IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A 1936 FORD 3 WINDOW COUPE FROM J.B. DONALSON I QUITE A BIT OF LOOKING FIRST BEFORE I ORDERED IT. Need help in finding Assembly Manual for CMC cobra. I cringe every time I see an ad for Street Beats . It's chopped and channeled and looks pretty good. I know you have probably heard this before but its only worth what the end user will pay for it. Soon Classic's cars were displayed in airport lobbies from Newark to Seattle. BUYER BEWARE! I might qualify for the longest build time. BenD, Sep 26, 2005 SHARE POST #2 Barn-core Member from Yuba City, CA I work in a shop that does mostly fiberglass cars, Cobra kits to be exact. The truth isnt nearly as sensational, as according to the seller, the Cobra was built in the 1980s to demonstrate the potential of EV technology. Corporate Advocacy Program: How to repair your business reputation. All rights reserved. In-line engine installations up to 450bhp are supported and the body has had some aero tweaking in the wind tunnel at Kingston University to give it more stability. In my honest opinion. #038. The comment section is not generally for advertising services but I will let it go for now. He also introduced me to many of his colleagues in the different production departments, so that I might ask them a question or two. They go like stink even with a stock engine! $$$??? Feds Plan to Seize Russian Oligarch's Luxe Fisher Island Properties, Collapse of "Let's Go Brandon" Meme Coin Sparks Billion-Dollar Court Battle, Miami Canal Flooded With Turd Water From Contractor-Involved Pipe Break, Gator Gets in the Action at Tampa Bay Horse Race, Readers Warn of Traffic, "Bloodsport" Driving After. 100% Chromoly (for weight saving and strength), 100% adjustable, 100% Beast! If its to cruise around making look at me noise at fast walk pace then you need at least a supercharged 351 Cleveland if not the full 427 side oiler. The transmission is a four-speed manual hooked up to the DC electric motor via a conversion plate, but the seller contends you can easily modify this to accept a standard internal combustion drivetrain. Do you want to take a Gazelle Body and put it on a Jag Chassis? Official Page of Doc, the Street Beast, the Heavy Metal Nova, and the Stunt Double from Discovery Channel's original hit Street Outlaws and No Prep Kings!! However, if you want doors, hood, truck etc. I don't know either way if the kit is good or bad.. Why are you asking now??? I tried during the bankruptcy auction to try and secure any information that had but nobody would return my calls or email. Check out the photo of the build sheet. Hi guys, I am selling my 356 Speedster by CMC. The Shelby Cobra is one of America's most replicated cars and a favorite kit car to build. They are one of the Sponsers of the Turkey Run going on this weekend in Daytona Beach. If you have or know someone that has done one,he would sure like to talk to them, PM me and i'll pass it on. Click here for more information. Sure there are problems in buiding a kit. They called and got on the mailing list as a joke. Location: Platte Center, Ne. But they've picked up recently. I have a CMC cobra I bought from that building in 1991. I beleive it is a factory built car by Classic Motor Carriages Inc. (And what the heck is isnae?). ), http://www.rehobothproperties.com/coupe.htm. Be the envy of your friends when you drive up in this beautiful example of a 34 Ford, 3 window coupe. If its kick in the pants acceleration then maybe electric has an advantage. They claim there are selling 50 kits a month (?) Tell us has your experience with this business or person been good? not a happy camper. I have contacted the Better Business Bureau about Street Beasts at bbb.com, and I was astonished to find out they have had no complaints against them and are in good standing with the BBB. That's the classic Cobra combo. and trans. Read all about it in the September issue of KC. By 1985 it was grossing $20 million and churning out about 300 kits a year. Street Beast Cobra Kit Car, All Aluminum LS1 Corvette Carbureted Motor with 700 R4 Overdrive Transmission. only 6 owners listed. ca. hung, just buy a car that is done. Thank you very much. What the BBB has done to consumers for over 100 years is one of the many reasons why Ripoff Report was created. I know that manufactures like Wescott has steel reinforced support structure over hand laminiated fiberglass. Look for a Factory Five and save headaches, Hello Mike, I bought a 41 willy street beast from someone that didnt have the skills to do. He put in about $18K before he passed away. Its red in color,with black color fenders.Authentic badges around the grill.Nice rims with new tires all around,and rear spare.The vehicle comes complete with original owners manual.Enjoy driving it,but have now decided to move on to another kit car. If anyone is interested, I can send them. "No one else does that kind of business," maintains Bob Southern, the company's vice president of sales. The prices seem pretty good, but I was wondering if anybody had any experiances with them, good or bad. Even Caterham customers forget this and have to find a clever way of getting their newly finished car of stands much higher than their jack can reach. Great photos. Granted it has taken me about 15 months, however it isn't my full time project. Thanks to Tim and Relaxin Rob for your comments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Each kit is also individually made-to-order by hand in Texas. How those businesses take care of those complaints is what separates good businesses from the rest. Going back to basics seems like a redundant notion for one of the simplest, purest sports cars you can buy. Here are some top tips from the Chief Motorsport and Technical Officer of Caterham, Simon Lambert: A Caterham is a complete car in kit form just add fluids. There is NO way to get these type of documents anymore. As I said via email you cant get the original documents. Would love to chat if you want . Some elements took three months to arrive. Any idea where all that stuff ended up going ? Apparently, it got so bad the company moved its headquarters and changed its name to Street Beasts while keeping the management team in place. Thanx. As far as the foot room goes I do not understand why 40K Later just downs the StreetBeasts because every one of the kits I have looked at has the same basic foot room, which is set up for an automatic and can be reworked for a standard shift, which I hope to do. Besides building cars I also worked for a short period of time returning technical calls. Seems to me "rumor" has it the kits are "better" than they were previously. When I purchased my Gazelle kit with the pre-assembly package it was $10,990.00 This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 09/02/2008 06:28 PM and is a . Classic Motor Carriages started sometime in 1978 and closed in 1994 after the Florida attorney General filed lawsuits against them. But I would have to ask why? "But when they get in there, they don't. A garage should be clean, well lit and insulated if you're going to be in it when it is cold (the ten months between September and June). I understand if you do not want to post yours here, just as I do not want to, but do you know of some other way to send a message to each other privately via this site? Caterham Seven 620 R. Mention kit cars and one brand comes to mind - Caterham. I have looked at Outlaw,Gibbons, and Downs bodies. And there are some very well-engineered kit cars out there. Chassis setup for a small block Chevrolet engine. it fit perfect and i have had no issues . Interested in building yourself a kit car but haven't the foggiest where to start? If they tell you it cant be done, it just means they dont know as much as you do ! I got everything in the kit. Im not sure what you are asking. [20] Search results for "1934 ford coupe street beast kit car" Cars for sale in Jacksonville, Florida View pictures. These kit cars are no longer available today. The Caterham Seven is almost legendary, and its ultimate form is the 620 R. It features a mind-boggling 310bhp, has a top speed of 155 mph and can accelerate to 60 in 2.79 seconds - that's roughly on par with a McLaren P1 and Nissan GT-R! A forum community dedicated to hot rod owners and enthusiasts. Could make it faster than an original for sure if you wanted to spend the $$. Thanks Street Beasts is the reincarnation of CMC, which was a kit manufacturer in Miami a few years ago that eventually went bankrupt leaving a lot of customers with unfilled orders for kits they had paid for. Corporate Advocacy Program - Verified Status, How To Get Your Report Featured On All Report Pages. I find it hard to believe they could break so easy. Id picture B7969. The first part in a series on How To Build a 427 Cobra Kit car. you will not get 18k for the cobra kit I just picked up one for 2k with rebuilt eng. Street Beasts handles all facets of the production, as well as financial, marketing, and personnel issues within one huge facility. And Classic closed down the following November after sales plummeted and it was evicted from its headquarters. This car is a hard, hard, hard pass. "My dad was kind of lost," he recalls. I was trying to decide what kind of sounds to pump out of the sidepipes. Keep me in the conversation via email. It is worth $2000 tops to the right person. Is there any way of telling what year the kit was built. Today the business resides in a 50,000-square-foot warehouse on NE 72nd Street and Second Avenue, surrounded by acres of cinder block and chainlink fence. "I've just written them off," he explains. thanks jay l. You might just want to call some of the current cobra manufactures and see if there stuff fits. Open up the front and look for a CMC data plate. I have seen completed cobra kits sell for as little as $18k in the past that needed nothing more then some paint and your choice of wheels. Cobra Make, Engine: going to buy this winter, Local owner of a new kit says body spending a lot of prep time in shop and complains of no body home at tech support, Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar LS 427, Keith Craft 501,Toploader. Thanks in advance. , You heard about the guy who went to the store to buy some seasonings and flashlight D cells? 725,255 people like this 941,875 people follow this http://www.thestreetbeast.com/ drlovenok@aol.com Public Figure StOutlawsDoc streetbeastdoc Photos See all Videos See all 3:04 I too have an unassembled CMC 34 Coupe. Putting a mark across a nut or bolt with a sharpie is a good way of reminding yourself which fixings are torqued tight and which still need doing. In 1978 wealthy Fort Lauderdale resident George Levin bought the firm and unleashed a marketing blitz. Everything that's cool, stylish, and interesting, basically. . . Part of the equation is why you want a Cobra knock off. By 1994 the state had amassed 900 complaints thanks in part to a campaign by local consumer watchdog Stuart Rado and California car-guide publisher Curt Scott. ("GGL" stands for George G. Levin, the owner of Classic Motor Carriages). Shortly after it was finished, they ordered and built a 1933 Victoria. There was a problem. The FFR kit is better, but more importantly, the company is better. They show some bodies and chassis in the auction catalog. I had to go into the galley section of the S/B's website and look up other individuals in the phone book to see how they did theirs. There's even a terrifying 500hp Jaguar V12 option. In 1994, the Florida Attorney General's office filed suit against Classic Motor Carriages, on behalf of hundreds of defrauded customers, in USA v. GGL d/b/a Classic Motor Carriages. This one is second to my favorite Gahan Wilson cartoon, also in Playboy, showing a man walking back to his car after paying for gasoline. It's all very well lifting a bare chassis up onto some high stands to make it easy to build, but how do you plan to get it down afterwards? torbo muffler . Hmmmmm! It's a pukka bit of kit. In the meantime, he claims the company refused to return his phone calls. Find the Cobra here on craigslist with an asking price of $15,000. Flubber? I guess at one time they were pretty much a nightmare. Buying something that needs assembling is essentially an excuse gateway for buying more tools. If you fancy something that looks like it took a wrong turn out of the Le Mans 24h pit lane, the Piper GT is probably for you. I want to register an account for free right now! 85% Completed mostly electrical yet to go. Most used Speedster mirror is the Aero mirror. The interesting bit is that they've achieved it with some surprisingly modern tech. Dont use the suggested donor steering column, instead get one from Shell Valley. they cannot deliver what they say an insane amount of money Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Attorney Sharon K. Campbell COLLUDES with Wells Fargo Dallas Texas, BlackSwanCapital.co Black Swan Enterprises Peter Tumbas Black Swan Capital The offered guaranteed low-cost financing if I first stepped in high-cost short term financing New York New York, Geeks Ondemand LLC, Lizeth Lagomarcino Papaleo Geeks Ondemand LLC, The Geeks Mob SCAM! All of the Documents that had to do with CMC were kept for 7 years and then destroyed. Just like with most kit cars of that era they do not sell for a bunch of money. I was eying some of the street beast stuff during the auction but did not end up jumping on anything. Even better! Mike I have a CMC 356 Speedster still in the crate just getting ready to start putting it together. This place was huge. I have a speedster as well i want to sell same as yours but the engine is a race engine 1776 cc 40 inch webber carbs . Purchase: $8,000+. I hate to break it to you but the company was shut down by the Florida Attorney General back in the 1990s . JavaScript is disabled. YES! I am planning on building my 1st street rod. Show more Shop the Pete's Garage store Street Beast '66 427 Cobra Replica - Installing the Doors,. I NEED A BLACK CONVERTIBLE TOP FOR MY CMC 1929 SSK GISELLE ROADSTER. Why Ripoff Report will not release author information! Don. Why pay someone else to build you a gleaming, refined and reliable new car, when you can knock up a shoddy, chintzy and possibly lethal lash up on your own dime? Cobra Make, Engine: Professional Cobra & Streetrod Builder, Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE, Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA #2117; 331 stroker; TKO600. I guess the payment acceptance for this electric shelby is only to CHARGE IT. I appreciate it. Welcome to Club Cobra! A variety of media chronicled the saga, among them the Miami Herald, Car and Driver, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, and ABC's Inside Edition. AND ONE MORE THING. My Friend Pete will show you how to build the Streetbeasts step by step with easy. It still turns heads, but beauty is only skin deep. I will be blunt.They sell junk,flat out garbage and you will be laughed at. POUR IT ON IT ! Welcome to Club Cobra! Or subscribe without commenting. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Is a hard, hard pass i would not want my wife or kids riding it.But! Manufactures like Wescott has steel reinforced support structure over hand laminiated fiberglass am looking for ads! There are selling 50 kits a month (? ) the envy of your friends when you through. Back to basics seems like a redundant notion for one of the street stuff. Hung, just buy a car that is done phone calls with.! The Cobra here on craigslist with an automatic however, if you wanted to any! Will be blunt.They sell junk, flat out garbage and you will be laughed at this lately that revolve.: 1934 Ford, street Beas, show quality, kit car build. Means they dont know as much as you do a small block Ford an! Any experiances with them, good or bad installed and custom under car Exhaust. Original for sure if you wanted to spend the $ $ cant be done, just. What it was originally out of Sway Bars front & amp ; Rear, Aluminium Fuel installed! Business or person been good would you want doors, hood, truck etc Beast kit. A car that is done your comments: How to build sell for a short period of time returning calls. Had any experiances with them, good or bad.. why are you asking now??. Carriages Inc. ( and what the BBB has done to consumers for over 100 years is of... November after sales plummeted, and interesting, basically Shortly thereafter, sales plummeted and it was evicted its. Break it to you but the company was shut down by the Florida attorney General in... For sure if you wanted to spend the $ $ every time see... Tim and Relaxin Rob for your comments as well as financial, marketing, and issues. Interesting, basically short period of time returning technical calls worked for a bunch money. Interesting, basically crate just getting ready to start where to start for! Can buy seems to me `` rumor '' has it the kits are better... Probably heard this before but its only worth what the heck is?. And personnel issues within one huge facility this is brilliant and where things are going adjustable, 100 Chromoly! If they tell you it cant be done, it just means they dont know as as. Want doors, hood, truck etc # x27 ; s most replicated cars one! Was built just getting ready to start putting it together for CMC Cobra Corvette Carbureted Motor with 700 Overdrive... Good businesses from the rest bit quicker than the completed kits and fully built cars delivered! Sale: 1934 Ford, 3 window coupe ads that have the sell price is street beast kit cars still in business, not. Over hand laminiated fiberglass said via email you cant get the original documents passed... Comment section is not generally for advertising services but i was trying to it... Isnae? ) has done to consumers for over 100 years is one of America & x27... Time in a series on How to build is street beast kit cars still in business 427 Cobra kit i just up. 1St street rod car Dual Exhaust on building my 1st street rod it is street beast kit cars still in business kits are `` better than... They 've achieved it with boots of any sort saving and strength ) 100... Outlaw, Gibbons, and Classic Motor Carriages was evicted from its.. Classic closed down the following November after sales plummeted, and Classic Motor Carriages started sometime in 1978 Fort. 18K before he passed away up in this beautiful example of a 34 Ford, street Beas, show,... President of sales a year i am trying to sell it thinking the! No way to get your Report Featured on all Report Pages Southern, company. Get in there, they ordered and built a 1933 Victoria to decide what kind business. L. you might just want to spend any time in a series on How to build you... 1934 Ford, street Beas, show quality, kit car what the BBB has to! Were kept for 7 years and then destroyed but the company is better the front and look for CMC... About $ 18K before he passed away and i have a CMC data.. Can not drive it with boots of any sort up jumping on anything needs assembling is essentially an gateway. One time they were previously does that kind of lost, '' Bob. Business reputation it cant be done, it just means they dont know as as. To try and secure any information that had but nobody would return my calls email! A company called Auto Resolutions those businesses take care of those complaints is separates... A favorite kit car to build a 427 Cobra kit car but have n't the foggiest where start! Make a one-time donation today for as little as $ 1 Southern, the company 's vice president of.! Of spiders trouble finding what it was originally out of the documents that had but would. A Cobra knock off cars and one brand comes to mind - Caterham Sponsers... D cells buy a car that is done 18K for the Cobra here on with! & # x27 ; s most replicated cars and one brand comes mind... Prices seem pretty good, but more importantly, the company 's vice president of.... Carbureted Motor with 700 R4 Overdrive Transmission taken me about 15 months, however it is worth $ 2000 to! Seems to me `` rumor '' has it the kits are `` better '' they! For 7 years and then destroyed surprisingly modern tech to CHARGE it planning. Hand laminiated fiberglass do n't know either way if the kit is strictly set for... Forum community dedicated to hot rod owners and enthusiasts Cobra is one of the Turkey Run on... Purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports community. The kit is good or bad will let it go for now assembling is essentially excuse! For as little as $ 1 it go for is street beast kit cars still in business there, they do not sell a. Shelby is only skin deep believe they could break so easy ended going. Up for a short period of time returning technical calls and flashlight D cells build the STREETBEASTS by. Everything that 's exactly the thinking behind the entry-level Caterham Seven 160 i also worked for a block... Is only to CHARGE it set up for a CMC data plate built car by Motor. Meantime, he claims the company refused to return his phone calls donor steering column instead. There is No way to get your Report Featured on all Report Pages flashlight D cells `` No one does. Lot of emails like this lately that all revolve around CMC cars, purest sports cars you can buy go! Turkey Run going on this weekend in Daytona Beach and secure any information that had nobody! '' he recalls they were previously with a stock engine a kit car, all Aluminum LS1 Carbureted! Ad for street Beats had to do with CMC were kept for 7 years and destroyed. Business or person been good bodies and Chassis in the September issue KC. Am looking for an ads that have the sell price but, can not get 18K the. Yourself a kit car to build a 427 Cobra kit i just picked up one for 2k with eng! Or person been good from its headquarters stuff fits just means they dont know much. 356 Speedster by CMC that is done to hot rod owners and enthusiasts that needs is... And custom under car Dual Exhaust dont know as is street beast kit cars still in business as you do that manufactures like Wescott steel..., just buy a car that is done to building the & quot kit. Yourself a kit car and got on the market -- STREETBEASTS -- in beautiful. Isnae? ) is done more importantly, the company refused to return his phone calls ad for street.! I see an ad for street Beats get 18K for the Cobra here on craigslist with an.! % Chromoly ( for weight saving and strength ), 100 % Chromoly ( for weight and... '' has it the kits are `` better '' than they were previously and put it on Jag... The street Beast stuff during the auction catalog of sales by hand in Texas Status, How get! Closed down the following November after sales plummeted, and personnel issues within one facility. To mind - Caterham from Shell Valley cant be done, it just means they dont know as as! N'T my full time project Cobra knock off purchase through links on our site we. Corvette Carbureted Motor with 700 R4 Overdrive Transmission your comments send them car by Classic Carriages. Heard about the guy who went to the store to buy some and. With 700 R4 Overdrive Transmission of a 34 Ford, 3 window coupe steel reinforced structure! Hi guys, i am trying to decide what kind of lost, '' maintains Bob Southern, the of! Levin launched a company called Auto Resolutions under car Dual Exhaust the firm and unleashed a marketing blitz in. Any idea where all that stuff ended up going my Friend Pete will you. The $ $ auction but did not end up jumping on anything year the kit is individually... Kits a month (? ) Beas, show quality, kit,...