by Stunned Monkey » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:23 pm
My 2p
DMC Houston (who own the trademark now, and almost all the original stock of parts) have been knocking out ground-up restoration cars for a few years now. A couple have found there way over here actually. Basically only the chassis (powdercoated), fibreglass underbody and vin number survive. Everything else is NOS or remanufactured
But to restore a car, you must find a worth car to restore.... not much point stripping and rebuilding what was a perfectly good secondhand car in the first place.
I think the demand for restored cars has exceeded the supply of restoration project cars.
They have, I believe, found a loophole that allows him to put previously unregistered cars on the road without having to pass federal requirements like a new car would. I've heard it has something to do with constructring the cars minus engines and gearboxes, and getting another company to fit them.
***much of this post is my own speculation***