Looking for a stratos again

[TrevS]

Hi all

I joined this forum many, many years ago back in 2009 I believe. At the time I looked at two finished hawk cars at ?20k but decided not to pursue and ended up going down the Ford GT40 replica route. Well 16 years later I'm back and looking at Stratos' again. I'm not sure a ?20k budget is going to get me into a car today but as I haven't been following that closely the market it would be good to know if Listerbell and Hawk are still the main manufacturers, do both still offer kits and what sort of prices are they both today for a full kit?

I'm guessing that there are still long waiting lists for kits so does anyone know what timeline is for either manufacturer and also an estimate on what a home builder can expect in terms of final build costs. I'd be looking for a grp4 (square arch) car.

One final question. Are there any shows like the classic motor show that the club and manufacturers might be at?

Thanks

Trev

[hollytree]

Trev
Others with far better knowledge than me, will no doubt comment on the availability of kits/timeframes etc.
The club has a combined stand with Lancia at the upcoming Nov 7/8/9 NEC Classic Sow.
There will be a real one on the club stand.

[Guy Mayers]

Hi Trev, I can't speak for LB cars but I'm sure Craig will be along soon!

Hawk Cars are still trading happily making kits, we don't supply turnkey cars!

We have a very long waiting list that we estimate will be around 3 years. We stopped taking deposits a couple of years ago when Gerry had his big fall and we're still working our way through the list we had then. There are currently 7 orders on which we hold deposits for kits to be supplied (5 Stratos and 2 Cobras) and a GT40 panel set to be done. We have all the Stratos chassis in stock now but are waiting for the two Cobra chassis to be delivered.

The Stratos takes about 6 weeks from being put on the build table to going out for delivery, the Cobras slightly less and the GT40 panels even longer than the Stratos! Unfortunately our laminator insists on taking all the annual leave he's entitled to but he does work 7am to 5pm every weekday and 7 to 2 on a Saturday!

We instigated a waiting list that Kenny Mahon kindly administers for us. There are currently 58 people on that list (48 Stratos and 10 Cobra) however we expect a significant number of those to have found an alternative project or life to have got in the way. We won't know until we start asking for deposits again in the New Year. The list seems to grow every month!

Guy

[TrevS]

Thanks for the info Guy. I knew the waiting list would be long, I think it was close to 2 years on Lister Bell when I last spoke to them. Are you the person to speak to about Hawk then? I'm trying to initially gauge what a typical group 4 is likely to cost to see if it aligns to my budget/expectations and then to get onto one of the waiting lists where I can.

Thanks

Trev

[Guy Mayers]

Hi Trev, me or Gerry but it's expensive these days.. A Group 4 car is now ?23,000, suspension ?2000, Wheels ?3300, Fuel tanks ?900, Steering and ball joints etc ?1000, Screen trim, door capping, front inner arches another ?1000, Radiator ?950 all plus VAT. Donor car and tyres, exhaust and paint you're looking at ?50-?60k now.

[Steve65]

Hi Trev, if you have the budget you can skip the 3 year waiting list plus another few years building lead time and go for a fully sorted stunning ready for immediate delivery example. Contact Ade (Loft6.6) for details.