Tifosi
England
http://www.sebring-sprite.com/
The TIFOSI SS a faithful reproduction of the original Sebring Sprites that were successfully manufactured and campaigned by John Sprinzel and his business in the late fifties and sixties.
This all new product is supplied as a complete bodyshell in primer (can be supplied painted in the colour of your choice if required prior to delivery) ready to accept the mechanicals from any MG Midget / Austin Healey Sprite.
The rear suspension set up is the superior semi-elliptical springing from the later examples rather than the less favoured quarter-elliptical version found on the earlier models.
Their Tifosi SS bodyshells are built up using their brand new steel monocoques with the upper bodywork, which is bespoke to the Sebring, and the dash board & doors being moulded in fiberglass. Each bodyshell is suppied with front and rear screens (fitted if painted).
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Tifosi Rana
The TIFOSI RANA Frogeye inspired replica offers both an exciting introduction to the kit car industry for the new builder, and an extremely satisfying project for the classic car enthusiast wishing to own an icon of the golden age of British motoring. The TIFOSI RANA has real heritage whilst allowing the builder to express an element of their own engineering craftsmanship in the finished article.
Most, if not all kit cars, allow the builder to build into their car an element of their own personality and expression, but in the case of classic styled replicas very few have any real feeling of heritage. This is due to all the character of the original being lost through the extensive use of modern parts taken from the bland and anonymous family saloons and ‘rep mobiles’ used as donor cars.
The TIFOSI RANA successfully retains a significant amount of the original character and appeal by using the MG Midget as its basis. The MG Midget can trace its roots directly back to the original Austin Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite and apart from a rear spring upgrade and front brakes changing over to discs had no major structural changes made to its monocoque construction throughout its production run. This means that by building the TIFOSI RANA your finished car automatically inherits the pedigree and history associated with the original inspiration.
Whilst the MG Midget is considered a ‘classic’ in its own right, there are many suitable donors available on the used car market. A perfectly good example, having 12 months MOT, plus the cost of the TIFOSI RANA kit, with paint and maybe a few sundries for the donor (e.g. new carpets), means it is perfectly feasible to put a well finished example on the road for around £3500. If the builder is prepared to carry out some restoration work on the donor then this figure can be reduced greatly. The 1500cc ‘rubber bumper’ models of the Midget are the least popular in the eyes of the classic car movement and as a result they command lower values. This has the unusually unique advantage to the TIFOSI RANA builder that the donor cars become cheaper the newer they are.
This simple build, which retains the donor cars identity (saving both time and money) entails unbolting all of the outer panels forward of the windscreen scuttle (i.e. the front wings, bonnet and front panel, all of which are very saleable). Then cutting away the outer skin of the bodywork to the rear of the door shuts. The new front body moulding can now be securely located using the TIFOSI RANA’s specially manufactured front mounted hinge mechanism, which utilises existing mounting holes in the donor cars chassis rails. The rear section is then riveted / bonded in place using special adapter plates for the boot floor. Because of the quality of the panels preparation for painting is made simpler as there are few if any flash/moulding lines to remove. Apart from the fitting of any of the TIFOSI RANA option packs the completed car now simply requires painting in order to complete the project.
England
The TIFOSI SS a faithful reproduction of the original Sebring Sprites that were successfully manufactured and campaigned by John Sprinzel and his business in the late fifties and sixties.
This all new product is supplied as a complete bodyshell in primer (can be supplied painted in the colour of your choice if required prior to delivery) ready to accept the mechanicals from any MG Midget / Austin Healey Sprite.
The rear suspension set up is the superior semi-elliptical springing from the later examples rather than the less favoured quarter-elliptical version found on the earlier models.
Their Tifosi SS bodyshells are built up using their brand new steel monocoques with the upper bodywork, which is bespoke to the Sebring, and the dash board & doors being moulded in fiberglass. Each bodyshell is suppied with front and rear screens (fitted if painted).
Tifosi Rana
The TIFOSI RANA Frogeye inspired replica offers both an exciting introduction to the kit car industry for the new builder, and an extremely satisfying project for the classic car enthusiast wishing to own an icon of the golden age of British motoring. The TIFOSI RANA has real heritage whilst allowing the builder to express an element of their own engineering craftsmanship in the finished article.
Most, if not all kit cars, allow the builder to build into their car an element of their own personality and expression, but in the case of classic styled replicas very few have any real feeling of heritage. This is due to all the character of the original being lost through the extensive use of modern parts taken from the bland and anonymous family saloons and ‘rep mobiles’ used as donor cars.
The TIFOSI RANA successfully retains a significant amount of the original character and appeal by using the MG Midget as its basis. The MG Midget can trace its roots directly back to the original Austin Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite and apart from a rear spring upgrade and front brakes changing over to discs had no major structural changes made to its monocoque construction throughout its production run. This means that by building the TIFOSI RANA your finished car automatically inherits the pedigree and history associated with the original inspiration.
Whilst the MG Midget is considered a ‘classic’ in its own right, there are many suitable donors available on the used car market. A perfectly good example, having 12 months MOT, plus the cost of the TIFOSI RANA kit, with paint and maybe a few sundries for the donor (e.g. new carpets), means it is perfectly feasible to put a well finished example on the road for around £3500. If the builder is prepared to carry out some restoration work on the donor then this figure can be reduced greatly. The 1500cc ‘rubber bumper’ models of the Midget are the least popular in the eyes of the classic car movement and as a result they command lower values. This has the unusually unique advantage to the TIFOSI RANA builder that the donor cars become cheaper the newer they are.
This simple build, which retains the donor cars identity (saving both time and money) entails unbolting all of the outer panels forward of the windscreen scuttle (i.e. the front wings, bonnet and front panel, all of which are very saleable). Then cutting away the outer skin of the bodywork to the rear of the door shuts. The new front body moulding can now be securely located using the TIFOSI RANA’s specially manufactured front mounted hinge mechanism, which utilises existing mounting holes in the donor cars chassis rails. The rear section is then riveted / bonded in place using special adapter plates for the boot floor. Because of the quality of the panels preparation for painting is made simpler as there are few if any flash/moulding lines to remove. Apart from the fitting of any of the TIFOSI RANA option packs the completed car now simply requires painting in order to complete the project.
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