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carguy123
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PostPosted: January 10, 2009, 12:53 am 
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I just found this.

http://www.rsportscars.com/ifr/ifr-aspi ... /pictures/

Interesting roofline and rear end.

I don't know if this is a kit or a completed car.
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Kit car it ain't.

Locost it ain't.

"So let’s try with the chassis, a hand-welded aluminium space frame weighing just 55kg, onto which aerospace-grade aluminium honeycomb plates are bonded for added strength and FIA-spec crash protection.

IFR showed us an example of this honeycomb which had been subjected to a 10-tonne static load and had barely deformed. And the sides have two layers of this stuff, sandwiching energy absorbing foam. So it’s strong. Very strong. And extremely stiff too, which leads us neatly to…"

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Sea ... nt-block=0

Computer interface, air conditioning, etc.

But still there are some design elements here and there that are interesting.

I'd hate to have to open the doors on a rainy day.
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carguy123 wrote:
Kit car it ain't.
Locost it ain't.

That is the truth, which means that it has nothing to do with building a locost from a kit and therefore the thread is moved to automotive talk.

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Those headlights look like speakers. Otherwise nice looking.
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LS240 wrote:
Those headlights look like speakers. Otherwise nice looking.
They remind me more of parking meters from The Jetsons.

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JackMcCornack wrote:
They remind me more of parking meters from The Jetsons.

I was thinking they look like E.T.'s head, but I can go with parking meters... :lol:

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Speakers from a drive in movie! But that's probably dating me.

In concept the lights are cool, but I'm not too sure of the shape.

I wonder if the hardtop is removable?
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I am with Jack. :agree: The headlights look like parking meters. Not my cup of tea.

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I didn't think I'd see anything uglier than the donkey. Man... so ugly.
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