Hey now, he's making an effort, and if this was his first post we'd be giving him an attaboy...it's probably just 'cause we're a bit numb from seeing his similar posts scattered all over LocostUSA. Also, telling us what we're doing here...
Whartonroadster wrote:
The Locost is a kit car that is a replica to the Lotus 7.
...is perhaps premature, and would be improved by lurking longer before posting.
carguy123 wrote:
I'm wondering if he even reads the threads after he posts these?
In hopes that he does: Mr. Wharton, the Locost is not a kit car and is not a replica of a Lotus Seven. Like your car, the Locost is inspired by the Lotus Seven, but because the Locost is not a kit car (Locosts are built from scratch, and most of them start as a pile of tubing and an idea) it attracts a very different kind of builder than do kits.
Whartonroadster wrote:
Our car is a little bigger than the Locost...Our Wharton Roadster is 6inches wider and 6 inches longer, making the handling superb.
Not sure what specs you're reading for Locost width and length (track and wheelbase?) but if you'd give yours, we could compare it with what various Locosters are building. If you're comparing with Lotus Seven specs (and again, a Locost is not a Lotus Seven replica) Locosts are also typically 6" larger in track and wheelbase, but it's not because wider&longer = handling superber, it's so we can use suspension and drive components from modern cars (we're all out of Nash Metropolitans) and because we're fatter than sporting drivers of the '60s.
(BTW, newer Locosts tend to be bigger than older Locosts--if Kinetic nose and scuttle sales are any indication, the majority of current Locost builds are +4 or +2 width.)
For kits and turnkey marketing, I think you'd be better off with USA7s.com...but they have rules and customs too, so lurk over there for a bit before posting, so you don't look like a spammer. To score with Locost builders, you'd do well to offer parts and components for homebuilders. Your clamshell fenders (indeed all your fenders) look good, and I read that a hard top is available (photos?), I'll bet there'd be interest in those.