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Octane (UK), June 1, 2007

“Well-written and superbly laid-out. It should be inspirational for boys and girls of all ages.”

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The all-color practical Build Your Own Sports Car provides all the information needed to build a road-going two-seater, open-top sports car on a budget, using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials. The down-to-earth text clearly explains each step along the road to producing a well-engineered, high-performance sports car, providing a learning experience in engineering and design - and opening up a whole new world of fun motoring.

The Haynes Roadster, which has fully independent rear suspension, has been designed with the aid of CAD software to develop the chassis and suspension, resulting in a car with performance and handling to challenge many established kit cars and mainstream sports cars. The design is intended to make use of components sourced primarily from a Ford Sierra donor, although alternative donors are mentioned.

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Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Haynes Publishing; illustrated edition edition (April 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1844253910
ISBN-13: 978-1844253913
Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best DIY Car Instruction Book So Far, May 4, 2007

By	Nicholas Gomez "www.bikervoodoo.com" (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Chris Gibbs has taken the 'Locost' concept a step further. As this new book has CAD drawings (I believe done on Solidworks), it probably does not have any dimension errors that crept into the Ron Champion book. The book takes you through drawings and instructions so you can end up with a Ford Sierra (Merkur) based roadster. All you need are tools, patience, time, money and a lot of hard work. The single donor vehicle concept helps but only if the abovementioned vehicle is available (and affordable!) in your country. However, with some ingenuity and help from other builders online, you may be able to come up with something good. If you have questions there's even an official Haynes Roadster Forum to help you! Author Chris Gibbs participates in this official Haynes forum and posts updates to the book, corrections (yes even this book needs a few), advice and guidance.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Ron champion still the champion, September 11, 2007

By	Osorio Batres Silvia Rebeca "booknut" (Guatemala city Guatemala) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I own all the previous editions of this book. This has been the least usefull unless you really do have the donor car used in it. I recommend the Ron champion book instead because it gives more latitude to adapt many old cars instead of one single rear suspension from a European ford. If this will be the first book of this type that you will purchase then I would recommend it. Those with experience and access to the internet would be better off with Ron champions book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars locost by hanes, December 10, 2007

By	Joel W. Shipley (Murfreesboro, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great book, but definitely Eurocentric. None-the-less, this book offers excellent technical drawings. I recommend a calculator that converts metric measurements to inches if you want to use this as an assembly guide. An Excellent book for its intended purpose.This is of course, assuming like myself, you're a Yank.

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2.0 out of 5 stars NOT the new locost reference
I was really expecting this book to bring a much needed update on Ron Champion's book but it's more of the same. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great companion book to the original "build a sports car for 250"
this is a great companion book for those who wish to build a "Locost" sports car. Very similar to the original which as far as i can tell is no longer printed (and being sold on... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Mike Walker

4.0 out of 5 stars Build your own sports car: on a budget
Big improvement over the last two books. You REALLY need to spend time on the book's web site (forum) to get the lastest information. Read more

Published 14 months ago by T-18

4.0 out of 5 stars it's ok
A nice starter book. If planing on building the frame from scratch this book will help.

Published 21 months ago by Alexander Villareal

3.0 out of 5 stars Ron Champion must be irate
Nice drawings but too much space is wasted on showing you pictures of tools and identifying them. Might be handy if you want to use a merkur, but there is probably nothing here... Read more

Published on June 3, 2007 by mel mackinnon

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