Now that’s ambitious! Joe Lee in Sofia (Bulgaria) is working on a largely from scratch metal-bodied Bentley EXP 2003 Speed 8 replica. The core chassis is a ’70 Bug with 15×12 and 15×8 wheels, all on an Alfa Romeo Engine. He figures it’ll be done next month — below are a couple pictures, and he’ll update us with the final product later.
For those of you unfamiliar with the original, here’s what it will look like when he’s done:
[…] I recently showed you the wild Bentley EXP Speed 8 that my friend Joe Lee in Bulgaria is working on. On his home one day recently he caught a picture of this incredibly rare Sofia kit car, of which her writes, This is a fiberglass kitcar, called the “Sofia”. It was constructed and produced during the years of socialism, with the first prototype completed in 1981, the second in 1985, and production began a year later. Between 1986 and 1989 about six cars were made, and during the 1990s there were another 6 or 7 cars made. During that period this kind of hidden headlight was also disputed. This particular one is is a “Sofia type B” on a custom chassis with a Lada gearbox (without the engine) and a Lada interior (from a 70s model). The hidden headlight is opened by a manual crank. It looks like this one was made at the end of 80s. The owner asked about $600 for it. […]
It looks like it is going to be VERY heavy when it is done, but also very nice. Cant wait to se ethe updated pics on it.
[…] Back in April I posted about Joe’s Bentley EXP Speed 8 replica. He’s recently written me with an update on his project: I have just “finished” my Bentley Replica Exp, as I promised you that I will update the pictures of process. Here they are. […]
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[…] recently showed you the wild Bentley EXP Speed 8 that my friend Joe Lee in Bulgaria is working on. On his home one day recently he caught a picture […]