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Dominator TS400

SeaBass - 29/6/04 at 06:58 PM

Anyone read kitcar this month? Is it just me or does the Dominator Sports Cars 'TS 400' chassis looks spookily similar to the (RIP) MK GT1 chassis.

Just wondering if anyone knows more about this vehicle?

Cheers

Peteff - 29/6/04 at 07:37 PM

That'll be why it's taking so long to get Jon Isons bodywork back, they're running copies off it Jon .

Alan B - 29/6/04 at 08:22 PM

I'm pretty sure the company owner was a GT1 customer.........

robinbastd - 29/6/04 at 09:13 PM

Doesn't buying someone else's kit constitute research and development?

Ian

Jon Ison - 29/6/04 at 09:15 PM

alan, yr spot on.........

mandy69 - 29/6/04 at 09:21 PM

It's a Blue Peter special, made using the old faithfull cornflakes boxes and sticky back plastic with the odd pipe cleaner here and there for good measure.
It doubles up as a candle holder come christmas time too!!!

SeaBass - 30/6/04 at 07:06 AM

Do I detect some bitterness there snoopy?? Did the guy buy the rights to the chassis or is it just 'remarkably similar'??

I noticed the featured car in the mag was not complete and for some reason had one drive shaft...

All allegedly of course...

Cheers

mangogroove - 30/6/04 at 09:22 AM

Think we been here before! see previous post

SeaBass - 30/6/04 at 09:52 AM

Which previous post??

timf - 30/6/04 at 11:44 AM

this one http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=13796

JoelP - 30/6/04 at 12:50 PM

well in his favour, at least he put finger to keypad to explain himself. im sure he's not the first man to be inspired by someone elses idea.

andyps - 30/6/04 at 03:44 PM

I haven't seen the chassis, but the body doesn't look like the GT1 - maybe he copied the Audi R8?

chrisg - 30/6/04 at 06:43 PM

Only if he's never seen an Audi R8 - it's nothing like.

Cheers

Chris

ceebmoj - 30/6/04 at 08:20 PM

I took a couple of pics of it at stonly and noticed it was build in hull and rememberd that a GT1 had been built there as I talked to the guy about it at the time I am due a trip to see my syster at uni if i get time i will try to pop in and get a beter look.

Blake

andyps - 30/6/04 at 09:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
Only if he's never seen an Audi R8 - it's nothing like.

Cheers

Chris

It's silver, similar shape etc. But you could say it looks like any of the Le Mans cars in profile, as does the GT1 (except that it is kind of "squashed" from front to back).

I think all of the cars like this have to look similar anyway, just like all the lotus 7 type vehicles all look similar, all the Le Mans GT cars look similar.

chrisg - 30/6/04 at 10:42 PM

british contender!

dominator

mmmmmm.............nope

Cheers

Chris

[Edited on 30/6/04 by chrisg]

andyps - 1/7/04 at 10:50 PM

Like I said - both silver, similar shape, even got the same wheels Dominator got the side scoops the wrong way round, but you can't have everything, bet they put the steering wheel on the wrong side too!

[Edited on 1/7/04 by andyps]

chrisg - 2/7/04 at 07:05 PM

Yep

And they left all the curves off too.

Should have gone to specsavers.

Cheers

Chris