chromecarz00
New member
Howdy,
I recently stumbled across Sterling while on my quest for a new car and simply put, fell in love. While I've seen them in the distant past, I don't know of any owners or cars near me, so I have to instead rely on your expertise to answer all of my questions. By the way, awesome community - seems very friendly and informative, and I hope to be a part of the owner's club soon.
I've drawn inspiration from the following videos:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGNSddRnV4]Classic kitcars sebring kit car sterling nova kitcar inc no lamborghini countach - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSaYaIuniNM]Sterling GTR Reconstruction project - YouTube[/ame]
Are these by any chance owners on here? I plan on modeling my end result after a blend of these two, and a bit of Ferrari 308 as well.
I am looking to pick up a used or project Sterling (or varients - don't know the difference well enough yet) on a tight budget in the near future - as such, the tube frame chassis is out of the question.
I can't seem to find anything that directly compares the Sterling, Nova, and Cimbria - what are the main differences between the three? I found the webpage showing the different years and styles of Sterlings, Nova, and Cimbria, but a lot of the images are magazine pulls from which I cant discern strong differences. I'm sure that's an untrained eye issue, but is there anywhere I can find a difference? For the most part, they seem very similar, are there any particular ones you would recommend? Cimbria seems to have the gullwing doors and seems to be rarer - guessing this is would make it more expensive?
I noticed that heater/ac are not really an equipped item in these cars - does this mean that there is no fan function either? Also, I've seen images with the windows down, but none with straps/rollers etc on the doors - do you have to take the windows off to get some air or am I just missing something?
I saw that some have a Subaru conversion kit in progress - what engine is the conversion to? What engines (other than the VW) can fit in these cars? What kind of power can we get out of the VW engine, and what is the highest horsepower number someone has achieved?
I've seen weight estimates from 1900 - 2300 lbs - does that sound accurate? Is that wet weight, and with what engine?
Does anyone know what the drag coefficient would be on these cars?
Typical gas mileage achieved?
I think that's all for now - thanks in advance for any thoughts you may have.
I recently stumbled across Sterling while on my quest for a new car and simply put, fell in love. While I've seen them in the distant past, I don't know of any owners or cars near me, so I have to instead rely on your expertise to answer all of my questions. By the way, awesome community - seems very friendly and informative, and I hope to be a part of the owner's club soon.
I've drawn inspiration from the following videos:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGNSddRnV4]Classic kitcars sebring kit car sterling nova kitcar inc no lamborghini countach - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSaYaIuniNM]Sterling GTR Reconstruction project - YouTube[/ame]
Are these by any chance owners on here? I plan on modeling my end result after a blend of these two, and a bit of Ferrari 308 as well.
I am looking to pick up a used or project Sterling (or varients - don't know the difference well enough yet) on a tight budget in the near future - as such, the tube frame chassis is out of the question.
I can't seem to find anything that directly compares the Sterling, Nova, and Cimbria - what are the main differences between the three? I found the webpage showing the different years and styles of Sterlings, Nova, and Cimbria, but a lot of the images are magazine pulls from which I cant discern strong differences. I'm sure that's an untrained eye issue, but is there anywhere I can find a difference? For the most part, they seem very similar, are there any particular ones you would recommend? Cimbria seems to have the gullwing doors and seems to be rarer - guessing this is would make it more expensive?
I noticed that heater/ac are not really an equipped item in these cars - does this mean that there is no fan function either? Also, I've seen images with the windows down, but none with straps/rollers etc on the doors - do you have to take the windows off to get some air or am I just missing something?
I saw that some have a Subaru conversion kit in progress - what engine is the conversion to? What engines (other than the VW) can fit in these cars? What kind of power can we get out of the VW engine, and what is the highest horsepower number someone has achieved?
I've seen weight estimates from 1900 - 2300 lbs - does that sound accurate? Is that wet weight, and with what engine?
Does anyone know what the drag coefficient would be on these cars?
Typical gas mileage achieved?
I think that's all for now - thanks in advance for any thoughts you may have.