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Post by davescarab on Jun 30, 2011 10:37:39 GMT -5
Hi everyone,I've just joined the Forum.I bought the Scarab from Alastair a while ago,and would appreciate any info on its history or any available original parts.I'm hoping to start work on it in the next few weeks,keeping a Mini engine but probably putting disc brakes on it,and restoring the alloy body.Thanks in advance,Dave.
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Post by MiNiTiCi on Jul 1, 2011 3:20:02 GMT -5
Hi and welcome to the forum. Saw one on e-Bay in 2006   Yours has an alloy body, is it similar style? |
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Post by davescarab on Jul 1, 2011 4:31:50 GMT -5
These photos are my car.The rear body is fibreglass but the rest is the original alloy(I have contacted Vincent who is selling the one in Belgium,his has been raced in Europe).Mine was the road-registered one.I spoke to Mr.Stanniforth just before he passed away(What a gentleman!)and he said he raced this one a couple of times,but I don't know where or when.This sort of info would be great to have.I would like to get it running again soon but other things seem to get in the way.The car is very well built and it is a shame there were not more made.
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Post by MiNiTiCi on Jul 2, 2011 3:15:00 GMT -5
I thought I had seen more info on your car - then I remembered it was in Jeroen Booij's book Maximum Mini.
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Post by olihofmann on Sept 6, 2011 6:53:23 GMT -5
Hi Dave
Very interesting car the scarab! I am in the process of building an Unipower witch needs a complete new chassis. I would like to adopt as much of the terrapin suspension as possible.
The chassis of the scarab looks very familiar to the unipower chassis.
Is the suspension of the scarab similiar to the Terrapin?
Is it possible to send me some pictures of the chassis and suspension?
Thanking you for any help and all the best with the rebuild of the scarab.
Oli
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Post by alastaircox on Feb 6, 2017 12:30:58 GMT -5
Hi Dave (members!),
Hope all's well?
Is anything happening with the Scarab?
If not I'd like to buy it back at some point as I've now got some garage space.
Best, Alastair
P.S. Can you let me know if I gave you the chassis drawings that went with the car? They were form Alan originally and were for a two seater terrapin. Not the actual Scarab drawings. At least if my memory is holding up.
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