Robin hood engineering ltd was a british kit car manufacturer based in mansfield woodhouse. Only parts not pictured are the windscreen which is intact, rear shocks with springs and rear steel wheels with tyres on. Robin hood kit car for sale in uk view 72 bargains. One of our technicians put this information together in hopes it would facilitate a better experience for the beginners out there. Robin hood was recently bought by great british sport cars so i am sure that this has now all been rectified, in fact they dont manufacture the 2b kit anymore. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Click the button below to add the universal dash grp panel to your wish list. A large amount of time was spent trying to get the parts given to us to go together, and weve spent weeks seriously modifying the kit to make it safer and more usable.
If you got your robin hood as a project, a hobby or simply to have fun driving it, we understand what it is that kit car owners want from their insurance policy. This is a free to list facebook page for kit car fans and builders. Robin hood classic cars project 2b for sale category. This was built by both my self and my father who has over 30 years professional experience in mechanical engineering. Classic cars motorcycles camper vans 4x4s american cars modern cars 3 wheelers books dvds commercial electric cars fia race cars memorabilia etc military number plates other parts projects toy cars etc wedding cars. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the adventures of robin hood. All i got was a robin hood video which does not even relate to the model i bought and even then it decides to miss out great big sections of the build. Use classics on autotraders intuitive search tools to find the best classic car. Classic robin hood cars for sale in uk classic cars hq. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We are selling reluctantly our robin hood 2b, this is a 2 litre injected pinto engine, very quick and lots of fun. Lawhead, the outlaws of sherwood by robin mckinley, scarlet by a. Robin hood themed romance score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Kit cars and replicas for sale classics on autotrader. The factory covered 30,000 square feet 2,800 m 2 and was on a one and a half acre site the company was founded in 1980 in sherwood, nottinghamshire and started by making ferrari daytona replicas based on the rover sd1 and the super seven after the production by lotus ended. While in my late teens and twenties i played around with minis and mini based kit cars, minijem, mini marcos and finally a cox gtm and status single seater, as well as an imp based davrian. Robin hood build and drive diary robin hood 2b kitcar. Here you have a complete build diary from start to finish of joey and bills 2b. Robin hood engineering ltd was a british kit car manufacturer based in mansfield woodhouse, nottinghamshire. Robin hood kit car for sale in uk view 71 bargains. Is it your own car for sale or one you would like to buy. Joey telling you how many of our hoods got to spain and back without any problems. Vindicator sprint 90% finished kit car project high spec. Had a dramatic change to my life and need to let my project go and i thought i would offer it to the. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. Classics on autotrader is your onestop shop for the best classic cars, muscle cars, project cars, exotics, hot rods, classic trucks, and old cars for sale.
I think that cobras are stunning looking cars, but after looking at the car, i found a few potential problems. Robin hood 2b kit car project for sale addlestone, surrey. Robin hood kit car insurance robin hood car insurance. As the cost suggests, this is certainly a nofrills kit. Project 2b kit car by robin hood sports cars with picture gallery, kit car information, kit car clubs, articles and kit cars for sale. This design was based heavily on the original lotus seven. The merry adventures of robin hood of great renown in nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the american illustrator and writer howard pyle. Robin hood 2b kitcar track day car with car traile. Buy the adventures of robin hood by williams, marcia, williams, marcia isbn. Robin hood motor spares, orpington, bromley, united kingdom.
Or look at a project needing finishingrebuilding as its a cheap way to do it. The robin hood 2b is a self build car kit that can be purchased from great british sports cars. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for robin hood kit car for sale. A robin hood kit car was a british based kit car manufacturer based in nottinghamshire. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for robin kit cars for sale. Joey and bills 2b project this is where joey and his dad detail the build and the driving of their kit car. The kit comes with a collection of construcion videos but no instruction manual. The robin hood project 2b kit car is the most popular from this. The chassis is made from tubular steel, or tubey 2b for short, and is for people who want to build a roadster on a budget. The adventures of robin hood kindle edition by pyle, howard. If you are new to car building or investigating building a kit car for the first time, this article might be helpful to you. Here are some photos and some words about the build of my car. You wont go too badly wrong with a robin hood, i wouldnt expect any build manual to. Robin hood kitcars identification rhocar community.
We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. The factory covered 30,000 square feet 2,800 m 2 and was on a one and a half acre site. Robin hood classic cars project 2b for sale car and classic. Robin hood 2b kit car 2015 caterham westfield locost. The whole idea of a kit car to me is to be a lightweight pocket rocket. A group for lovers of kit cars in general, from robin hoods to caterhams and westfields. Enough medieval language to give color and verisimilitude to the tale. Robin hood of sherwood forest by ann mcgovern scholastic. If youre selling your kit car or other associated parts then feel free. Robin hood owners club essex kit car club rhocar is a well established forum, essex kit car club is a fledgling club growing steadily and caters for any kit car.
Trade retail car, motorcycle, lcv, parts and accessories supplier. The kit is based on a donor vehicle most commonly the ford sierra and comes with enough of the basic parts to assemble a lotus 7 replica sometimes referred to as a locost sports car. Recently, a robin hood 2b has caught my eye, however, being a complete novice to kit cars, i dont know what to. Robin hood exmo for sale kit car related rhocar the uk kit. Great british sports car ltd formerly robin hood engineering is another manufacturer with a reputation for producing reliable, cheap kit cars. Large enough to fit a robin hood 2b as well as many other lotus 7 type cars. Unregistered kit which seems to have the majority of parts, possibly all of them, please see photos to see whats there. Thats what i thought, it looked st with ply panels on the interior, and lots of sharp edges on the stainless panels. Finally on the road very fast lovely car to drive past iva first time if your building a robin hood and need advice on iva leave a message il try and help you out. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kit car newbie needing advice page 1 kit cars pistonheads. Project 2b a reference to the affectionate nickname was adopted as the kit name.
We have now formed an essex kit car club and want to help and encorage people especially those in the earlier part of the build process. The company was founded in 1980 in sherwood, nottinghamshire and started by making ferrari daytona replicas based on. From a classic robin hood project 2b to a supersports. The adventures of robin hood kindle edition by pyle. The robin hood kit turned out not to be much of a kit just a load of parts that didnt fit. Robin hood seem to think that a kit car isnt a kit car unless it has taken at least 18 months to build, and are not prepared to do all those little things that take the time. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the english outlaw robin hood and his band of merry men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented old english idiom that preserves some flavor of the.
Gmc truck 471 detroit diesel coming back to life after 25 yrs. The log book is correct and its registered as a robin hood 2b. Most experienced car builders will already know these things, although it never continue reading for the novice. The car was bought from a friend a while back with all the. First registered in 1988 and has just passed its mot no problem. Car number 2 and the problems you can get by letting supposedly reputable companies loose on. Its a gbs chassis new robin hood its but been stood in my garage for some time and. Unregistered kit which seems to have the majority of parts. The favorite adventures of the legendary champion of the poor, robin hood, simply retold in graceful, contemporary style. Professionally built by my father in law and i and registered on the road in 2008. Wanted kit car project, robin hood, dutton locost mk style. On the may 2000 bank holiday weekend, neil and i went to the stoneleigh kit car show armed with the above shortlist of potential kit cars. The robin hood project 2b kit car is the most popular from this manufacturer. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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