We took a KIT CAR to the fanciest show on Earth!
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Long live the Kellison! Proof that kit cars can be cool. Granted it took A LOT of work to get it there. Thanks to Jay for having the vision and to Mechanic Matt for turning the wrenches!
Thank you @FicarraClassic for the most awesomest Car Story about the Kellison. As always, Always remember and Never forget, #ThisCanBeRed
Always good stories from John!
to be honest the Shelby's and Salinas/henissie( TT copperhead vipers definitely counting in my 2C's my sibling favourite sporting car, the 1967~turbine-dart 4-door is another of there-favourites also a one-off~/kit-car/official-prototype )/other are in my mind kit-car's ( always has been included are mustang's, the 1970~is the * as Shelby didn't get really anything say wise and or it was 99%trim/paint/decal's and not like the 1967~ with different rims/tires/ball-joints/IRS-opportunity/option or 4X4-drive/ect or or cammer added-blowers ect ) but they got ford/dodge ( i don't what to mention the fugly challengers/charger's-80's( have a pre1970 so i see my view's as valid and other owners agree with me-ect ) but yes let's stickler to GLH naming on a omni and QC-wise and or how it's assembly-ect the 1-3~gen vipers would probably also counting but so would morgan's after about ~1950's if that's looser definition used as there hand casting's/milling-ect/assembled/not-automation manufacturing plants )/AC( AC ace originally created but ford-bastions = cobra, not as sure for the Chevy's-version naming or the one 572-hemi bastion i saw naming wise, or a BEV-version ) blessing's
kellison would probably work really well as a fully BEV model as it has lower aero-needs and or smaller rad-openings and or frunk-space in the body's shaping ect
Well, what placement did it get?
Good on you John. Ed is a pansy and don't \ won't work on amything
I could listen to Ficarra describe his process for mopping the floor. Dude just has such a gift of how he tells a story.
Definitely had some amazing story telling skills, this is the most enthralled I’ve been in a VINwiki video in a while.
That car is honestly really beautiful, and a very unique shape
Ficarra stories are the best way to wind down a week! Happy Ficarra Fri-Yah
Ficarra is a great guy and his stories are awesome!❤
This can be Red!
This can be Rad!
Gay
This has been read
@joshuagibson2520 I'm proud of you for choosing this platform to come out 😂😂😂😂😂😂 THIS CAN BE RED! 😂😂😂😂
Old cars that have been rebuilt multiple times or completely torn down/reassembled are basically kit cars anyway
See a Ficarra story, click as fast as possible.
The Kellison has very graceful, elegant, swoopy lines. I'm not surprised it was accepted. I had a 1974 Charger SE that was the exact same color, with white interior. Unusual, but it works.
I have a Bugatti kit car, a type 35 built on a 72 vw bug. It is the most terrifying experience you can have at 25mph, and yet it is so much fun.
I want a ride!
having a hard time fitting a front motor i4 type35 looking thing as being built from a rear engine boxer thing... It has to be one or the other since they can't coexist sharing nothing except 4 wheels? I guess if you turn the VW bug around so the engine faces forward you're going in the "right direction" but driving the wrong wheels.
The GT12, GT15 and the Valkyrie made by Fiberfab are good cars too. Made to go over a VW Beetle chassis or a coach built frame with a Buick V8. They also made something called the Banshee. Kelmark GT is another good one. Kinda looks like a Ferrari Dino. Kellison also made a GT40 type car. All these vehicles are really cool and affordable.
Ten, twenty, a hundred years ago there was an article in R&T(?) about an MGA that got a "sanded with a brick, painted with a broom" driveway paint job. An assortment of aftermarket body panels covered in red paint. They took it to an all Ferrari car show, got waived through the gate that they were not even trying to go in. To their surprise, the body panels, the paint and the general aesthetic fooled several people into thinking it was a war torn unrestored race car. The car drew a crowd of armrest "experts" who loved the great racing Ferrari. Nobody seemed to notice the vents beside the hood which clearly read MGA on them. Does this sound familiar to anybody?
John’s really leaned up, barely recognized him. Congrats looking great!
I see FiCARra, I click. Love you John!
Only Ficarra takes a kit car to The Quail.
CarBros did this like 5 years ago. #OneBadEnzo
It was a home built car category there were like a dozen cars in 2023 that were very odd and many of their creators were there to talk about them. It was very cool and yeah totally different from the rest of what is otherwise among the stuffiest of car events.
I love kit cars and replicas! People that try to pass them off as the real thing are hilarious. I caught a guy trying to pass off a factory five type 65 as a genuine shelby daytona at a car show, too bad for him I'm obsessed with the daytona and I pointed out all the differences to him and I said I sure hope you didn't pay too much for this LOL
How is a kit car any less worthy than early Lotus and other British bespoke component cars? Chapman visited many salvage yards to source the various bits used to build his masterpieces.
Hard to believe that kit car was parked at the Quail, congratulations and hats off to you John Ficcarra. 🎉
The Quail - truly epic - bravo my friend - so awesome !!! Great story teller - really draws you in - can’t wait see the finished product of the Porsche Limo !!!
As a kit car, is it ever complete? Next challenge: Door windows that retract. I have never seen such on a Kellison.
looks like a Ferrari race car from the 60s to me beautiful car
undoubtably the nicest Kellison that ever existed
Ficara is the real deal. I didn't know it before, but I know it now. Oh, also the customer who spent all that $....
This is like sneaking my kids finger painting into the Louvre
It was a custom built car category
I think it's a great car and with proper care a lot of people will love it.
Love these Ficarra videos
AMAZING. Ok, it’s time for a Ficarra Classic kit car. He could do it.
I did almost the same thing - I inherited a DIno replica from my father and took it to a car show where it won best in class - vintage!!!!
To me, even if it's a kit car, that Kellison is still a wonderful piece of Americana and automotive history. It deserves to be at The Quail more than any of these new Ferraris and Paganis being shown there.
Looks great at the quail. It belonged there. You did too. Great restoration.
Such a superb job John! The interior is just *chefs kiss!* everything just looks great. What paint did you use on the logos for the valve covers? Amazing. The white exhaust, the mirrors, the passion for details. Again amazing. If only it was red.
Thanks! We used Testors enamel model paint for the logos.
@FicarraClassic everything turned out really well John. Great project to showcase your talent. That interior, the attention to detail, just beautiful. Even had Red logo on the valve covers!
This is fantastic. Aside from Ed, Ficarra stories are unbeatable. Awesome guy, awesome cars.
Thanks John another great story.
OK, THAT'S a story. Love it. To be sure, that kit car body had the classic lines.
I agree, 100%! What a beautiful car! And the story! Wow, great story! They did such a good job bringing this car up to the level that it deserved!
This is such a John Ficarra story. Well done!
I respect the hell out of this man for getting his hands dirty and doing stuff thats not always easy. I dont have as much respect for the bougie boys like Ed who probably don't \ won't even change their own oil or do very minor maintenance.
there is absolutely nothing wrong with a GOOD kit car.
Who thinks kit cars are still cool?
I think some of them are incredibly awesome. Not all, but they're out there.
Definitely 🎉😅
Why wouldn’t you? It’s nice to build/put together things and make it your own way
Me
Kit cars are very cool if you actually enjoy driving vehicles and wrenching rather than just being a brand snob or a flat bill wearing vape puffer at a car meet.
This was a remarkable episode featuring a equally remarkable restoration of a vehicle.
🏆 🏎 🏆
I’ve always wanted a kellison but I’ve just bought a Ferrari Daytona spider that was one of the kits produced for Miami Vice and I’ll be dedicating myself to that for the next year or so. “Kit car” means something different than it used to, thanks to companies like factory five, superformance and slc. After seeing what these companies produce, there are more and more people turning old and new kits into high performance, or at least well appointed machines. It’s a new day.
I was on the hunt for a Mcburnie Daytona when I stumbled across the replica 512TR spyder I ended up getting, good job!
@ 512TR is pretty damned cool too;)
It’s time for someone to make a kit that utilizes the 986 Boxster as the donor car. They are plentiful and very affordable.
I was thinking about c5 or c6 vette as a donor, but nonetheless bring back the body!
Before people get carried away talking trash about kit cars, put an original AC Cobra against a Superperformance or FFR, the ACs look like kits by comparison.
You should see a Kirkham Cobra... omg - there absolute jewelry.
@@StevenDurette-bq7zd I went to a show at Jack Roush's place years ago. They had 6 original Cobras. Most people don't know how raw those cars were.
Great story. Congratulations. That has to be the ultimate for a your shop.
Love love LOVE this story!! Outstanding.
Your love and knowledge of the history from that era made you the perfect choice for this project my friend. It's always a thrill to see the shop. Great job!
Just when you think you can't be enamored with someone's journey more.
No way ! I grew up in Costa Mesa Ca and my neighbor had one on its side up against the fence 1970 wanted it so bad .
This is awesome! Makes me feel better that I recently made the poor financial decision to rescue a kit car - a 512 TR spyder, and do it correctly. The crar is correct dimensions - and looks very very good, even the interior and dash was done very well. Underneath... it was a bid of a mess... some shoddy welds, and some meathead had put on fake brakes (not kidding) a shot engine, and a horrific air ride, not to mention 3 inch spacers for the rear wheels🤣. Its getting a properly fabricated suspension with coilovers , 13" vented discs from a Viper, Brembo's from a Porsche, a well built engine with about 340ish horse (the car weighs 2700lb) , Proper TR Wheels, and many, many other done and repaired. 17 year old me once had a poster of a Straman Testarossa Spyder... and older me found it. I'm going to drive the damned wheels off of it when its done. I'm not the type to lie about it - I think the story of it, the resurrection, and the conversation about what it is- is cool in and of itself. So what if it's a "replica"... of a car that was never actually manufactured?
I have seen a Kellerson built as everything from a street car sports car to full on gasser drag cars, body looks good on anything, they are awesome.... it looks like what every 7 year old thinks a race car should look like😉
They did a great job on that car.
Agreed! Absolutely beautiful!
NGL, I wasn’t interested until I saw that this was a John Ficarra story. He, along with Christopher Michaels, is one of the most entertaining storytellers and never fails to delight and amaze. Kudos to Mr. Ficarra & co. for getting the Kellison roadworthy and Quailworthy and sharing its story! This was wonderful!
well a beautiful car. and now that its been to the quail -- ITS official - KIT car is a real car- says the owner of a Ginnetta G20 with a factory build plate - but still gets accused of being a kit car. Yes
I remember well the 70s and early 80s kit car scene where there were a bunch of kits advertised in the back of magazines, and they were all pretty terrible and fairly ugly in person. There were a few, a FEW that looked really good. The American Fibre Aquila and the Voegele Amante GT are decent looking cars but clearly "inspired" by certain designs. Maybe the Seltzer Willow.
Skip the cobras, Se7ens, GT40, Daytona coupes, and ones that were replicas. Most original kit car designs were pretty out there and would have worked fine in something like Corvette Summer or Death Race 2000. The Loring Mantis, the Bradley GT, the Elite Laser 917, the Dean Shalako.
This is what I watch VinWiki for, great story!
My father had the same journey with a Devin that was on BaT. It's a tough balance between period correct and modern upgrades
I have never heard of them before… A very beautiful looking car…
Agreed! ✨
I listen to John Ficarra's playlist when i work on my cars. Finally got a new one!
Counting Cars,Danny Koker's shop built theirs for SEMA in 2019 i think,it was the featured car at the Borla booth,,his car is every bit a hand built ALL AMERICAN super sexy v8 with a one of a kind Borla fuel injection,its hard to believe that its an American designed cars that look like it rolled out of Turin,just beautiful
Best story ever in this channel!!
Oh man, you said that right! Such a beautiful car! Such a great story! ✨
@@TimeTravelExplorerFicarra telling the '65 LeMans behind-the-scenes story; of course the Enzo vs. Henry II grudge match, but the Goodyear vs. Dunlop battle as well... the man is hands down the most entertaining storyteller on UA-cam, let alone VinWiki. Chris Michaels comes a close second. Keep'em coming !
Is a kit car that was made in the sixties really a kit car anymore? I could see it being collectible regardless of its origin story just due to the age of the thing
WOW! a true automotive Cinderella story! And told nicely, great job
(on building the car as well)
Wouldn't expect anything less from this guy
Oh! I saw this at Lime Rock last summer! Funny to see it come up here, had no idea about its history/owner.
This is what we call a "Trojan horse".
I always love a John Ficarra story!
Never heard of a kellison, that is really cool!!!
Really dig this kind of content. Ficarra is king!
Somewhere, Kellison himself is smiling from ear to ear.
A Ficarra story? You know it will be good! Neat car and a great story!
I didn't realize how much I missed listening to a John Ficarra story!
Guys, you did SUCH a great job! Beautiful car. Stunning job!
If anyone wants something unusual, check out the ginetta G4R… first made in the 50’s… still being produced today
I have a G20 - factory build plate on it. Great car
Great story! Ficarra is a real car guy.
Epic !! Looks Awesome !!
I've always wanted a "Foe-Rarri" using an MR2 for chassis and a turbo k24 for powerplant... that would be rad...
Beautiful car John, you should be very proud of your results. That speaks very highly of your abilities.
One of the best stories yet this year thank you for this!👏🏾👏🏾
Beautiful car, I think the rear view mirrors on the doors might fit better, and like you said many times be more "period correct" something like the Fairlady Z, Old Skylines, Triumph TR3, various Rolls Royce, Jaguar XK120...
Jay is a real car guy
Damn. I spent 20 years in Colfax/GV. It would have been cool to see this before and after it was finished. Looks incredible now.
I grew and live in Sacramento. I never knew about the Kellison. Very cool.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? 🤔
Backyard to the Quail! Epic
Terrific story. Very enjoyable watch.
I really enjoyed this, thank you!
Bret
Keep the Ficarra story's coming 🏁🏁
Crazy. Friend of a friend just got one of these as a rollerish suspension on the frame. Dropped in a drivetrain sbc 5 speed.
I always show up for Story Time with John
Absolutely love it! What a great story!
Add some orange contour stripes and Voila" Porsche prototype"
Awesome story.. made my afternoon..😊
Ahhh Ficarra you've done it again :-)
love it
I think kit cars are great because they're so cheap but yet you get a quality vehicle
Would've been interesting to know approximately how much was invested in it. Looks cool!
Danny koker from counting cars did a whole show about a kit car from that guy and it was actually a very pretty car and they fixed it up and showed it at sema
It's a nice looking car. Kit car? Who cares.
I'm saving up next year I want to buy a replica 65 Cobra coupe
It's amazing what can be done if you are handy with money! Looks great!
When I see John Ficcara I thumbs up!
What an awesome looking car. They ahould bring it back but for a c5 or c6 vette chasis.