The Tifosi Rana Replica

The Tifosi Rana Frogeye-inspired replica offers an exciting options for the classic car enthusiast wishing to own an icon of the golden age of British motoring. The Tifosi Rana has real heritage whilst allowing he owner to express an element of their own imagination in the finished article.

Most custom cars allow the owner to build into their car an elements of their own personality and expression, but in case of classic styled replicas very few have any real feeling of heritage. This is due to all character of the original being lost through the extensive use of modern parts taken from the bland and anonymous family saloons and ‘rep mobiles’ used as donor cars.

The Tifosi Rana successfully retains a significant amount of the original’s character and appeal by using the MG Midget as its basis. The MG Midget can trace its roots directly back to the original Austin Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite and apart from a fear spring upgrade and front brakes changing over to discs, has had no major structural changes made to its monocoque construction throughout its production run. This means that your finished Tifosi Rana car automatically inherits the pedigree and history associated with the original inspiration.

The Tifosi Rana requires no SVA inspection and entails unbolting all of the outer panels forward of the windscreen scuttle (i.e. the front wings, bonnet and front panel) and cutting away the outer skin of the bodywork to the rear of the door shuts.

The new front section of the bodywork can not be securely located using the Tifosi Rana’s specially manufactured front mounted hinge mechanism, which utilities existing mounting holes in the donor car’s chassis rails, and the rear section is then riveted/bonded in place using special adapter plates for the boot floor.

Because of the quality of the panels, preparation for painting is made simple as there are few if any flash/moulding lines to remove. Apart from the fitting of any of the Tifosi Rana options, the completed car now simply requires painting in order to complete the project.

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