If the replica is already a classic car
09/22/2021
Replicas have been around for much longer than many classic car enthusiasts might think. Bugatti replicas were built 50 or more years ago, and from 1982 onwards, for example, the company Copycats produced Jaguar C-Type and D-Type replicas. Copycats then became Proteus Reproductions in 1987 and later Proteus Cars, which today operates as Proteus Sports & Racings Cars.
The C-Type pictured above is one of the first cars from the Copycats/Proteus kitchen and was built in the early 1980s. A 1966 Jaguar 3.4-liter was used as the basis and a 3.8-liter inline six-cylinder raged under the plastic hood.
In April 2021, the car was auctioned by RM/Sotheby's for £ 52,800, a rather low price, as good C-Type replicas can sell for well over EUR 100,000.
Millions are paid for the factory recreations by Jaguar itself (D-Type, XKSS, etc.), which were only produced in small numbers in the new millennium. The originals are even more expensive.
But the replicas are also fun to drive, and if they are also over 30 years old, there is no reason why you shouldn't drive them to classic car meetings ...
