1977 Sterling Kit Car

[peashooter101]

Really cool!..... just would hate to roll it and be suck upside down xD

[lst1195]

WOW! I own a 75 Vette & still Wow!

[izabelleTV]

truly pretty creation

[circutracer150]

So of course, the big question man... WHERE DO WE GET ONE?!

[rosspivnik]

@circutracer150 wwwsterlingsportscarscom

[circutracer150]

@rosspivnik You're fantastic! I have been wanting to get one of these cars for years, and thought I was stuck searching CraigsList postings forever!

[DARKSTARfallen7]

How about just beat up but it runs

[rosspivnik]

@DARKSTARfallen7 send me your email and I'll send you a great link full of sterling info

[AzureHooplah]

@rosspivnik can I get in on that? I'm pondering getting one of the new Sterlings once I pay off my Jeep

[rosspivnik]

@AzureHooplah  wwwsterlingsportscarscom

[DARKSTARfallen7]

How much is a car like this worth.. Except all beat up? I have one sitting in my back yard and I want to get rid of it..

[rosspivnik]

@DARKSTARfallen7 I spent $20,000 on the car. I sold it for $10,700. Beat up and not running it's worth $1k to 3K

[XxUNDERAURMORxX]

what was tthe cost???

[rosspivnik]

@XxUNDERAURMORxX 20,000 plus another 5k to repair it after I wrecked it.

[cybermarsactual]

Beats the hell out of a Bradley G.T.

[starsiegeplayer]

slick

[Melodicfuckingmetal]

pink panther car :D

[007Knightjp]

What engine did you use????

[rosspivnik]

@007Knightjp the original vw engine with a few modifications.

[jaymanleonard]

What was the donor car or chassis? Never seen one of these before. One mad looking thing!

[rosspivnik]

@jaymanleonard  it was a volkswagon beetle originally.

[boomingpearl]

O

M

G

so beautiful

[malevolenceXXXensues]

fun drive?

[Derpinguin44]

That thing looks fantastic. And, is that a FLORIDA license plate I see?

[krsjames1]

Great Sterrling!!!!! I had an opportunity to buy one cheap a few years ago but family obligations got in the way. Keep up the good work!!

[blobby1972]

what do you do if you roll it and it lands on its roof ?

[xXHakunoXx]

can it fly ?

[rosspivnik]

@xXHakunoXx almost

[jt2737]

very cool man, very unique, it is good to have something different on the road today. Everything looks the same!

[bestthangout]

where can i buy a kit so i can do one or two

[abanks1959]

I say it was a nice body style but many people "F" it up with the wrong set of wheels and tires,also putting big air boxes on its rear flanks in trying copying the style of the Countach. This one has the wrong style of wire wheels on it,they look like they came right off of an old 70's Buick Regal....."not helping make the car look very exotic."

[rosspivnik]

@abanks1959 wow...nothing nice to say...glad I didn't build it for you....

[flyinghigh1988]

@rosspivnik its a nice car so dont complain.

[teddyp70]

@abanks1959 shut up,signed everybody

[mrockTROLLIN]

@abanks1959 oh sorry! Did you build a 1977 Sterling Kit car? Thats right. go home and die.

[chewbacscar]

real nice

[Hawk11B]

I own a 1977 Sterling. Has anyone ever seen one with Gullwing doors? It seems I have the only one ive ever found.

[charlietow]

that thing is clean, one questoin though.......a/c?

[rosspivnik]

@charlietow no a/c

[LcplHabon]

Looks like something Batman would have given Robin if he got his driver's license.

[pointsforme1]

probably a stupid question but what company makes that?

[sininetigu]

in strong wind/rain it must be so fun to get into and out

[MrDezeldzame]

Just don't flip it over

[ik04]

Get rid of that hideous wing!

[DelSolRacer93]

looks like a B, to get in.

[omarofuae]

Holy crap, that is so beautiful. Where did you get the kit from?

[JohnEJSlkstr]

Wow Best Sterling Ever , Nice Paint . . .

[rosspivnik]

@JohnEJSlkstr thanks, it was a lot of fun to do.

[MegaProplaya]

wat happens if the car flips over on the top with you ?

[rosspivnik]

@MegaProplaya ...I guess I'd go out the side or front window...or die

[maoristereo]

@rosspivnik if you manage to filp a Nova, you DESERVE to die

[yamahonkawazuki]

@rosspivnik First off my friend, VERY nice. second, how are these titled? do the kits coem with an MSO you take to county courthouse? and they produce title there?

[whitbyjet65]

@MegaProplaya It becomes your home for the next 16 years.

[Damoskinos]

Wasn't there a similar style kit car in the UK called the Nova with the same kind of look?

[rosspivnik]

@Damoskinos yes..but in the us it was called/renamed sterling

[sabred78]

Ok cool, so like every video of this car goes on about the roof, BUT SO WHAT! What is it like to drive and how does that damm engine sound!!!!!!

[rosspivnik]

@sabred78 it is so low to the ground it drives like a go cart. Since it is essentially a hoped up VW, you can get the idea....

[sabred78]

@rosspivnik Cheers for getting back to me mate. I've always fancied one of these but I dont know jack about them.

[IsllayGirls]

Where do you guys find all that money!!

[horseboyken]

@IsllayGirls You dont find it you earn it or you can steal it but you usually dont "find" it

[IsllayGirls]

@horseboyken Yes, ofcaurse. I mean what do the do for living or how they got there...stuff like that.

[rosspivnik]

@IsllayGirls the car you see in the video's total cost to purchase, fix up etc was $20,000. I spent more than I wanted but it doesn't/didn't cost as much as the car's "look". It looks like a $60k car for a third of that price. Also, I paid people to do everything. If I was handy and did all the work myself (as a lot of kit builders do) it would have been $10k less.

[xSVTxTERM1NATORx]

@IsllayGirls Well, people do this amazing thing called working. When you work, it's not that hard to buy yourself a nice car ;)

Work

Invest

Save

invent.. so many ways to make money.. until Obama takes 1/2 of it away!

[IsllayGirls]

@xSVTxTERM1NATORx O, well, its not as expensive as i thought. And from what i heard money is easyer in us than here(greece) :(

[rosspivnik]

@IsllayGirls  instead of saving for a rainy day we spend!

[watermeloncat]

what's the handling like?

[rosspivnik]

@watermeloncat like a go kart...

[Gerard300349024]

dam it must take forever to get out and in that car

[maticoff]

that is one fine vehicle 

[branman2794]

awsome 

[abochristo]

sweet, how much this thing cost?

[rosspivnik]

@abochristo I put a total of about 25k

[cmw21c]

nice car

[viggoM35]

Pretty nice, though I would worry about how to get out if the power failed.

[rosspivnik]

@viggoM35 there is a hydraulic bypass switch that allows the top to be pushed up manually. I tried it many time to make sure I would be trapped.

[viggoM35]

@rosspivnik that's nice to know. I always like uncommon cars. Have owned an MGB-GT, Fiat spider, and a Mercedes 300ce. Though not a kit car, not something you see everyday where I live.

[3500coupe]

@rosspivnik any way if that did happen and the switch did not work pop the fron glass out

[iluvmyveedub]

My neighbor has had on rotting in his back yard for the last 15 years. I was talking to him yesterday about it, and he said he'd probably give it to me if I help him replace the transmission and axles on his Passat.

Message me, I'd like to learn as much about this car as possible.

[snower5554]

lol batmobile

[icekil101]

holy fucking awsome ass bitchin shit

thats just purely awsome

[g8z05]

not too good for quick getaways, huh?

[CantStandIdiots94]

cool, easier to break in

[sootyferrari65]

oh look kids uncle batmans arived

[TheRickRod]

Those wheels, and tires gotta go. What are you going for? The hot rod look? Or the nice sleek exotic?

[hexyournightmare]

is this batman's car?

[Jansper]

you know what happens in case of an accident... lol

[TheRealDevil]

WOW!!!! AWESOME!!!!!any1 knows how does the hatchmiddle works?

[omedaveNL]

I smell someone who wants a countach.

[Miketamine]

if ur running on the highway with 200km/h and u wanna crash into something u can EJECT EJECT EJECT EJECT !!

[crapstains]

It does the Kessel run in 12 par secs

[lohan570]

LOLOLOL

[gaotu]

oh man that is awesome.

[stevensj13]

Where do you get the kits for these?

[phantomx2003]

HOLY CRAP!.. did you guys see the fish?

[suckseggs]

i know holy crap that thing was HUGE

[donteandrashun]

my great uncle has a custom cadilac xlr that recognizes his touch only. it dialed 911 when i touched it

[nyckillaheat]

wow!!!!

[didier4529]

shuld buy a srt10 engine........wouldt wanna stick my hand out while that thing is going down

[nickandapple]

they are cheep. I have had 2 of them and paid 4500 for the last one that was in mint condition.  Its just a matter of finding one. I lived in portland for 5 years and the man that had the mold for the car lives up there.

[rainingchampion]

This the best looking car I have ever seen in my 17 years of living.

[magnusalexa]

not good if its raining, snowing or hail stone, or strong winds, interior be wrecked in seconds, still nice looking though

[Imnotsaidaouita]

You sir, have failed.

[rosspivnik]

how do you figure?

[4288263]

def a win did you restore it?

[Zohaib1]

lol knightrider wtf

[a68rebel]

If you need to get out in a hurry....forget about it.

[alejin3]

dude that looks so futuristic, freakin' awesome!

[etherflarex]

you can by the kit to make one of these fore around 20,000 and it would be pret darn fast

[KBillsterC]

20K for one of those?

[gorkuhmork]

that is only if you buy the kit with the new vw chassie with the performace parts and a engine 9,000 fore just the parts to put the body on a stock vw bug

[ShenmueAtheist]

I almost bought one of these, but being 6'1 there wasn't a snowballs chance in hell I would have fit in it. The 5'5 guy who owned it took me for a spin in it; he fir like a glove, my knees were touching my chin lol.

[bridweezul]

If the floor is cut and the drop plates welded in there is room. The new sterling kits offer more head room as well I believe.

[mixash22]

there was a car like this in one of the cannonball films, possibly the 2nd one. is it the same make of kit car?

[Yessong1]

Yes

[wiggytraceur]

my friend has one of the last remaining unfinished kits of this car, although he calls it a Nova. apparently the moulds for the kit no longer exist in its entirity so theyre only gonna get rarer, his has modified headlamps and the last i time i saw it was running a ford sierra pinto with double carburetors, nice car

[bridweezul]

The Sterling Nova is still being manyfactured. Sterling Sports Cars LLC. is making them.

[pontiacfirebird1997]

BEAST!! BEAST!!!

[billybobpeach]

That seems kinda unsafe.

Because if you flip over theres no chance of getting out of that car

[Brainiac83]

You burn alive.

[Dcavolli]

moral of the storry dont fucking drive fast...

[puppetmasterblaster]

Better than a volkswagon bug I guess. Which is basically what it is. Save up your money. For 200k you can buy a used Vector.

[41point2]

I would love to see more of how this is made and inside the engine and under carriage shots. Is that at all possible. Does anyone know where there maybe such info.

Thanks

[BriggsStratton11]

There is one of these for sale im the town I live in. It is missing the engine and needs paint but it is straight and the body doesnt have damage. Idk about anything else but its safe to say that its a project. What would it be worth?

[NoahXBloodyXNoah]

That car is so fuckin awesome. How much do they go for. Can't build myself I'm useless at that stuff. Love that car though. I wouldn't car how much I got rained on. What an entrance.

[darkeyce02]

reminds me of a lambo,gt40 and a stingray...

[speedsk8r010]

So.. how does the sterling handle anyway? Fun to drive? Or is it too "enclosed". Smooth or bumpy ride? Turns?

thanks :]

[rosspivnik]

It handles well. Quick response since it is so close to the ground. Very much like a go-kart. The floor pans were cut and lowered allowing more headroom but it still is a bit of a tight fit. We installed a rearview camera so we could see the road behind us better. It is a bit of a bumpy ride.

[skrilz13]

on top of that the saab is not avalible to general public yet eather

[skrilz13]

well sir your compareing to differant cars that open there doors the same way try compering engine or other parts the way a door opens is a lame comparison for a race or whatver you wrote vs for sorry lame comerison :)

[Project4JDM]

1977 Sterling Kit Car

Vs

Saab Aero X Concept Car

if u don't know what a Aero x is ... You Tube it.

or Google it.

[Project4JDM]

it might be cool but look what Ur up have to put Ur self up against i like the how idea. its 2009 i would like to see more in 2010 or maybe 2025... the future from now Future cars idea,s for making a great future cars. since we cant have flying cars everybody would need flying lessons and the fact that we have terrorists it well never happen so lets make sum thing like that New [Sweden] Saab Aero X Concept Car.Same concept as this Ek?no but lets leave it up to the designer to decide these ideas

[Project4JDM]

when its raining .. and u park it on the streets under the city lights say Example ur had a office. u worked in and if u was to get out [ open the car ] since it doesn't have any doors.... Exiting the car with that slow motion going having the shell (roof) going up and down closeing... u gonna get all kinda of shit in your interior... wet dash bored sets etc;'' that's what i meant buy that... But why would u Drive this car on a Rain day's anyways ...say if this is the only car u own.[ Ur fucked]

[Project4JDM]

WHen its raining ur fucked ..!!! love the car with the kitt on it on the other videos as well with yellow fog ligth's

[speedsk8r010]

how are you "fucked" when it rains?.. Theres a canopy ..

[Project4JDM]

( { Weather conditions ... i don't drive my car on rain days but sum time it happens when i am out there and the sky's humidity changes Rainclouds show up Rain Drops on land on your front window shield Ur fucked now!! u cant get out unless it stops raining... right but say if Ur in a rush to get to a appointment, or a meeting Etc" what are u gonna do wait unit it stops raining to get outta the car NO!!! find sum cover maybe... unlikely Ur in a city Ur fucked...if Sum Nasty big storm came alone

[redfoxbody]

that's the coolest shit ever

[cardiffguy85]

thats a purvis eureka mate !!

[manoman0]

looks like a corvette restyle

[awesomeman09]

its a V dub kit..the only down side is if u run out of battery charge..ure gonna sit there for a while

[manoman0]

lol. hope one has an a/c then...no mechanical way to open the hatch?

[mrbiggoggles314]

This car is badass

[928blackshark]

I remember this car kit from the early 80's. We had one with a porsche 912 engine in the back. It was yellow with black accents. Oh yeah, it was fiberglass and the front lip was always getting cracked from the parking curb stops. the canopy roof entrance always got the girls!

[ISLAM4THICKONES]

Me too, way ahead design this one!

Even today looks modern!

[quadbassblaster]

dude tell mwe something about this car man,.,make,.,model .,engine size.,and WHERE DID U GET IT FROM ?!! i want it soo bad ¬ this thing would turn heads away from a lambo !! i got a toyota sera which is a rare gullwing door car but THIS SHITS insane !!

[RDKamikaze]

Man, I'm ssoooo jealous!!  How much did the total build cost you after it was all completed? And is there any way to make the entry come up and down a little faster? It looks like it takes a while to just get in your own car lol!

[rosspivnik]

I spent a total of 15k plus an extra 5k when I wrecked it. 20k total. The top can be sped up and down if you switched the motor from hydraulic to electric.

[RDKamikaze]

Man, that's intense! I would so trade you my Solara for this one any day. Plus it's got my name on the back bumper, how much better can it get than THAT?

Did you put any engine mods on it, or is it just running a stock body engine?

[trevorgodchild]

thats crazy

[Strideo1]

That's badass!

[rnoux]

you have a rare and fantastic car!!!great!!congratulations!

[datahar]

Better than opening a mangled door, just crawl out of the huge broken windscreen, want 1

[Romperjet]

If you roll over you get to stay inside while it burns up since you wont be able to get out.

[LeviMan2001]

it's probably fiberglass the whole thing would crack and break so you could probably just smash your way out. but yea it would be dangerous

[pyroandmetallica]

This is like the tightest shit I've ever seen on a car!

[DarkTidesInc]

Is like pimp my ride for white people?

[Garundak]

hahaha

[yamahonkawazuki]

Naaaah its pimp my ride for black people ;)