5 Specialist Firms Reproduce Classic Car Bodies for as Little as $11,000
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Updated · Jalopnik · Jun 21
5 Specialist Firms Reproduce Classic Car Bodies for as Little as $11,000
1 articles · Updated · Jalopnik · Jun 21
Summary
$11,000 to about $1 million buys reproduction classic car bodies from five specialist firms filling gaps left by automakers that no longer stock shells or panels for many older models.
Superformance, Real Deal Steel, British Motor Heritage, GTO Engineering and China's Jiangsu Juncheng cover everything from Cobras and GT40s to MGBs, Minis, Ferrari 250s, Broncos, AE86s and 964-generation 911s.
$20,000 Juncheng shells and $16,440-to-$23,530 British Motor Heritage bodies are pitched as cheaper than extensive rust repair, while Superformance starts around $90,000 and GTO's Ferrari-based recreations reached roughly $1 million.
Original-car makers still support some classics through heritage divisions such as Jaguar and Stellantis, but specialist suppliers have become crucial where factory parts have disappeared and legal risks can arise around unauthorized replicas.