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GPZ10
12-09-2011, 09:19 PM
So, Aptera went bankrupt. Not sure if many others care about this, but I was a huge fan of these cars and wanted to buy one when they came available.
http://the.inevitable.org/anism/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/aptera.jpg
(Picture for those who are unfamiliar with the car.)
Even though this is a performance car company's forum, I imagine I'm not the only one that thinks this car's shape, efficiency and presence were cool as hell. :-)

Does anyone else think their vehicle would be a viable kit option for people to buy? You think any kit car company will pick up the rights to the car and start selling kits? I'd imagine that some of the more expensive parts of the automotive world (crash testing, etc) are what pushed Aptera to bankruptcy. I could be wrong though...

Does anyone think a kit car company like FFR (hint, hint Mr. Smith ;-P) would consider selling these, even though they aren't a "performance" car? I'm not trying to get people to agree with me. I just think that it's a really cool car and concept.

dfbvt
12-28-2011, 06:41 PM
Yep, I'm very interested in developing a Aptera based kit. I had $500 down and a build number and the works. But since the Detroit team killed it I'm looking for another way to get one and maybe start a kit company around it. I have been very busy trying to find out what and when the core assets of the company will be available to bid on. So far I haven't been successful on finding out what core assets have been enumerated. The Assignee for the liquidation of the assets is Sherwood Partners, LLC. I hope to find out more soon.

You can send me a email on the back channel if you would like to talk more.

Dave Bowles