stylussprinter wrote:kevp wrote:When did Tim stop selling? So if numbers are true there must be 120 odd cars about.
When we all went down to LLANDOW for the Stylus day in August 2007, Tim did come but at that point hadn't sold a kit for at least a year . So probably at some point at the end of 2005 or beginning of 2006 , was the last kit sold
I think Pete&Matt have the last road kit sold, which they say in earlier posts was in 2004.
Tim then built his LHD IRS chassis for a customer order which was never sold/delivered - l think that's the last one & the chassis Tim was building up for his own use/demo.
Would need to get Tim in a pub to find out what else happened at the time & since, if you can find him
Numbers wise, it is fairly logical really & split into 3 groups.
Sylva / Jeremy supplied kits are SF or S prefix, with a 92-95 date + 2 digit chassis no.
Early ones are Fury chassis, late ones are Stylus.
Mike Burke has "no.17" and I think is the last Sylva supplied chassis.
At a guess - Approx 10-15 sold.
Specialist Sportscars - SSC(1) - are SSC prefix, with a 96 to 03 date + 2 digit chassis no.
All Stylus chassis, most live axle, some de-dion.
Starting Chassis No 10. No.10-24 made by Nev Powell
Latest chassis on the register is 114 (Whiterabbit). The only one that doesn't fit this is Giacomo's Italian demo car - No 179.
At a guess - Approx 100-110 sold
Stylus Sportscars - SSC(2) - are SSC prefix, not dated, then [R/S RT/Classic] [ L/I Live/Ind] [xxx Chass No]
Tim went his own way on numbering in an effort to start fresh & identify his own cars.
Not a happy story though - First car 010 was Alec's car, Last sold kit 013 was Pete&Matt, plus the LHD chassis 014.
I might be wrong, but I make that 5 cars that Tim produced. One day I'll ask him !
So low numbers, plus poor kitcar marketplace, plus illness, plus other troubles No wonder he decided to back out for a while
Overall - 115 to 130 Stylus chassis manufactured. Registered road cars - about 50.
Timewasting though it is - I quite like this detective work !
