Ebay treasures: Toyota Starlet KP61 V8 racecar
March 1, 2011 in ebay treasures
Now this is a real treasure: a Toyota Starlet KP61 Silhouette racecar for only a mere 3999 euro!
Starlet KP61 Racer V8
As you can see the bugeye Starlet got a lot of plastic surgery: widened (group 5?) fenders, a huge front air dam, an insanely big wing on the hatch and a dogbone Escort grille.
On the side profile you can still make out the cars original silhouette:
Starlet KP61 Racer V8
So it could very well be a Silhouette Racer! 
Starlet KP61 Racer V8
Looking at all the options included, apart from the (way too small) Minilite wheels, I’d say it is a pretty good deal:
- 4.2 V8
- roll cage
- fully adjustable suspension
- AP racing calipers
- Aluminum bucket seat
Now the big question remains: what engine would be hiding under that little bonnet?
Found at [B.M.S. @ Marktplaats]
Or how much of the engine is just on the drivers side of the firewall ??
No idea.
The person who placed the ad refused to answer my emails and I didn’t bother to call him back since I’m not interested in actually buying it.
The engine is most probably a Rover V8 from a late 90s Range Rover. Not sure how popular those Rover engines are in the Netherlands, but they always find a way to get into small and crazy cars.