RW Kit Cars
{{infobox company
|name = RW Kit Cars
|image = RW Karma (Ferrari Dino GT replica on a 1971 Volkswagen 1300 Beetle) (6662888083).jpg
|image_size = 200px
|image_caption = RW Karma, a Ferrari Dino 246 GT replica
|foundation = 1983
|defunct = {{End date|2000}}
|type = Private
|founder = Roger Woolley
|location_city = Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
|location_country = England
|industry = Motoring
|products = Motor cars
}}
RW Kit Cars Ltd. was an English manufacturer of kit cars, founded in 1983 by Roger Woolley.
Vehicles
=RW Karma=
In 1984 RW Kit Cars took over Perry Automotive Development's Karma project. Perry had been manufacturing the Karma, which was designed by Custom Classics of California, since 1982. It is a fibreglass copy of the Ferrari Dino 246 GT, built around the floor pan of a Volkswagen Beetle, a popular choice of donor vehicle at the time. RW continued to sell the VW-based car, but also added a new backbone chassis that allowed the engine to be mid-mounted and Ford components to be used as an alternative to the VW option.{{sfnp|Lawrence|1996|pp=255, 275|ps=none}}
=RW Chopper=
The Chopper is a tricycle powered by a VW Beetle engine. It was produced from 1983 until 1984, during which time about five were made.{{sfnp|Rees|2013|p=170|ps=none}}
=RW Taurus=
The Taurus is a Lamborghini Countach replica based on the VW Beetle. It was manufactured from 1984 until 1985, during which time about 32 were produced, most of them exported to Germany.{{sfnp|Hole|2012|p=221|ps=none}}
=RW 427=
The 427 is a replica of the AC Cobra, manufactured from 1988 until 1990. About 28 were built, 18 of them with a front engine and rear-wheel drive configuration, and 10 for export to France based on the VW floor pan.{{sfnp|Hole|2012|p=221|ps=none}}
References
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=Bibliography=
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- {{citation |last=Hole |first=Steve |title=A–Z of Kit-Cars: The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949 |year=2012 |publisher=Haynes Publishing |isbn=978-1-84425-677-8}}
- {{citation |last=Lawrence |first=Mike |title=A–Z of Sports Cars, 1945–1990 |year=1996 |series=A–Z Series |publisher=Bay View Books |isbn=978-1-870979-81-8}}
- {{citation |last=Rees |first=Chris |title=Three-Wheelers A–Z:The Definitive Encyclopaedia of Three-Wheeled Vehicles from 1940 to Date |year=2013 |publisher=Quiller Print |isbn=978-0-9926651-0-4}}
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