Little update on whats going on.
I have the garage and most of the parts needed to get started. (the delay was mainly due to a new baby… she is now 10 months old so is quite capable of holding a spanner.
i have a nice cheap mk1 to get experimenting on.
i have decided on the twin rear lights.
and i have linked up with a bodyshop who will take over from me when i get to the point i want to drive the car off a cliff…
All sorted and ready for action 
Great stuff. Been wondering what was happening with your project. Look forward to seeing the progress.
i will post some pics soon of my progress… but im hoping to get the prototype shell sorted around spring time…
then i will sell my porsche 911 to fund the rest of the project…
we actually have some action! we have stripped the car and fabricated the new bonnet - its a one piece top hinge
working on the front light placement and size of the oval grill at the moment.
There have however been some major changes and a redesign - i have moved towards a more jaguar/tvr/mazzerati inspired design.
The biggest change however has been the donor car… im braceing myself for the fallout… but its now a BMW Z3.
Also the name has changed - as i can still revisit the old design at a later date i have renamed it the ‘Bertini Falco’
i am working with a few experienced guys who have taken my designs and are bringing it to life
i will post a progress picture that has been modified to show the revisions being made to it over the next 5 weeks.
Now this is a non-MX5 project, will move to general car chat.
thanks for the move - i hope i dont get too much backlash for switching to an Z3 from a MX5.
here is the progress pic… its part photoshopped to show the further modifications and changes
There has been some progress and a few re-designs.
Namely the design for the front grill has been tapered slightly and the nose squared off with a longer bottom splitter.
Fabrication has also started on the rear. - Still a way to go but im happy with the progress.
Also a name change… Bertini GT25
new facebook page
here are a few more progress pictures and a shot of my logo/badge design
here is a progress picture of the front - there are some more pics on my facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/BertiniGT25
Well the last few pictures had me thinking ‘oh dear’, but that’s now changed to an ‘OH YES!’. Looks very much a character of it’s own. Not a copy or update of anything. Tiny hints of so many cars but all the good bits of all the best. The more I look, the more I like. If only there was still a Mazda under there!
thats Roadie… thats what i was going for - Not too similar to anything already available. Sorry about the switch to a Z3 from the Mazda.
I did the switch for a number of reasons, and i am a massive fan of the MX5, as i have owned 2. And where the Z3 is faster and the engines are sweet, the handelling of the MX5 is far superior.
However i am fitting Polybushes and GAZ adjustable coilovers to help sort that particular problem
I have just picked up the wheels!
They are BBS 18" split rims - with an anthracite centre and silver barrel.
for quicker progress updates and more pictures ‘like’ my facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/BertiniGT25
i have just finished the Bertini GT25 Website. Its got lots of the progress pictures on it and i intend on keeping it up to date.
Amazing - can’t begin to imagine the amount of design & build work involved. What’s the design -> panel production process?
And of course… the cost of development must be huge, do you have a ballpark figure you’re willing to share?
The process has been long as the design and car have evolved. But basically designing the car. And the creating a plug from the designs. Then a mould is then from the plug and a moulding popped out from the mould. I have now finished the front end mould so can produce bonnets at will
It’s proven very expensive. I don’t want to think how much. But I could have bought a nice ferrari for what I have spent so far and I’m only halfway there! It seems that dreams do have a price.
Just finished the mould for the front end.
It should be good for about 200 bonnets
A sneak preview news article featuring the Bertini GT25 has just been published in Complete Kit Car magazine. The words have been blurred by request of the editors. But they said nice things
There have been a few developments:
Firstly there is another article - this time in TKC magazine (Total Kit Car). This one is an online article - but they want to do a print feature when its finished
here is the link to the online article:
http://www.totalkitcar.com/2013/08/29/italian-exotica/
Kit development wise the first moulding is out of the mould and the underskin is being developed and fixed to allow easy installation of lights and grills + easy fitment of the bonnet to the existing hinges.
i have my Z3 back from the local BMW specialists DM WORX - i have had Bilstein Shocks, Eibach Springs and poly bushes fitted. Plus many worn suspension parts replaced.
Also had the wheels fitted balanced and tracking adjusted - it now sits 30mm lower and you can really notice the difference in the cornering.
Here is a picture of the new wheels fitted to my Z3.
