| Car owners seldom build component cars by
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| | piece body, he explained, the Sterling is
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| themselves though they are all experts in
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| | less expensive. Moreover, it does not
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| the field of automobiles. But one stood
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| | require a lot of separate parts.
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| out above the rest.
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| | The Sterling cars were designed and
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| Four years ago, David Aliberti bought a
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| | created in 1971. Originally known as the
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| Sterling two-seater component car with
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| | Nova, it was built in England by Richard
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| quality Sterling oxygen sensor. He became
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| | Oakes, a sculptor and Phil Sayers, an
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| so obsessed with the car and now owns the
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| | engineer. Road and Track Magazine in 1972
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| Sterling Sports Cars, LLC that supplies
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| | tagged it the "most beautiful kit car
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| the auto parts to build those cars
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| | ever made". Moreover, it was the only
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| popularized in the 1970s.
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| | component car ever to appear on the cover
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| As the month of June began, Aliberti, a
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| | of Car and Driver Magazine.
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| resident of Verona, officially exhibited
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| | Aliberti said that something about the
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| the complete Sterling component car that
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| | shape of the car seems to drive people
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| he built by himself at the Carlisle
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| | crazy: low-slung body that is usually
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| Import-Kit/Replicar Show in Carlisle,
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| | painted with a fiery red, flashy blue or
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| Cumberland County. It is the largest of
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| | bright yellow.
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| its kind national show.
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| | The cars sold in different countries all
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| Aliberti said on the phone between
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| | over the world and were given a different
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| talking to approaching visitors at the
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| | name in each during the 70s and the 80s.
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| show that many companies of component car
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| | According to Milne, when the 90s came,
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| are on the West Coast so the people were
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| | the Sterling lost its popularity but in
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| very glad seeing that the company is on
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| | recent years, still many people show
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| this coast.
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| | interest on the cars. He added that
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| He has been, for the past years,
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| | people are curious about the cars because
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| innovating and supplying parts to current
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| | they are somewhat uncommon.
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| owners of Sterling cars in the United
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| | Milne further said that the Sterling Club
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| States and other countries such as the
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| | at present has 53 members, and this
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| Virgin Islands and France from the '70s.
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| | number continues to increase each as
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| He said he will be shipping a hood to a
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| | months pass by. In the United States,
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| guy in Australia next week and also has
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| | there are nearly 1,000 Sterling cars and
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| received a number of requests to install
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| | 5,000 all over the world.
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| "Targa" roofs removable hard tops.
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| | Aliberti, a design engineer working for
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| As of the previous season, Mr. Aliberti
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| | Leeds Promotional Products in New
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| had found a supplier or manufacturer for
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| | Kensington, has been obsessed with cars
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| every single part of the car and can now
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| | and their engines since he was 2 year
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| provide the complete kit to build the
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| | old. He innovated and crreated a 1979
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| whole original Sterling, making him the
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| | Monte Carlo to help him enter the
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| only person all over the world to do so.
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| | Carnegie Mellon University's Industrial
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| He has a mini local company that builds
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| | Design Program.
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| the frame, wheels and suspension
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| | Aside from his sponsorships for a
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| (chassis). In his Apollo shop, he builds
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| | prototype mid-engine race car, he also
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| the body. His nationwide located
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| | hopes to participate in the Vintage Grand
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| different parts manufacturers supply
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| | Prix in Oakland this summer that attracts
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| everything for cars.
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| | about 250,000 audiences to the streets of
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| The cars are built with the goal of
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| | Pittsburgh city. In this race, he will
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| fitting on the original chassis of the
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| | put the car on track for a testing.
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| Volkswagen Beetle. Nonetheless, these
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| | Aliberti also plans this summer to take
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| cars can also function using a mid-engine
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| | his car from the 1970s and make it new
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| tube chassis. According to the Verona
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| | with the current trends. He will be doing
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| man, the average final cost for the
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| | this by bolting an electric motor to the
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| entire package usually ends up being
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| | existing transmission. He explained that
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| almost $25,000. Aliberti can hook those
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| | its eco-friendliness and sporty features
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| cars up with a licensed manufacturer for
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| | are assured because he will make a new
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| those clients who want their cars built
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| | body out of soy-based and other alternate
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| for them. And the total cost depends on
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| | composite materials instead of fiber
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| what features the client wants.
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| | glass resins.
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| Rick Milne, the Pesident of the Sterling
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| | This year at the Carlisle show he was
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| Club, an organization for owners, said
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| | surprised at the number of inquiries
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| that the quality of these cars is so much
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| | there were as regards electric cars and
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| better those in the '70s due to the
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| | said that next year, he is definitely
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| different innovative manufacturing
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| | going to have an electric car.
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| technologies that are used in making
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| | Electrical engineering consultant, Nigel
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| them.
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| | McQuin, of McQuin Electric Power
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| There are several companies that supply
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| | Consulting, Inc. in North Versailles
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| parts to design other types of component
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| | serves as Aliberti's adviser in the
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| cars. Aliberti discussed that most of
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| | development of a hybrid electric car and
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| them are much more expensive such as the
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| | an electric car.
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| Lamborghini component car that can go
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| | He further added that developing an
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| into the $100,000 range. Because of
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| | ecosystem-friendly design is the latest
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| Sterling's mono-copied chassis, or one
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| | trend right now.
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