Editing Kit car (section)

{{Short description|Automobile that the buyer assembles into a functioning car}}
{{Distinguish|KITT}}
{{hatnote|Kit car can also refer to two-litre, two-wheel drive rally cars used in the [[FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup]].}}
{{Other uses|Kit (disambiguation)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
[[File:Carsten-planert14.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Fiberfab FT Bonito, a kit car on a [[Volkswagen Beetle|VW Beetle]] chassis]]
[[File:Locostframe.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Locost]] frame and body panels]]
[[Image:Sterling kit car3-4Nose.jpg|thumb|250px|right|1972 [[Automotive Design and Development|Sterling Nova]]/ [[Purvis Eureka]]/ Eagle (South Africa)]]

A '''kit car''' is an [[automobile]] available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then assembles into a functioning car. Usually, many of the major mechanical systems such as the [[engine]] and [[Transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] are sourced from donor vehicles or purchased new from other vendors. Kits vary in completeness, consisting of as little as a book of plans, or as much as a complete set with all components to assemble into a fully operational vehicle such as those from [[Caterham Cars|Caterham]].