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{{newarticle}} This new wiki article was started to document and elucidate the controversy surrounding StreetBeasts, a manufacturer of street rod kit cars. ==Basic information on StreetBeasts== What type of vehicles do they manufacture? How long have they been in business? Business associations? Management/executives? ==History of StreetBeasts== Information on StreetBeasts's history, and their association with Fiberfab, Classic Motor Carriages, and other associated business monikers should go here. ==Specific problems with StreetBeasts== ===Aesthetically incorrect body design=== This section needs photographs to demonstrate the body differences between Streetbeasts and other hotrods. ===Poor resale value=== Streetbeasts are reputed to have a poor resale value when compared to other kit cars, and to other fiberglass-bodied street rods. ===Incompetent technical support=== ===Aggressive sales tactics=== ===History of fraud=== ==Factors in favor of StreetBeast vehicles== Streetbeast fiberglass is thick. Their website claims that the fiberglass bodies are "an average of 3/8 of an inch thick or more". ==Known issues with ALL kit cars== ===Kit cars aren't really "easy" to build=== The term "kit car" doesn't necessarily mean that it will be easy to build, or will even be any easier than building a car "from scratch". The main difference in building a kit car is that the parts are supposed to be designed to work together, which eliminates the guesswork during assembly. Kit cars are also to include detailed assembly instructions. Before purchasing any kit car, get a copy of the instruction book, and read it carefully. In street rodding there are very few true "kit cars" available. You can purchase fiberglass and steel bodies, rolling chassis, and even chassis/body combinations. However, these are not "kits" -- they are the basic building blocks necessary to build a car. The builder must still purchase many parts and subsystems to make a viable vehicle, and a high percentage of those purchases will require some fabrication or modification to the body or chassis in order to work well. There are thousands of unfinished kit cars on the market today simply because the novice builder didn't realize the amount of work required to "assemble" the kit. Slick advertising sucks many a novice into the "kit car" trap, and provides a poor entry into street rodding.

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