Reptune Gullwings find new home after 50 years

The pair of Reptune Gullwings that Reptune instigator Dennis Prophet had kept since he built them in 1967, have now been sold. New owner is Gary Booker of Canada, who recently contacted me. The cars he bought are the prototype and a production car (one of 32 kits made), which was owned by Dennis' son, but also parked in Dennis' workshop in Ontario. Booker also took over the production moulds to make Reptune bodies.

This is the prototype Gullwing, supposedly Austin Cooper powered

And its interior. The Gullwing was advertised as having 'double safety' with its fiberglass 

body dropped onto the cut steel body of its Mini donor

Dennis Prophet is seen here with the prototype car a couple of years ago. He is a very spritely man

While this is the production car, next to the original Reptune Gullwing's moulds

Same car here, not many of the Reptune Gullwing actually came with gullwing doors!

The same car a few years ago, when it was photographed for Maximum Mini 3

And its interior. You'll notice its all standard Mini here. Windcsreen is 1100 sourced

This is the production car's engine, another Cooper mill?