RCH (Replicar Hellas, formerly Beetlekitcars) was founded in 2007 in
Katerini
Katerini (, ''Kateríni'', ) is a city and municipality in northern Greece, the capital city of Regional Unit of Piera in Central Macedonia, Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mount Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude ...
,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
, by Elias Gaganelis, and produces high-quality replicas, mostly of older
Porsche
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...
models. These include a variety of types based on the
356 Speedster, as well as the
550 Spyder, while models based on the
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
have also been produced. For several years, the cars could not be legally sold in Greece, with all produced cars exported, mostly to European countries (sales in Greece were only allowed since 2014). In late 2016 the company introduced a Beach Buggy model of its own development.
Gallery
File:Replicar Hellas blau.JPG,
File:RCH 550 Replica Genf 2019 1Y7A5101.jpg,
File:RCH 356 Replica Genf 2019 1Y7A5100.jpg,
File:Replicar Hellas schwarz.JPG,
File:Replicar Hellas silber.JPG,
References
Further reading
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Car manufacturers of Greece
Retro-style automobiles
Companies based in Katerini
Greek brands
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