Just when you think you’ve seen every kit car possible end up on craigslist as someone’s forgotten project, another completely random model pops up on a classifieds site. That’s certainly the case with this unusual “Group 6 G6” coupe that is not, in fact, based on the Pontiac G6 but is instead another Volkswagen-based creation that was conceived by Group 6 Fibers of the U.K. The car has been in the United States for many years and is powered by a rear-mounted Chevy V6 which is a better-case scenario than 90 percent of the VW-based kit cars that make do with a Beetle-derived flat-four. It’s listed here on craigslist for $12,500 in Santa Barbara, California.

It is super hard to put a value on cars like this. Part of me is very much influenced by the history in that someone was so compelled by the design that they overlooked any number of kit cars already wasting away on U.S. soil and chose to import this instead. What we don’t know is whether it was already built and imported as an assembled, running car (which seems like the sensible thing to do) or if the person who imported it bought it as an unfinished kit and essentially built it as a new car once it arrived stateside. Looks-wise, it’s a mixed bag: it’s more substantial than a Bradley GT, but not exactly beautiful.

The interior is finished to a decent standard, with very much in-period racing buckets that aren’t entirely dissimilar to what was found in the original Porsche Speedster. But like all kit cars, its home-made underpinnings aren’t hidden all that far below the surface. Check out the thickness of the body section right near the left shoulder of the driver – I mean, that just looks like a painted wooden beam that might otherwise be found in your house. I realize that’s unfair of me to characterize the car in such a way, but my point still stands which is that no matter how exotic it may have been in the 1970s, modern kit cars have come a very long way. Of course, this one is of fiberglass construction, like all the others.

The door features an interesting detail, which mainly looks like an excellent spot to store your coffee after proceeding through the drive-through. The G6 was listed previously on Bring A Trailer, where it failed to clear $5,000 in bidding activity and didn’t find a new home (obviously). The asking price indicates the seller felt there was far more value here than bidders did, and while it may absolutely be a fine-running machine that is equal parts rare and reliable owing to the Chevy-derived V6, it’s likely a bit too obscure for someone to blow some fun money on it just for the experience. While there may be a kit car collector out there who wants it, it may be a while before they show up. Thanks to Barn Finds reader T.J. for the find.