2000 Caterham R500 Superlight $37500


ByeEnzo

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Dec 10, 2005
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Fort Worth, TX
PRICE REDUCED Further TO $30,000. You can't get a Carerham chassis for this price! I'm trying to thin the herd….

I have owned this car (belovedly known as the "School Bus") for almost 8 years. I am the second owner. The car was built by Rocky Mountain Sportcars for a well heeled enthusiast in Portland, OR. I purchased it from an exotic dealer in Portland and have used it purely as a track weapon. I have a clean title but never registered it for the road. This car is a go-cart on steroids and certainly represents the most fun you can have with your clothes on. The car was built with aluminum bucket seats, a fire suppression system, no hand brake, and a front laminar lip rather than a windshield. It has a detachable racing Momo steering wheel, 5 point harnesses, and an AMB transponder for timing laps. Tons of CF including the dash. Safety cut-off switch and Odyssey battery.
The motor is a 2.0 Zetec putting out approx. 220 bhp. with JE hi comp pistons, Kent rally cams, aluminum race sump, TWM throttle bodies, TEC-II ecu with integral coil packs, light flywheel and heavy duty 9" clutch. The motor was rebuilt in early 2009 to the tune of $10,000 (I have the receipts). The gearbox is a 5 speed Sierra. I'm 6'4" and didn't want my head to be the rollbar. I had a higher rollbar and side protection bars fabricated, powder coated, and padded. This car is a well know fixture at Motorsports Ranch here in Fort Worth, Tx. I have taken to it COTA (F1 track in Austin) twice and had a blast torturing Porsches, Vette's, Ford GT's, and other high HP cars. It comes with brand new sticker Hoosier slicks. This car is reliable, lightweight (1180 lbs with a full fuel load), and certainly cheaper to track than most sports cars. It is ideal for track days and autoX. I have all records and receipts back to new.
The only "issues" with the car are nonfunctional turn signals (? bad relay or switch...never bothered with it since its a track car) and a worn speedo "quill" off the tranny which has rendered the speedo and ODO inop. There is one small dent in the rear of the car where I bumped it in the garage with my spec Miata by mistake. The motor has 30 hrs since rebuild (I have maintained a logbook). Fluids have been changed religiously and no expense spared on maintainance. This is a weapons grade track machine. Corners on rails and very predictable.
PM me for more pics or info. Thanks.
 

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Biginch Blake

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Nov 4, 2008
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Rockville, Indiana
Really nice car and to say it is a "a go-cart on steroids" is an understatement. I have been on the track with this car with AJ at the controls and it is fast. Good luck with the sale.
 

texas mongrel

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May 3, 2009
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Houston Texas
AJ, I guess that spec Miata you had at COTA was so much fun you're dumping the 7?!
 

ByeEnzo

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I'm selling the 7 as I am getting old and inflexible. I would like something more comfortable with a roof over my head and a windshield. The car is a blast but after about 30 mins gets uncomfortable since I'm 6'4". Looking at the Cayman GT4. My Miata is a total beater and great for DE's, Chumpcar, 24 hrs of Lemons, etc. It's even a little bit tight size wise.
 

Howard

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Apr 26, 2007
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Florida/North Jersey
Good luck sourcing a GT4. Threy're sold out!

Howard
 

ByeEnzo

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I have an GT4 allocation thru a friend who is allowing me to spec the car since he is actually waiting on a 991 GT3. Not sure I can get a PTS paint job and the light weight bucket seats are way back ordered and essentially off the menu.
 

ByeEnzo

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Price reduced to $30k.