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Heck YEAHHHH

"Build" update: no real update, other than was officially informed today my car has been delayed a few days/weeks/years due to supply and shipping and just the whole world generally being in a tizzy right now. I KNOW they're working hard at the factory. I know it. I see progress on my car and others. I normally ain't much of a complainer and I KNOW there are real people everywhere with Very Real Problems, and this ain't even close to a real problem. I'm just being a baby at the moment and whaaa whaaa whaaa I want my toy car lol. Thank you all for coming to my pity party. /End rant

VVV cool

So tiny update time, admittedly not much of one. Car *had* been waiting on a Sierra diff but I think that is also finally sorted out. I feel like I'm about 2 months from being in the drivers seat (but I thought that 2 months ago as well so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯...). It is definitely getting closer and closer. For fun here's a nice detail pic I just got, which has me salivating. With this sliding Caterham (pandemic) timeline I need a Time Lord on deck to read the tea leaves vis a vis shipping/customs/etc. Thankfully I have Bruce Beachman @BruceBe leading the charge. Either way, I'm getting more excited than I should be to have spent TOO much money on a toy car with NO frills at all, but I am AMPED!

Oh most definitely @Austin David Thanks much.

Double post

Road Atlanta 2 hours Carolinas motorsport 2.5 hours Barber AL 4.5 hours 3 spare bedrooms 2 fun puppies Lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is that the new Cayenne? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Part 4: New pic from the factory, showing a lil more progression of my car. Needless to say (again), I am amped.

Maybe I should start calling it Purple Porsche Eater... 😈😜✌️

Maybe I should start calling it Purple Porsche Eater... 😈😜✌️

That's okay, bring the 289, we'll call it a Ford-ham takeover! Lots of us running Ford powerplants anyways. Let's do it.

They're probably using extra duct tape and Velcro!

Lol I hope so, cause they're sticking it all together at the factory (except the motor and transmission)! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

AWESOME checklist! Thanks so much. Love cars and coffee. Once I have keys in hand we'll round up the others and do a "7 takeover" lol.

Bill don't you dare teach my wife math! Lololol Jk she's all good. Long and storied history of her happily tolerating my silly, selfish cars. I'll def be in touch. I'm planning a very thorough but fastidiously quick install of the motor and transmission as soon as I have it all. At a super secret location and with the help of two incredible builders buddies of mine. I'm amped! Might tap you on a direct message one day soon regarding registration/DMV/insurance stuff specific to our state. 👍👍✌️

Also, if anyone talks to my wife, the difference in total price was "only about $200". Please and thank you. Lol

Part 3:

Part 2: Just today Bruce was at the factory in Jolly Old England and he sent me a few pics of the progress. Cannot wait to get my crate and get my hands on her. 🤪😜🥰😍😘😈

Here goes my “build” thread. Part 1: A long time ago in a galaxy… Wait, just last June I guess. Called up Bruce of Beachman Racing fame (infamy?). Finally decided I’d pull the trigger and order a 420R kit and *if* it showed up in my lifetime I’d stick it all together eventually (with the help of a few racecar buds). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Specced my options, ran them by Bruce for (amazing) input. Wired a deposit to secure my build (week 27, 2022). Eventually a chance to buy a factory built CSR presented itself. Price rose substantially, waiting time shrank substantially (week 8, 2022). For me this was a no-brainer as it meant likely getting a car in time to drive it this summer rather than getting a kit just in time to build a car and pack it away til summer 2023. Last week I got a few pics (from a source of a source) as my car emerged from paint. Here she is just before heading to “Second Stage Production”. 🤩😜😍😈 Part 2 to follow...

Yep. What @Vovchandr said. How badly and how quickly do your want it? Looked at a decent 70's 911 the other day. Decent until I tabulated that it needed $40k to get on the road...

Yes seems high to me as well. But... for about $65k (all in) you can get a brand new kit that doesn't run (yet), AND it'll take you about a year and a half... to get to your garage. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Not being snarky, at all, just pointing out the intricacies of NEW KIT CKD Caterham market at the moment.) My qualifications to remark on the market: I've been waiting almost a year, happily. And the car I've specced will come in well above $65k... But if my wife asks it's just $1,200, plus shipping. Lol.

Yes seems high to me as well. But... for about $65k (all in) you can get a brand new kit that doesn't run (yet), AND it'll take you about a year and a half... to get to your garage. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Not being snarky, at all, just pointing out the intricacies of NEW KIT CKD Caterham market at the moment.) My qualifications to remark on the market: I've been waiting almost a year, happily. And the car I've specced will come in well above $65k... But if my wife asks it's just $1,200, plus shipping. Lol.

Thanks Croc. Will reach out for info once I have my car. Bruce has been shepherding me thru the process and has been great at every step. I'm very excited to join the ranks of 7 owners.

Any updated thoughts on HPDE for SC? Just curious. Still waiting on my 7. Thanks