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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1954-lotus-mk-vi/ 1954 Lotus Mk VI for sale

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/birkin-s3/

Claimed to be 1500lbs

They have a more traditional 7 Electric as well. https://caterhamcars.com/us/models/evseven

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/superformance-s1/

Where did you source the headlight covers ?

Best I could do. It is avail

The dmv website wouldn’t let me check if PUSSY Was avail

these were some contenders that were avail.

I was going to go for this but apparently this is where my wife draws the line. (I don’t understand women)

Caterham reveals electric verison of iconic Seven roadster https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1139744_caterham-ev-seven-concept-revealed

Don’t have first hand experience but this seemed relevant. https://fz07.org/thread/3446/diy-turning-wire-led-signal/#:~:text=All you need to do,with the 3-wrie signals.

I am in. Assuming it’s still ok to run in another group with my daily driver ? I don’t want to complicate things with that. If not I will just come to say hello. This day is my revised production start day for the 420. Maybe it’s good luck. Fingers crossed.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a43781070/caterham-first-electric-car/ https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/caterham-electric-car-break-cover-imminently-radical-design

I was unaware of this 7-esque kit with jaguar links. I am sure its handling doesn’t come close to the 7. But interesting non the less. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-jaguar-kougar/

Beat me by one minute. Any chance to steal crocs thunder…..

Sorry, I misspoke. Factory assembled. Engine and transmission will be installed by a third party here in the states.

Original build slot was June. Then sept. Now November. Maybe. Apparently caterham is pushing all Duratec models due to some supply issue. I don’t have space to assemble so it’s a rolling chassis. Holding onto hope that next summer I’ll be on the road. Fingers crossed.

Great to hear you like them. Yes I was thinking the profi II asm ones. I like your idea on pull up pull down (I feel like my passengers are going to be somewhat captives so being able to strap them in will only add to the experience ). When I was shopping online some places had the bolt in option (vs the clip in). And I heard the leather seats would need the longer (longest) crutch straps to make it all the way back. Thanks for the feedback Now I just need the car. Impatiently waiting…

John, The 520 is coming along nicely. I plan on installing the Schroth Harness on my, in progress 420R (with track day roll bar). Other than the rogue bolt fitment issue, how are you liking them? Any insights on installation and how they are working out would be greatly appreciated. I believe there are some options on how the shoulder straps are mounted to adjust the spacing on the shoulder width (for HANS use etc) - but I am not really sure. I plan on using them with the standard leather seats. The car looks amazing! Charlie

I would love to come down. Would it be possible to run my non 7 in another group ? (The 420 got pushed another 3 months with Duratec delays. Still holding on to 2024 season - fingers crossed ).

In my research that 1% sounds about right. As my 7 price spirals upward that starts to be a decent chunk of change. But I guess the alternative isn’t cheap either.

I saw the garage requirements for most and will have that sorted by 2024 (along with my own piece of mind that this car is safe). I will check in with my current insurer and see what bundling things may do. Then as I get closer can shop around. thanks for the info. As always there is a wealth of knowledge here.

I live in the city. The thought is I will eventually have a residence outside the metro area. We will see what comes first.

Well, I am trying to keep myself busy with ancillary items while my car (Caterham 420r) is in the queue to be built (last I heard June). One item I have been starting on is Insurance. I checked a few instant quote things just to get an idea but thought I would pitch it to the group. Let me know your thoughts or experiences. I assume with the specialty nature of this most people would go down the classic car insurance route. Most had a default of 2500 mile caps but that seems to be adjustable on many. I would think the reduction in premiums would be worth some of the restrictions/limits etc. While I plan on doing some track days I havent yet done insurance for track only - not sure if any (Hagerty etc) would do a bundle - road and track. Or if that even is a thing, or worth it. (An instant quote from open track for 6 days on an agreed value was crazy high). Some companies that gave me"instant quotes" not sure how close the actual quote would be - they were all roughly similar coverage with agreed value etc. Grundy - The cheapest Hagerty - Seemed pricey, roughly 60% more than the others. American Collectors Insurance - 20% over Grundy Heacock Classic - Similar to Grundy Others I came across (but they required getting on the phone which sounds painful at this stage). Safeco State Farm I know that some companies - Progressive and and allstate I believe sub contract out to Hagerty. I think some of you have plans that drop coverage down to "storage rates" for the winter months - removing the collision coverage. I live in New York so there will certainly be idle months during the winter. As I get closer to seeing this car and getting VIN numbers etc, I will start the phone calls and sifting through things. Thought I would open it up to the group to hear any suggestions or experiences. Thanks!