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I have seen the Porker before but no idea as to the driver. Wondering it if it is the one that once left 3 laps of coolant on Thunderbolt once and shut down the day? It was a 930/935 type of thing with a wing too big for itself.

I could not resist that subtle tweak! :rofl:

Yes softly whispering in a voice uncannily like the better half "new kitchen, new kitchen" :jester: Also try http://www.searchtempest.com It searches all of craigslist across the US.

Oh I have the minions as well! Unfortunately I tend to go through them a lot - its hard to find good help that keeps their paws off my cars! :rofl: Well that was interesting. I keyed in 'Stalker' and got three Pintos, a Westfield and two AMG Pacers.

Its 6am on a Saturday and I have actually slept in past my usual 3-4am wake up calls. Must be relaxed due to vacation starting today - off to warmer climates with no snow! :cooldude: Plenty of cars here today for the USA7s coffee club. Westfield are coming out of the woodwork. This one came up for sale a few years back in CT and it looks like it is still there. 1700cc crossflow engine with a T9 and 2000 odd miles. Dark green body and acres of tan pleather (polyester leather...). The owner gets huge bonus points in my eye for a ton of good photos and a reasonable detail of ad text. Registered in CT. He gets Holiday wishes for starting the bidding at $17750 (no bids) and a buy it now of $18995. Looks like he is realistically wanting a sale. There are 123 watchers so most of this forum is probably lurking over there like dog turds on a lawn. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Cars-Trucks-/6001/i.html?_from=R40%7CR40%7CR40&_nkw=westfield&_vxp=mtr Now here is a new seven Manufacturer - a "Berkin" Its always nice to recognize the seller who I know cannot type to save himself but is very good at finding his way around a seven - Hi Andy! :seeya: Looks like a barn find and needs a bit of fettling and work. Andy was always good about finding this stuff from nowhere and this one looks like an interesting case. Series 1 (83-85) Birkin. Toyota 4AGE with 5 speed Ford gearbox. No ignition key. Been stored for 20 years. Starting bid $8000 and buy it now $9000. I think this is a fantastic project for someone as it is all intact to work with. How many series 1 Birkin's come up for sale and the Toyota engine is well suited for the character of a seven. Anyone in Canada looking for a winter project? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-Berkin-Lotus-Super-Seven-Lotus-Super-Seven-Twin-Cam-Berkin-1965-lotus-super-seven-/321621888808?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4ae2288f28&item=321621888808&pt=US_Cars_Trucks Its baaaaack. The 1984 Caterham with 1800cc crossflow all red with RHD at Kampena motors. Still asking $24500. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4804279133.html Brand new Brunton Stalker XL for fat c$%^s like me. Advertised by Brunton Auto for $49000. Lots of nice photos to check out. The Mineharts are wonderful people to chat with. http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/4749957098.html A 1962 Brunton Super Stalker that has a good looking livery. 600 miles 3.8 V6 supercharged. Comes with a Hallmark trailer as part of the deal. Asking $39500. http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/lotus/1414030674/1414030674ss.htm A "1967" Locost Seven (CMC chassis?) that is close to finished according to the ad. Located in Atlanta it is registered in GA. 1.8L Toyota engine with 4 speed. Seller says he would trade for a Porsche 968 or a 911. Asking $12750. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4812497454.html The 1960s clone roller seven in Huntsville Alabama is still for sale at $5450 here. http://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/4780064928.html Sevenesque chassis in Sonoma CA for $1200. Obviously a Locost home build but has some interesting features in the one photo shown. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4811286333.html A repeat visitor is this 2012 Seven Locost with 351 Windsor. A bit of extra work and it would look good. Keen pricing at $7499. http://up.craigslist.org/cto/4761400844.html Oh my gosh - another Hawaii seven. That makes a count of 3 in the last year for sale. This one says it is in Maui. This is a serious looking build. Pity the photos are not better as they are definitely not showing off the car's best features. Asking $35000. You do have to ask whether you could build it for this price in Hawaii given the shipping costs to get everything local. I never knew they had SCCA bureaucracy there as well - there goes paradise I suppose! http://honolulu.craigslist.org/mau/cto/4801165387.html 1964 RM Super Seven in Windsor Ontario at C$12900 http://classiccars.com/listings/view/595614/1964-lotus-super-seven-for-sale-in-windsor-ontario-canada-n9g1y5 2002 CMC Seven in Montgomery Alabama. Presents well in the photos. Asking $13995 http://classiccars.com/listings/view/605738/1982-lotus-seven-for-sale-in-montgomery-alabama-36117 Early Caterham (1980s area I think). Red 1600 crossflow with 4 speed. Asking $31500. http://www.anamera.com/en/detail/car/310488/index.html?no_cache=1&ret=63 This next one got my attention as I saw $20k for a 1969 Lotus 7. Then I looked a little closer. Its one of the original kits put together in Argentina but now in Uruguay. What a survivor! Fiat 125 engine. Despite the low price the shipping and taxes and fees back to the US may likely not be worth it along with the experts report quite possibly needed for US customs since the VIN/chassis plate is not dated with a year (ask me how I know this!). http://www.anamera.com/en/detail/car/54016/index.html?no_cache=1&ret=63 In case you wonder how I find this stuff so easily I have been using Vintage Wheels - a new website that automatically searches all car sale websites globally for your desired models. I log on and it has already found all the ads for all the cars I am dribbling various bodily fluids with desire on. I will caution you that it is extraordinarily dangerous as a website - quite simply the worst I have ever come across as a car enthusiast. You WILL find your dream car somewhere in the world and want it and think seriously about buying it! :willy_nilly: https://www.vintagewheels.com I would like to wish all the Seven friends and enthusiasts on this forum Happy Holidays and a great New Year for 2015! :party:

Damn right! It must have been brake dust! :troll:

Soaking in gasoline? Great balls of fire!

Its been listed here before - see post #319. I think it may be forum member "Joshesh" car but no one confirmed my speculation. You may get a better response to your inquiry on California Caterham Club as it is local to most of that membership.

Ouch! Not a good find although well done on being vigilant and awake to the possibility of this.

He is not the only one! :cooldude:

Interesting - I did not realize it also went through European Collectibles in CA. I know it was sold by Chequered Flag in late 2012 as I have it on my handwritten list of Birkin/Caterham sales that I write down to keep track of values over time. Just a note - while the ad listing kindly posted by Bill is still live it is listed under the "sold" page on the website.

I was monitoring this case as it worked up to this final point. For the last 3 years I have been working to bring some cars I collected in my previous life into the US. While they are all over 25 years old the regs for import are nowhere near as simple as you would expect. They are ill defined rules where you are totally at the mercy of some official who is defining things as they go. That is no way to run things but yet thats what I have had to deal with. Cases like this mini helped me learn what the real import rules as they are prosecuted and litigated. If you make a mistake you rack up huge fees, fine, storage, etc while you try to unravel it and if you do not sort it out then your options are immediate export or Federal destruction like this mini. This mini was not worth the money to re-export it. The reason this mini was singled out is that there have been a number of people buying up late-production original body shell minis (say 1990-1996) and importing them as over 25 year old cars (when they are not) to avoid the prohibitively expensive NHTSA/EPA compliance regs for under 25 year old cars. It is fairly common to see this late model car for sale as a 1967 or 1971 car - EBay had 2 on last week and MiniMania had 1 car for sale all wrongly described. Bringing in a complete second hand car like this mini is a very different import process to bringing in a incomplete kit car or a roller on an MSO like Caterhams, Westfields or Birkins. I am acutely conscious during the import process for my cars that you do not make false statements as these are a Federal criminal offense. Given so many of these leaked into the US, the public display was clearly intended to send a warning to stop people. Earlier this year it was 40 something Land Rovers that were targeted and seized. Now import Minis are the target. If you buy one of these grey market cars, no matter how innocent or uninformed you are, no matter how misled you were by the nice salesman, you are at risk that the Feds will one day discover the car and have it seized, likely when you go try to sell it. The owner is out of pocket at that point and good luck to them trying to recover their money out of the importer who will have long disappeared. This red tape bureaucracy is just another illustration why the car import regs need to be simplified and clarified. A 1990-era mini with better seat belts, crash protection reinforcement, air bags, anti lock brakes, etc is far safer than a 1970 era Mini with none of that. Yet the US Government says you can import the 1970 mini, register it and drive it around on US roads but that it is not safe to legally do the same with a 1990-era mini. Absurd! :bs: :rant: Ok rant over! ...back in my box! :seeya:

Yes Bill's memory is spot on - it was complete Miata drivetrain in a yellow Birkin. Was sold by Chequered Flag in Sth CA and went to FL and I last heard of it being in Tampa.

Mike - think Batmobile of the IMSA kind. Yes it is an Aussie import of a Euro car. You will see it at NJMP as it will be finished then (he says hopefully). :leaving: And now back to Skip's original post of LOG 35 in Colorado in 2015 :seeya:

pussy galore! :jester: All kidding aside - top drive through the field! :cooldude:

Damn I am out of the country when this happens! :svengo: This is one LOG I would consider attending as I believe Skip when he says it would be inclusive. Skip's club welcomed me with open arms when I gave my then-new CSR a shakedown run one fine weekend day along one of their spectacular canyon routes. I can guarantee the drives will be "spirited". :driving: Skip - There is a good chance I will be seeing you sometime this year pre-LOG and catching up for a beer and a burger. One of my race cars is at a restoration place in the Denver area and I plan to stop in at least once. I probably should also give it a track shake down run at a top local track before it heads east!

Would 10 inch slicks help fix that problem? :jester:

The car has been around 2 or so years in non-autonomous driving version. I recall reading it cost $1.2-1.5m depending on options. I did not want to buy one as they could not install torpedoes. :hat: Given it is based on the Lotus Elise will the Lucas electrics work better or worse underwater?:willy_nilly:

And the search function is abysmal. I guess because the index was completely lost? I know there are threads in there I have written and yet when I search for them by words I know I used in the thread the thread will not come up in the search results (assuming anything comes up in the search results). :deadhorse:

I dont remember it - it was before I was born! :nopity:

So its early Saturday morning and it is too early to head to the local Home Despot for some waterproof tile grout for my Saturday morning job around the home. So I will car hunt. As usual I have no affiliation or connection with these cars and are reposting for the benefit of the Saturday morning coffee club to debate what cars are on offer. This is also not a complete list - I miss things and I deliberately filter out those sellers where I have concerns. Ebay has a Birkin and its not the handbag type. 2L Duratec, IRS, in all black with silver stripe. 2013 chassis. Repeat visitor to this thread from the Land Rover South Carolina dealership. Mr Mustang is virtually next door and will happily test drive it for you! :rofl: Past listings on this thread seem to show that the seller is looking for around $37-39k (Edited to add Hemmings has this car listed at $37990). Whether he gets it is another story. It is a 2013 chassis so virtually new and new cars are well up the $40s range so maybe this could work for someone.... Titled as a 1967 Lotus 7. Starting bid is $34900 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replica-Kit-Makes-Brikin-S3-Lotus-7-2013-lotus-seven-birkin-s-3-2-0-duratec-irs-profesionally-built-/151509670344?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2346ae19c8&item=151509670344&pt=US_Cars_Trucks Pinball king's Westfield Seight for sale at $24000 in NY state just north of NYC. This has the Rover V8 which will put hair on your chest. His pre-lit Westfield is lurking in the background of the photos which is another reason to check out this ad. http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/cto/4792674809.html The newish upper Michigan Locost 7 with a 351 windsor is still around at $7499 which looks reasonable when you look at the chassis roller after this ad: http://up.craigslist.org/cto/4761400844.html The Lotus 7 clone supposedly from a museum that was run down to a bare chassis and then restored to a bare chassis roller is back and asking $5450 in Huntsville Alabama. http://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/4780064928.html Not much coming up for sale today - I guess that means winter has hit and everyone is hunkering down? :willy_nilly: EDITED TO ADD Oops spoke too soon. Some stuff appeared on Anamera. Looks like an 80s era Caterham. Registered as as 1966 Lotus Seven. Built in the UK. Shipped to Japan and now in CA. 1600cc Kent. Looks like the 4 speed gearbox. Live axle. Nice looking car but not much detail to the ad. Asking $31500. http://www.anamera.com/en/detail/car/310488/index.html?no_cache=1&ret=63 2002 CMC Seven. I love the ad text! Asking $13995. It is better looking than any Toyota Corolla I have known and probably drives a heck better! http://classiccars.com/listings/view/605738/1982-lotus-seven-for-sale-in-montgomery-alabama-36117 The next owner is really quite talkative about selling his car. 1964 Lotus seven clone in Ontario Canada. Yep that is the extent of his ad. :toetap05: Asking $12900 http://classiccars.com/listings/view/595614/1964-lotus-super-seven-for-sale-in-windsor-ontario-canada-n9g1y5 I won't repeat the F40 Motorsports listing for a Lotus Seven as that got a good discussion this week. And I found a Caterham SV for sale in Hawaii of all places. I hate ads where the seller shouts at me in CAPS but hey ho... Asking $39500 http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/caterham/super_7/1699352.html 2000 Caterham out in CA. A repeat visitor to this thread. At least the dealer has fixed the earlier ad errors. Asking $32995 http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/lotus/caterham/1678738.html 1962 Lotus Seven asking $36500 in OR http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/lotus/super_seven/1684889.html Now I am done!

No amount of cardio will ever fix your judgment! :rofl: It just so happens that the seven is overpriced too! :seeya:

I want to see someone from this forum go toe to toe with Wayne Carini and negotiate a deal!

Michael - who let you out of your box! :svengo:

I must resist. I must resist. I must resist. I must.... :jester: