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  1. I hate to disappoint you but you really are not my type.
  2. Week beginning June 6, 2021 NEW Caterham (not much to work with on this ad?) Used 1957 CATERHAM 480 For Sale (Call for price) | Marshall Goldman Cleveland Stock #W22242 (marshallgoldmanoh.com) Caterham 1994 Caterham Super 7 for sale #2491653 - Hemmings Motor News Locost LocostUSA.com • View topic - FS: Locost located near Detroit, MI REPEATS Stalker 1962 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2484066 - Hemmings Motor News and here 1962 Lotus S7 - 1146 | Coast Motor Company | Used Cars For Sale - Palmetto, FL Stalker 2014 Lotus 7 for sale #2167534 - Hemmings Motor News Stalker 1962 Lotus SuperStalker Spec Sheet (race-cars.com) Caterham 2020 Lotus Caterham for sale #2416012 - Hemmings Motor News Westfield 1983 Lotus Westfield for sale #2485207 - Hemmings Motor News Westfield LocostUSA.com • View topic - 1992 Westfield SEI NEW PRICE Locost project LocostUSA.com • View topic - Miata based Book Locost with a Caterham SV frame + donor and here Marketplace - 2020 Lotus Locost Caterham Seven 7 | Facebook Locost project LocostUSA.com • View topic - FS: Vodou Locost Stalker LocostUSA.com • View topic - Brunton Stalker V6 #24 Caterham and Lotus 7 S2 INVENTORY (rockymountaincaterham.com) Caterham Caterham Inventory — Beachman Racing Wharton 7 1978 Lotus Seven for Sale | ClassicCars.com | CC-1299993 Lotus 7 S2 1967 Lotus Super Seven | The Smiekel Collection Lotus 7 S2 Marketplace - 1963 Lotus | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 2022 Lotus Lotus street rod · Stainless steel | Facebook Westfield Marketplace - 1992 Lotus | Facebook DF Goblin Marketplace - 2017 DF Goblin | Facebook Replica Marketplace - 1957 Lotus Super 7 Champion | Facebook Locost Project Marketplace - 1987 Mazda RX-7 Coupe 2D | Facebook Stalker Stalker XL Sports Car - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) CANADA Replica project Super seven caterham chassis (kijijiautos.ca) Replica project Lotus 7 Replica Rolling Chassis (kijijiautos.ca) Replica ULTIMATE SPORTS CAR (kijijiautos.ca) Replica Réplique de lotus 57 très beau modèle mécanique A1 (kijijiautos.ca) and here 1987 Lotus 2-Eleven Décapotable - Matane (autotrader.ca)
  3. Two women were playing golf. One teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of the men. He immediately clasped his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in agony. The woman rushed down to the man, and immediately began to apologize. "Please allow me to help. I'm a Physical Therapist, and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd allow me," she told him. "Oh, no, I'll be all right. I'll be fine in a few minutes", the man replied. He was in obvious agony, lying in the fetal position, still clasping his hands there at his groin. At her insistence, however, he finally allowed her to help. She gently took his hands away and laid them to the side, loosened his pants and put her hands inside. She administered a tender and artful massage for several long moments then asked, 'How does that feel'? He replied, 'It feels great, but I still think my thumb's broken."
  4. Its not just garden variety cats that mark their territory. I have a few other animals that insist on it as well....a bull in this instance. An apology to the owner of the floor...sorry Tom!
  5. Oof! I know I am not normally that price sensitive but that just gave me a gut punch!
  6. Where's the photo from the build app? Come on I know you have one....
  7. Congratulations Birkson! The choice of dark green and yellow will always look good. It was hiding behind another chassis in my photos. I was careful not to touch as it looked ready for crating to send to you. It may have been your wiring harness that Tom was working to check quality when I arrived. Looking forward to seeing your build thread once you can start your kit.
  8. Sounds like you found the right level now. Running too much oil usually just increases oil and transmission temps. So you may have got away with things with no harm done.
  9. I have no doubts you will keep up. In my extensive experience, Porsches mostly spray off into the scenery as they demonstrate a driver's lack of talent.
  10. Actually it came off a late 1960s era caravan.
  11. Unless you think it is a major issue, I would wait. Take the time to get a proper race shop to do a 4 wheel alignment check and corner weight. A regular shop will get the front alignment ok if needed. Corner weighting is where you will really see a difference in seat of the pants driving.
  12. "1957 Caterham 480" Used 1957 CATERHAM 480 For Sale (Call for price) | Marshall Goldman Cleveland Stock #W22242 (marshallgoldmanoh.com)
  13. Henry @SENC has it correct for the frame number. There was also a chassis plate which was riveted in various places under the bonnet - firewall under, flat area near pedal box, or battery. The chassis number was usually the initial VIN. As Jim @kayentaskier notes, later, as DMVs found they had multiple 4 digit VINs of differing manufacturer cars, they shifted to adding numbers as a suffix to keep vehicles uniquely identified before some states migrated to their own VIN sequences completely and added their own VIN plates riveted to the firewall - California and Colorado spring to mind. The only other stamped number you will possibly find is an Arch Chassis stamp around the base of the passenger side roll bar mount near the shock absorber mount.
  14. No. Bringatrailer wants the article - installment approach. Its off topic for USA7s. I'll cross post here when it happens.
  15. @Taber10I think you are inferring a lot from my comments that I did not say. Lets break down what I said to clarify: 1) If you look at the photo accompanying it shows bare aluminum chassis, in its natural production end state with parts showing the plastic protective covering on it and the rear end being bare. Peel that protection film off and the aluminum panels in the as delivered state is shiny, somewhat polished, partially mirror reflective in finish. Trust me, I was there, the bare aluminum on the kits presents a shiny partially mirror reflective finish illustrative of having been polished. I believe the photos show that. 2) A purchaser can have it painted or leave the aluminum in that as delivered production state. 3) Aluminum panels left unpainted will oxidize over time. I don't mention that because I am talking about the time at which a purchaser of a Birkin makes a decision to paint or not. I would hope a purchaser understand what happens to bare aluminum panels over time. 4) I never talk about a traditional look. I never mention the word "traditional" - you do. I am talking about what a Birkin purchaser might want to do. No historical observation is mentioned - only the present. You refer to the historical treatment to leave the aluminum unpolished after delivery back in the 50s and 60s and thats correct but my write up is not touching on that in any way - its irrelevant to the topic of discussing a Birkin Direct visit.
  16. Have you tried Uship? Its an online market for shipping jobs. Allows you to spec trailer separately from the car or together Create a Listing | uShip
  17. An update on progress. Bruce at Beachman Racing has been producing reluctor wheels. What are these? Well, they are the metal tooths/cog wheels that allow sensors to measure wheel speed. A Caterham has a reluctor on the rear axle with teeth for a hall effect sensor to read road speed for the speedo. Owners will be familiar with the frustrations of perfectly placing the sensors close enough to read road speed accurately. Custom reluctors are needed on CatKong, in addition to the standard road speed one that comes standard, as we need to measure relative wheel speed on each individual wheel as part of an input to the ECU's traction control (or launch control) or braking input. As readers will recall, the ECU on CatKong is a significantly upgraded unit with full OBDII capabilities which we are going to make use of. Process was to CAD model the required reluctor wheel design - different for the front wheels from the rear wheels - then 3D mill it out back to the required state. Front wheel reluctors See how neatly it sits within the front brake disk? Very professional looking result. Rear Wheel Reluctor - This was a different design as it had to mount to the drive shaft Next step for Bruce is sorting out a mount for the sensors to read the reluctor "teeth". An illustration of the locational thinking below.
  18. A new article on my visit to Birkin Direct was posted here Birkin Direct - A Visit to Eagle CO - Looking for a Se7en? - USA7s
  19. Last week I had the good fortune to reach Eagle in the State of Colorado on my road trip across the USA. For those who do not know where this is, it is located within the Colorado Rockies, roughly 30 minutes down the road from the Vail Valley Ski Resort. Conveniently located here is Birkin Direct-USA, owned and operated by Tom Carlin. Those of you who have participated with the East Coast HPDE events run at NJMP each year will have met Tom, who is an enthusiastic participant in the event despite the thousands of miles it takes to road trip there. Birkin Direct-USA is also in sight of and walking distance from Eagle Airport with direct connections from Dallas and Denver amongst other places. So not only can you come and visit Birkin Direct to try on cars plus explore options, you can also enjoy a Birkin test drive with plenty of great twisting roads. This was good fortune to me as it allowed me to say hello to Tom and check out Birkin Direct while my 50 year old car demonstrated its incontinence in a variety of fluids across Tom's parking area. Birkin has been going through a period of tremendous change in the last 2 years. In late 2019 a press release (attached to this post) announced the intent to move production from South Africa to the USA given the ongoing political uncertainty in South Africa. These plans have continued to move forward. Birkin Direct relocated to its current location with 4800 sq feet of floor space and vertical height to allow upwards expansion. Tom's post on USA7s in May of 2020 updated this: From my discussions, the plans have proceeded well. Everything is in its containers and ready to go plus Tom has a facility ready made to receive things plus there is a ton of Birkin parts, kits and everything else needed to support the Birkin cars going forward. I like that John Watson will remain integrally involved with Birkin in these plans on a going forward basis. Some photos to give you an idea. The space has very tall ceilings to allow for a mezzanine level to be eventually constructed for storage of parts. At the back at left is Tom's two-tone silver demonstrator/personal Duratec Birkin. On the lift is a Birkin zetec customer car getting sorted. In the foreground is a customer's new kit getting sorted and prepped for shipping. Tom was checking the wiring harness for quality when I arrived. Everywhere you look are kits available for purchase. There are something like 20+ chassis' and all supporting pieces in inventory for purchase. In the past, kits arrived from South Africa stacked 3 high within shipping containers, all securely held in these steel frames to protect them from damage during shipping. Birkin kits come as plain ali finish and owners can then choose to leave in its polished shiny state or have painted to their color preference when they purchase. Birkin quality is the equal to Caterham in my mind but the kit may demand a little extra from the builder to achieve the results as a Caterham kit is slightly more turn-key. Having USA based technical support is a huge benefit to potential purchasers. The facility is fascinating to wander and explore. A huge store of parts. Engines, gearboxes, spare fiberglass wings, bit & pieces, even Birkin clamshells are available. This is the most Ford T-9 gearboxes I have ever seen in one spot. A section of the facility has been set aside for customer discussions as they think through the specifications of their cars. Seat options, steering wheel, dials, suspension options, etc., are all able to be inspected and discussed in a setting that helps the customer visualize the end car result. Tom not only knows his Birkins but is also helping out do a race restoration/refresh on an original Lotus 7 S2 race car. Demonstrating his credentials as a true car enthusiast, Tom has his own personal Willys Jeep project that recently arrived. It will need some rust repairs based on the holes in the floors I saw. Not sure if I would sit in the drivers seat - I would not stay located there too long. I was reassured by the oil leak underneath, something I am all too familiar with! Its not well known but Birkin Direct does have an eastern USA representative in Michigan, Analog Racing Cars LLC who can be found here: (2) Analog Racing Cars LLC | Facebook If you are seriously looking at a new se7en, then I encourage you to visit Birkin Direct and take the time to consider the cars properly, try them on, and see what they can do on a few twisties with Tom. You can fly in and out on the same day with Tom picking you up at the airport next door. Although if you do that you will miss out on a spectacular part of the USA to explore. Birkin Direct-USA is located at 210 Spring Creek Road, Unit B3, Gypsum CO, 81637. Phone: (970) 376-5188 Website: Birkin Direct USA | Birkin Products in Canada | Lotus 7 Sports Car (birkindirect-usa.com) Map link: https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=b03c3208-f84b-439f-b34b-61af8ccc1e92&cp=39.635075~-106.921709&lvl=16&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027 Birkin Press Release. November 2019 docx (1).pdf
  20. Week Beginning May 30, 2021 NEW Lotus 7 S2 (?) Project 1962 Lotus Super Seven | eBay REPEATS Stalker 2014 Lotus 7 for sale #2167534 - Hemmings Motor News Caterham 2020 Lotus Caterham for sale #2416012 - Hemmings Motor News Westfield 1983 Lotus Westfield for sale #2485207 - Hemmings Motor News Stalker 1962 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2484066 - Hemmings Motor News and here 1962 Lotus S7 - 1146 | Coast Motor Company | Used Cars For Sale - Palmetto, FL Diva 7 1962 Lotus Super Seven for sale #2468993 - Hemmings Motor News Caterham Caterham Inventory — Beachman Racing Caterham and Lotus 7 S2 INVENTORY (rockymountaincaterham.com) Locost Project LocostUSA.com • View topic - FS: Vodou Locost Westfield LocostUSA.com • View topic - 1992 Westfield SEI NEW PRICE Locost/Caterham Project LocostUSA.com • View topic - Miata based Book Locost with a Caterham SV frame + donor and here (2) Marketplace - 2020 Lotus Locost Caterham Seven 7 | Facebook Stalker LocostUSA.com • View topic - Brunton Stalker V6 #24 Lotus 7 S2 1967 Lotus Super Seven | The Smiekel Collection Stalker 1962 Lotus SuperStalker Spec Sheet (race-cars.com) Wharton 7 1978 Lotus Seven for Sale | ClassicCars.com | CC-1299993 Westfield (2) Marketplace - 1992 Lotus | Facebook Locost (2) Marketplace - 1957 Lotus Super 7 Champion | Facebook Lotus 7 S2 (2) Marketplace - 1963 Lotus | Facebook Replica (2) Marketplace - 2022 Lotus Lotus street rod · Stainless steel | Facebook Stalker Project (2) Marketplace - 1961 Lotus Brunton Stalker | Facebook DF Goblin (2) Marketplace - 2017 DF Goblin | Facebook Locost Project (2) Marketplace - 1987 Mazda RX-7 Coupe 2D | Facebook Stalker Stalker XL Sports Car - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org) CANADA Replica ULTIMATE SPORTS CAR (kijijiautos.ca) Replica Réplique de lotus 57 très beau modèle mécanique A1 (kijijiautos.ca) and here 1987 Lotus 2-Eleven Décapotable - Matane (autotrader.ca) Project Find New and Used Cars for Sale by Owners and Dealers | Kijiji Autos
  21. A OR title/registered car will need an OR insurance policy. However, you can list multiple insurance resident addresses for coverage, not necessarily within the same state. For example, primary residence, second or third homes, restoration workshops, family homes, etc. You will need to discuss it further with your insurance agent to make sure you comply with the conditions. Hagerty is familiar with the concept.
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