mrmustang

Looking forward to this thread as I myself dive deep into a car I used to own back in 2001-2003, sold to fund a business, and bought back just this past week 2 days shy of 23 years, with only 4,984 miles added in that time. Oh, mine still wears the tires I installed in 2001 Bill

The answer depends on the state the original title and the new title were issued in, can an salvage auction company have a title that was never marked as salvage, absolutely, happens all the time. Will your new title be marked salvage, that is a question for the selling dealer, not a web based forum. Damage wise, on a tube type framed vehicle like a 7, you can have torsional twist. To understand this, if the car was damaged in the left front, depending on how hard the hit was, could twist the frame all the way back to the right rear. To visualize what I'm talking about, grab a small note pad in both hands, now or drop the left corner and see what happens to the right lower corner in the process, the same thing could have occurred to the car you are looking at. So while the damage to the front of the car was repaired, if the car was not tied down to a frame rack, and several cross measurements taken to check for such torsional damage, you'll never know if the car was truly properly repaired, or just cosmetically repaired. As for why an owner chose not to repair the car, as a retired bodyshop owner, I can tell you that owners become gun-shy about the car once an accident occurred, they no longer want anything to do with it, superstitious or otherwise and will essentially push for a payout and walk away. Sounds strange, but it happens more times than you would think. Bill S.

As a follow up, last weekend we had the 289 roadster out for a multi day, 287 mile tour in the hills of NW Georgia/Tenn/NC along with 67 other Cobra owners. Some had hardtops, some custom made bikini tops, or full soft tops (I am now down to 4 minutes 48 seconds as a best time to install from scratch, not including side curtains, which take another 20-30 seconds each side). As we had rolling thunderstorms and torrential rain, any time we were in the car past 3pm, the top was installed, before that, it was safely folded in the trunk. The only way to get in the car with the top up is head first. The shot below is for comparison purposes only:

That would be Don Baker, he primarily does estate type auctions here in SC.

I was wondering what ever became of this project, glad to read that it is moving forward in it's rehab. Bill

Clearly you missed the date of the OP "Posted June 3, 2024 (edited)"

Picture 47?

Just remember, I can only vouch for the original owner/operators, Bruce and Margaret, I have no real information other than what I posted above. Maybe stop in one day and scope it out. Bill S.

Contact Bruce's Speed shop in Rockaway, NJ, while the namesake Bruce is no longer with us (RIP), the folks that bought out the business also have an engine shop around the corner and might be able to do the tuning. Bill S.

Awaiting a classification inquiry for my green 289 roadster In the past, similar cars have been disqualified from the show because they were not originally produced in the 60's-70's or earlier. Having allowed later produced Caterham vehicles (like yours) to participate last year, we will see what this year brings.

Just class/car set up and management issues, nothing horrific for you guys, not something to discuss further in public.

After last years debacle, I've chosen to not attend this year, either with or without a relevant automobile Have a great time. Bill

NJ does not allow for 3rd party companies to do private party registrations, especially when it comes to kit cars such as your Caterham. I did it two dozen or so times while still living in NJ. It's not rocket science in NJ, contact the specialty titles division by stopping at their offices at 225 E State St,Trenton, calling them at 609-292-6500 x5064 or 609-292-4571 and ask for the "kit car" packet. Follow the rules to the letter. The Cobra replica community has this pretty well locked down, see the attached url for the basics: https://factory5roadster.wordpress.com/2011/11/04/11-4-11-nj-state-legal/ Not much has changed since then except the lack of the Morristown inspection station, which got wiped off the map after Hurricane Sandy. Bill

Uncertain if it still for sale, but know it did not reach it's reserve on BAT https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2013-caterham-seven-sv-roadsport/

1979-1993 Mustangs, my own 82 Mustang GT road race car (stock body shape) being an aerodynamic brick at anything above 128mph.