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2017 Ariel Atom 3 Turbo - Carbon Fiber Edition - FOR SALE

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2017 Ariel Atom 3 Turbo - Carbon Fiber Edition - FOR SALE Now- Oct 6, SOLD! Thanks, everyone.

 

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This incredibly beautiful and fast Ariel Atom 3 Turbo, Carbon Fiber Edition, is one that I ordered for myself, to be used as my own company car/demonstrator. In my ten years of street driving, racing, and selling (I have sold twenty five of them so far) these fantastic cars, I have developed what I consider the ultimate specification/option list for an Atom to be used on the street and on the track. So I ordered this one with ALL the high-end options, planning to keep it forever for my own use. It has the most horsepower and the most traction available from the factory, the lightest (Carbon Fiber) bodywork, and with the brakes I prefer for track and street.

 

Why selling? My life situation has changed. My sweet wife has blessed me by giving me a Mercedes twin turbo V-eight, 7-speed paddle shift roadster for the street, and a Pro Formula Mazda road racer for the track. And I have been blessed with being approved for the purchase of one of the new Ford GT supercars, in the third year of production. So to get ready for that possible purchase, I plan to offer for sale this Atom, two (over 125mph) playboats, and some other cars.

 

You can Google "Eddie FourFather Hill" for info on me.

 

No one else has driven this car, and the MCO (Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin) is open and the car has not yet been registered or titled. The car has not had an accident or trauma of any kind, and about the only way you can tell that the car has been driven is the little paint chips where the sticky tires pick up and throw grit or pebbles on the side pods and front of the rear fenders. That is pretty much unavoidable, but easy to remove and repaint those items. Or helicopter tape might work, but I have not tried that.

 

The factory performance figures are:

0-60 MPH: LESS THAN 2.8 SECONDS

Virginia International Raceway full course @1:58

1/4 mile @ 10.7 Seconds (estimated)

 

Here is the list of factory options:

 

Engine- Honda 365 bhp Forced Induction Turbo 2.4 Liter

Aluminum Radiator

Twin Aero Side Pods

 

Transmission-6 speed Limited Slip Differential

Uprated Clutch

 

Braking System Wilwood Dynalite Sport Brake Package

Dash mounted Brake Bias Adjuster

 

Track Brake Pads - Hawk Blue Pads Installed - Original Equipment Pads included separately

 

Suspension System JRi Adjustable Dampers w/2-piece Springs

 

Steering System Aluminum rack and pinion

 

Seating One-Piece Fiberglass Bucket Seat

 

Seat Belts 3" Six-Point Harness SPECIAL RED BELTS with anti-sub belt and Shoulder Belt Pads

 

Windscreen - Standard Full Glass Windscreen. NOTICE - This car also has the small Aero Screens that are mounted on an additional cowl, and with an additional Carbon Fiber Nose/Hood, to match, so you can run with, or without, the full windshield, and with a Carbon Fiber Nose/Hood to fit each configuration. Easy, quick, change over. Best of both worlds.

 

Wings/Aerofoils Carbon Fiber Wings, Front And Rear

 

Wheels 17" Rear Wheels, Satin Black (These are the largest offered by the factory)

15x7" Front

Tires 15" Toyo R888 (205/50R15) Front

17" Toyo R888(245/40R17) Rear

 

Body Work/Appearance Carbon Fiber Bonnet/Nose/Hood to fit with Full Windshield

Carbon Fiber Bonnet/Nose/Hood to fit with small aero screens and cowl

Carbon Fiber Airbox Cover/Snorkel

Clear Lexan Side Panels

Carbon Fiber Instrument Surround

Chassis Powder Coated Black

Fenders Fiberglass Black

 

Track Day Options Battery Master Switch

Hawk Race/Street Pads installed

Front/Rear Brake Bias Adjuster Control on Dash

Stainless Steel and Jet-Hot Ceramic coated Muffler Eliminator

Jet-Hot Ceramic Coated Exhaust pipe from Turbo to Muffler, or Eliminator

Original Muffler included

First and Second gear Lockout- To keep from accidentally selecting wrong gear

 

Misc. Options Hondata ECU tuner and Datalogger

Passenger Footrest

Road Race Lighting Kit 3.5 This includes Headlights with high and low beams,

tail and brake lights, marker lights, turn signals, hazard flashers, dash lights,

backup light, license plate light, and horn

Windshield wiper and windshield washer included

Clutch foot dead pedal (Footrest while not using clutch pedal)

12 Volt power source on dash

Budge #2 Car Cover

 

NOTE: This Atom will be on eBay soon, and on the VIN, eBay would not take the Ariel's actual number, so I used the VIN for my 06 Ford GT - which Is NOT for sale. (Yet, maybe later)

 

Today the Atom has 698 miles, and is priced at $89,980.with FREE SHIPPING in Cont. US! It has the MCO (Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin) and has not been registered or titled yet, so the buyer will be the first registered owner.

 

The Atom is in Wichita Falls, Texas, and I will be happy to show the car and give a demo ride to a qualified and serious buyer, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. The Atom is garaged/shown at my race car facility, NOT at my Eddie Hill's Fun Cycles, Inc. downtown dealership

 

Thanks for looking-

 

Eddie FourFather Hill

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I wish I had an extra $100,000 to burn. You have a beautiful car Eddie. Best wishes selling it.

 

Mike

 

I wish you did, too, Mike. Thanks for the compliment and the well wishes.

 

Sincerely,

 

Eddie FourFather Hill

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I don't have video of this 365 HP Turbo Atom on track, but here is how my 300HP Atom accelerates against a field of single-seat race cars.

 

 

And, for anyone with any interest, here is a video interview with Ercie and me.

 

BangShift.com Eddie Hill

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Eddie FourFather Hill

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NEW LOWER PRICE- now $89,980 and still FREE SHIPPING.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

 

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Here are some answers to questions I have received about my Turbo for sale that might be helpful to anyone considering whether to buy mine for sale here, or order a new Atom 3S.

The oil pressure lettering on the Dash 2 is like the oil pressure lettering on a normal oil pressure gage, in that the lettering is always there. But the oil pressure indicator display on the dash 2, is right under the lettering, and it displays either a zero indicating low or no oil pressure, or a 1 if pressure is normal, as opposed to a gage that displays actual pressure units. Like an idiot light, except it shows 0 or 1, instead of a red light coming on or going off.

 

My Turbo does not have the traction control feature, mainly because I ordered this car for me, intending to keep it forever, instead of ordering it for immediate resale, and my preference is no electronic nannies. However, it is my understanding that that can be added if desired.

 

The 3S has mandatory Alcon brakes with parking brake, and mine has my preference, the Wilwoods, which seem to me to be easier to modulate, especially so to avoid lockup under extreme braking on track. And my original Atom II, with Wilwoods and over 8,000 miles of mostly track use, still has the original brake discs, and they have never been resurfaced, and still don’t need to be. There is plenty of braking power to lock the wheels at any speed, but easy to avoid locking. The Hawk blue brake pads, already installed on this car, work great on the street, and even better on track. The Hawk pads for the Wilwoods are about $250 to do the whole car. The original factory equipped pads are included with the sale and they are essentially unused. So with my Turbo you get track pads already installed, but not standard on 3S, but available for $458 extra.

 

I fabricated a first and second gear lockout for the shifter, for use on track to prevent accidentally selecting second gear when trying to select fourth in a hurry downshifting on corner entry. The accidental selection at speed of second instead of fourth gear happened to me twice, and spun me off track both times. And an Atom buyer client of mine in Houston did his once and destroyed the clutch, requiring him to bring it back to me for clutch replacement, which requires engine/transaxle removal from the car. My lockout is basically fool proof, and easily engaged or disengaged, one-handed, while strapped in the car. It is included in my sale, but not included or available with the 3S.

 

My Turbo does not have the seat cover, again a personal choice, but easy add-on.

 

My Turbo has six-point belts/harness, not included with the 3S, but available for $328. Mine are RED, by special request.

 

The 3S will have the muffler only, and the system will not be Jet-Hot coated, as mine is, and my stainless steel and Jet-Hot coated muffler eliminator not only increases power slightly, but lets the car sound “like a supercar should”, in my wife’s words. The exhaust sound gives me an aural indicator of shift points, whereas the stock muffler did not. This mod is completely and quickly reversible, and the muffler is included in the sale.

 

My Turbo has some of the aluminum in the engine compartment polished a bit, that is not done on the stock 3S. I wish now that I had taken a picture of the stock 3S rear view before I prettied it up, but I did not.

 

I am including the Hondata FlashPro tuning and datalogging equipment, which is what the factory uses to do the original tune. This allows unlimited tuning and datalogging, and is not included with the 3S.

 

My Turbo has both the windshield AND the small individual aero screens, with the nose/bonnet/hood to fit each configuration. The 3S has windshield only. If you want to remove the windshield to protect it from damage when you run the car on track, the parts are included with mine to do the easy change over.

 

Mine does not have the removable steering wheel, simply because I quit using that feature on my first Atom, after the novelty wore off. I thought at first that taking the wheel off made getting in and out of the car easier, but after I became used to the car, I find it is easier to actually use the wheel as a hand hold/knee brace to help get in and out. But that can be added if desired.

 

Mine has the Carbon Fiber wing package, about $6,000, that is not included in the 3S.

 

My Turbo has the Carbon Fiber bonnet/hood/ nose piece that is not included on the 3S, option for $985 extra

 

My Turbo has an extra carbon fiber bonnet/hood/ nose piece, to fit the extra cowl that comes with the two little tiny windscreens that are referred to as Aero screens, neither of which are included in the 3S. About $1,400 extra to get them.

 

My Turbo has the carbon fiber Airbox cover/Snorkel that is not included in the 3S, but available for $1,785 extra.

 

My Turbo has the Carbon Fiber instrument surround, not included on the 3S, but available for $485 extra.

 

My Turbo has larger 17” rear wheels with the largest tires ever offered from the factory, the stock 3S comes with 16” rears. My wheel/tire package was an extra $650 for wheels and an extra $477 for the Toyo R888 rear tires.

 

My Turbo has the clear Lexan side panels, not included in the 3S, but available for $400 extra.

 

My Turbo does not have the roll hoop, again by choice, and I have never used one on any of my Atoms, but it is available and an easy bolt-on or off.

 

Hope all this info may be of some help.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Eddie FourFather Hill :flag:

 

 

 

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Here is a video with startup, that shows how much better the car sounds (in my and my wife's opinion) than the OEM muffler does. The standard muffler is also included with the sale, though, in case you want the car very quiet.

 

 

 

Thanks for looking, and listening,

 

Eddie FourFather Hill

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