This guy has an interesting car and an even more interesting ad.

He puts a lot of emphasis on the "OER" carbs that come with the car and states that the buyer must "sign a contract stating that the carbs stay with the car and that I have Right of First Refusal ..."

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/3410263267.html

Opinions are very welcomed on this "gem".

Chase

What a tool.

What a tool.

Same thought here too. The ad is almost as off-putting as those yellow/white seats in the car.

Chase

Body Kit-Think He means the MSA front and rear bumper/farings and skirts that came out in the 90s?- with a Competition Parts Hood Vent(or copy)-originally made to combat vapor lock-not for racing...you won't find any of those on any of the real documented SCCA Champion race cars from back in the day-Neither Peter Brock nor Bob Sharp had them on their cars... No rear spoiler is pictured, much less "the correct rear spoiler"! That aero bumper kit is not really a body kit...not to mention of the added parts pictured(including the fog lights and the Centerlines), only the hood vent was available "back in the day"-and all of them are available now(the wheels can still be found-but why?)...not so unique as he likes us to think...which means he probably wasn't there, or doesn't actually remember, and hasn't "checked the Records" himself...I won't even get into the automatic, the seats,or the "old School" colors under the hood and on the console....I would want many better(clearer, hi-res pictures-underneath, under the valve cover, and of the carbs.

The carbs...Those do look like a set of tripple solex carbs, but I don't remember them having the word Racing on the covers. I know of a set of rebuilt race ready 44mm tripple solexes for around $2k-easily found with google-seems to me this guy lucked into what he has and hopes the potential buyers are not looking around-obviously since he has had them so long they would need a rebuild.

Contracts like what he is "requiring" are paper tigers-like threats of law suits-put in there to see if someone is intimidated enough to actually participate in the ruse-if the car moves out of his local area-much less out of state-very few sellers would actually see them through-giving a paper tiger working teeth is pretty expensive-especially to those that are in a position that requires them to sell of their projects to begin with. I think that was more a ploy to add to the perception of value than to enable him to reclaim the carbs after his financial situation is abated.

Edited November 15, 201212 yr by hls30.com

Having said all that the current day OER carburettors used to manufactured by the SK corporation (JAPANESE). I have a set of 47's and have done much research. The people at ZCC.JDM can tell you a little bit about them as well. On to the car, I'm not much for buying somone elses project unless you welcome lots of work and not to mention headaches. It is also not adviseable to have a race car operating on the street because you are going to drive it like a race car, only thing is many others around you won't be driving like that. Buy the engine from this car and nothing else unless you want to stockpile the few remaining factory parts that may be left. Cutting some of the remaining body panels away wouldn't be a bad idea either. Otherwise approach this car with caution. The carbs are worth something because they can be brought back up to good operating condition. A closer inspection would reveal their size.

That car is in "North" Texas.

Sign the contract, sign the title, look him in the eyes and tell him he can have the carbs back for $6,500.

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