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1963 Fairthorpe Electron ...

This Fairthorpe EM Mark 2 was manufactured in 1963. It was raced in the UK by John Heseltine with the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) before it was "exported" to the US in the early 1980s. The car is right-hand-drive, and has an 1147cc, four cylinder engine. The engine is fed through twin SU (H.S.2) carburetors. Like many of the components of Fairthorpe cars, the engine was sourced from Triumph, and is the same engine as used in the Triumph Herald. The car has what Fairthorpe referred to as a "Speed Nose" -- an option from the factory. It is unclear whether this car was delivered complete from the factory, or as a kit. As with many small-volume English car manufacturers, kit versions were offered to avoid the taxes associated with completed cars.

 

The Fairthorpe has a fiberglass body with a "box section steel tubular frame". Disc brakes in the front and drum in the rear -- rack & pinion steering -- 13" steel wheels. There are probably fewer than 300 Fairthorpes in existance -- and the car is extremely rare here in the US.

 

The car has a clear title and can be licensed for street use. (And it would be relatively easy to recommission it for vintage racing, as it is set up with racing seatbelts and a roll bar.)

 

The car comes with a red convertible top -- but the top is in rough condition and would be best used as a pattern for a new top. The car also has side curtains and a hard top -- but the top may not be restorable.

 

Many more pictures can be seen on this Shutterfly site.

 

There is an active Fairthorpe Sports Car Club in the UK that can provide advice and parts. http://www.fairthorpescc.com/

oldest race car in the ...

this car is the oldest austin healey race car in the world outside of a factory preparred car.

this car has a heritage certificate & was brought into the U S in late 1953, where it went to Witchita falls Tex. where none other Caroll Shelby was working at, then the car was put into race car status immediately , then off to the races the first owmer did that until his wife caught him playing around & she shot him in the back & killed him, she commited suicide after that!

then the car was sold to another race enthusiast , the car has been raced throgh out the gulf & all the way to V I R , then back to sacramento. this car was raced under the REBEL RACING TEAM LOGO, WITH THE NAME SCUDERIA-POGO & THE CARTOON CHARACTER ON THE DOORS.

THE CAR WAS RACED WITH A HEAD REST & A SM. WIND SCREEN , & A SET OF VERY RARE ALUMINUM AL;FIN BRAKE DRUMS & BRAKES !

ALSO IT HAD A RARE DERRINGTON STEERING WHEEL ATTACHED, ALSO IT HAD AN EXTRACTER HEADER, & THE LEMANS CARBS. WITH THE COLD AIR BOX.

ALL OF THESE RARE ITEMS ARE STILL WITH THE CAR, & FENDERS ARE ALL ALLOY, THE BONETT HAS BEEN LIGHTENED & AIR SCOPS CUT INTO IT .

THE CHASSIS HAS BEEN RESTORED AS HAS THE REAR AXLE & ALL THE SHOCKS, TRANS REBUILT, ALL GAGES REBUILT, THE 2 PIECE DASH HAS BEEN PAINTED AS ORIGINAL, ALL THE MACHINE WORK IS DONE & ITS AWESOME, OVERSIZED VALVES, PORTEED & POLISHED, SPECIAL PROFILE CAMSHAFT FOR TODAYS RACING NOT THAT OF THE 50S_60S.

THE ENGINE HAS THE REAR SEAL ADAPTER INSTALLED, 2 HUBS ARE NEW, NEW COPPER BRAKE LINE KIT, NEW FRT. INNER & OUTER BRGS, AS WELL AS FRT. SEALS. THE CAR NEEDS WHEELS & TIRES, A WIRING HARNESS, & BODY & PAINT WORK DONE & THE ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE, ETC.

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