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#2 of 18, 1999 VW Golf GTI Cup Car Surfaces in Poland

A super rare rally prepped GTI has surfaced in Poland.  The seller is anxious to sell and willing to ship abroad for a lucky VW enthusiast. 

VW Golf GTI 16V Cox RT:

From the seller -

“First registration 1999, number 2 of 18 vehicles produced by a collaboration of VW Racing and Cox Inc (VW Racing distributor for Japan).  All vehicles incorporated lighter chassis mk3 left hand drive GTI 16v.  Vehicle was produced and competed in the Japan Volkswagen Golf GTI CUP.  Vehicle is after a complete service with all taxes paid and registration in EU. 

Vehicle mileage: 12000km

Specification:

- Volkswagen cup sealed 16v ABF motor (155hp/185Nm with cat on pump fuel)

- VW 5 speed transmission with COX LSD

- VW Cup 6 point bolt-in roll cage

- Aragosta height and dampening adjustable suspension

- Cox sway bars and suspension braces

- Cox cat-back exhaust system

- Cox B.P.R. ECU

- 288mm front brakes with brake cooling ducts

- ABS

- Full throttle shift with launch control

- 18″ Enkei motorsport magnesium rims

- Recaro SPG seats

- Sparco 6 point harnesses

- Sparco intercom with helmet attachments

- Panasonic race battery with kill switch

- Aluminum skid plate

- Carbon fiber light pods with HID lights

- Carbon fiber roof vent

- Flocked dashboard.

- Carbon fiber accessories throughout

Price: 14,900 Euro”

Such a neat car and being one of only a handful produced you don’t have to worry about another one showing up at your local rally event.  This car is littered with custom carbon fiber bits that would make any VW crazy gear head drool. 

After conversion and shipping you are looking at something in the neighboorhood of $22k which is a lot if you don’t have the VW love.  That is over $20k for a highly modified MK3 GTI, but, if you want the best and most rare GTI money can buy this car would be an excellent candidate. 

~Aaron.

 

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Posted by Aaron in Race Cars, Volkswagen | August 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »

1990 Audi 200 DTM Racer

Here is a turn key race Audi DTM spec race car. The car comes with a 3.6 liter V8 good for 420 horsepower, but you also have the option of buying a spare 4.2 liter 450 horsepower Audi engine as well. All the major components look to be genuine Audisport items and it appears the car started out as a Audisport body in white, not a converted street car. The car has a six speed transmission and looks good.
The ask is $60,000. I bet this is a blast out on the track. It looks like there are plenty of spares to be had for the new owner too.

More pictures can be seen on the seller’s website here:

http://www.eurospecsport.com/For%20Sale/Audi%20DTM.html

~Evan

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Posted by Evan in Audi, Race Cars | July 27, 2010 | No Comments »

1972 Porsche 911 934.5 935 Widebody rolling chassis

This is a bit of an oddity. Someone spent a lot of time putting together a race/street 911 widebody, but either ran out of money or got bored before finding it an engine and transmission. Not much more to say, I don’t like seller’s who write their ads in all caps and underlined so I didn’t read much of the description. If you can make it through the visually stupefying description let us know what you think of this. I see it is quite the widebody and comes with 5 points and a roll cage. The opening ask price is $9500, no reserve, buy-it-now is at $25,000 (now way it will sell for that). If you want a project and like bright Dodge Challenger “sublime green” paint take a look at this.

~Evan

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Posted by Evan in Porsche, Race Cars | July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

There are 4 IMSA Porsches for sale on eBay

You’ve seen some of these before, but I thought I’d group them together here. Want to start a new race team? Pick and choose which one of these big time Porsches suit your needs. You can just imagine the sound of the turbos spooling up and picture the flames shooting out the exhaust on these bad boys. All come with race history.

Same owner as the 1981, maybe get a deal if you buy them both. Note the other cars in the background of the photos.

The bargain of the bunch.

4 pictures of each below in the same order as above.

~Evan

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Posted by Evan in Porsche, Race Cars | June 20, 2010 | No Comments »

1974 Porsche Carrera RSR 3.0

In the spirit of this weekend’s edition of the 24 Hours of Lemans here is a car that competed on the track. I suspect our lack of posts this weekend may have something to do with us staying up for the past 24+ hours enjoying a pretty entertaining Lemans.

This RSR has been up for sale a few places this year and has been listed a few times on eBay. The seller lists the car as having competed at Lemans, Daytona, Sebring, and more and it comes with FIA papers and history.
An original factory genuine RSR with race history is not going to go cheap. With a day left bidding is up to $260,000 with the reserve not being met. I saw the car listed in Hemmings for $600,000, on the dealer’s website for $595,000, and previously on eBay bid up to $500,100 ending with the reserve not met.

This would be a super car for major vintage racing events. Not for the faint hearted or slim walleted individual. The car could go to a museum, but deserves to be somewhere where it can see track time.

~Evan

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Posted by Evan in Porsche, Race Cars | June 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Million Dollar Baby – 1967 Porsche 910 Spyder

Based off the 906, the 910 was a very limited production (15 total) race car Porsche built from1966 to 1967.  Specializing in Hillclimbing, Porsche dominated the competition with the 910. The beautifully styled body hid either a 2000cc 6-cylinder with 200 hp or a 2200cc 8-cylinder with up to 270 hp.

This 6-pot example, 910-032, is number three of the five 910 Spyders built.  It had a great stint of successful races and rebuilds.  Of its four race career in 1967, the 910 won two, including the July running of Cesana Sestriere the Italian Hill Climb Championship race.

As it passed through the hands of several collectors, the 910 received an original Porsche factory 910 Coupe body, participated in some historic races and then sat in a Japanese Museum Collection for 20 years.

This is quite a car.  I wasn’t too familiar with the 906/910, I had seen them in pictures but I didn’t know about their participation and domination in the Hill Climb race series.  These are beautiful but I’m still partial to the 917 design over the 910.

I’d like to think that the rarity, motor sport history and classicness of 60′s race Porsches justifies the million dollar price tag but to be honest I don’t know where this would be valued.

-Ben

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Posted by Ben in Porsche, Race Cars | May 23, 2010 | No Comments »

1987 Gulf Livery Porsche 951 Track Car

Feeling aggressive? Take a look a this turnkey 951 Track car on eBay that’s been stripped down and pumped up with over $30K in performance upgrades.

The first thing that stands out is the awesome paint job done by AVO. I’m a huge fan of the Gulf livery on classics such as the 917 and GT40. I have to admit, it looks damn good on this 951 too. If it wasn’t a stripped out racecar I’d have a problem, but this thing means business. Next up is the performance. The car weighs a bit over 2700 lbs and looking at the modification list, I’m guessing it SCREAMS around the track.

• $7,000 Motor refresh done last year by Redline Motorsports
• Upgraded Lindsey racing sport turbo
• Lindsey racing down pipe
• O-ringed head,
• Widefire racing head gasket
• New injector harness
• Race clutch
• Tires are fresh
• Full anodized camber and caster plates and strut bar
• Fully adjustable springs (Eibach on the front, Bilsteins on the back)
• Custom oversize race sway bars front and rear
• “BIG REDS” 4 PISTON 911 TURBO BRAKES
• Custom built and painted 3-piece wheels

The owner claims he’s selling due to a lack of time to track this monster. It’s only seen 2 or 3 HPDE (High Performance Driving Event) days within the last year. Everything else checks out – Autocheck certified, no major accidents and only 78,270 actual miles. If you have 15K lying around and want to be the envy of all your Track Buddies, this is a good horse to bet on.

-Ben

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Posted by Ben in Porsche, Race Cars | April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »

BMW SCCA racer #2 1997 BMW 318i

As promised here is part two of my SCCA BMW racer finds. This one is a newer 1997 BMW 318i.
Very similar specs to my previous BMW racer post. Exhaust, short shift kit, adjustable shocks, and safety equipment. Unlike my previous post though t his one does not come with any log books, which is too bad.

It is another chance to get an entry level car for fairly cheap. Seller is looking for $10,500. They don’t give much info about how many races are on the engine, etc., which would be important to find out before buying.

~Evan

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Posted by Evan in BMW, Race Cars | March 31, 2010 | No Comments »

1988 E30 M3 BMWCCA Champion Racer

To continue the BMW/Race theme I’ve seen going on this week, I want to add this E30 race car I found on eBay.

This 1988 M3 has had the stock S14 motor replaced with the Euro S50B32 mill that includes Dual VANOS, increased compression and higher redline bringing power up to 320hp.  All this power is transferred through a 5-speed and put down on the tarmac by 14lb Kosei wheels and Hoosier Rubber.

The M3 has been put on an extensive diet consisting of: stripped interior and panels, Lexan windows, carbon fiber hood and fiberglass bumpers.  Of course the suspension has been reworked and the addition of a full roll cage tops off the transformation to track weapon.

On paper this all sounds fine and dandy but the proof of this M3’s potency is in the pudding.  This car was the Ohio BMWCCA – North Central Region C-Mod Champion in 2008 & D-Mod Champion in 2004, 2005, & 2006.

Full list of upgrades from seller’s ad:

S50 B32 Euro Engine – 321HP
5 Speed Transmission
ATL Fuel Cell – exp. 3/21/2013
Cobra Seat
Schroth 6pt. Harness
TC Kline Adjustable Suspension
NASCAR Full Roll Cage
Video Camera Mount
Kosei K1 Racing w/Hoosier R6 225/45/15
AMB Track Timing Kit
AP Racing Calipers
Fiberartz Fiberglass Front Bumper
Carbon Fiber Hood
Lexan Side and Rear Windows
Firecharger Fire Suppression System
Stainless Exhaust
Custom Aluminum Dash w/Gauges

The S50B32 is a beast of an engine and the already featherweight E30 has shed 1-1.5 supermodels worth in poundage. No surprise that this thing must be an absolute hoot to punch around the track.

-Ben

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Posted by Ben in BMW, Race Cars | March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »

BMW SCCA racer #1 1993 BMW 325i

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I found a couple of turn key BMW racers ready to go for the new season. First is this 325i with a 26,500 mile M50 engine. The car has been stripped and upgraded, weighing in at 2900 lbs. Headers, short shift kit, adjustable shocks, Borla exhaust, and safety equipment. The owner states the car was last raced in 2006 so a new owner if they want to race it in recognized series will likely have to run through everything to make sure it meets current code requirements. The seller wants $12,000. Car doesn’t come with spare parts like you usually see these do, but does include several sets of rims and tires.

Race history includes:

2002 Cannonball One Lap of America
2003 BMW Club Racing (JPClass): Three 1st & One 2nd place finish
2004 SCCA: Five 1st, Five 2nd, Three 3rd place finishes
CMP Track Record (8/2004) SARRC Championship
2006 PBOC: Two 1st place finishes (R6 Class)

~Evan

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Posted by Evan in BMW, Race Cars | March 28, 2010 | No Comments »