Duncan_P
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 08:58 PM |
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Very Shiny Seven
Whilst randomly looking for something else on the net this evening I stumbled upon
this very shiny caterham.
Workmanship is  just simply stunning, loving the CF floor among other things. Just a mere 4000 hours spent building it!!!
This may well be a repost, apologies if it is but I did a quick search and didn’t turn anything up.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:01 PM |
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I ain't gonna argue with the quality of that build.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:02 PM |
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$60k on ebay - gulp
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/290-HP-and-1140-Pounds-of-Automotive-Insanity_W0QQitemZ270210222959QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270210222959
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nitram38
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:02 PM |
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Workmanship is excellent.
I don't like the bits that stick out of the floor like the bell housing
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mookaloid
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:04 PM |
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Very nice indeed - I think the badge on the nosecone is off centre though 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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pif
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:07 PM |
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well i' never seen it before and it looks stunning. couldn't go anywhere in it mind, be dazzling everyone and forever cleaning it.
spending the rest of your days saying "look but dont touch"
puts mine to shame. the cat sleeps in mine in the garage and the kids climb over it and past to get in and out of the garage. still stunning though
been a bit of a rush job really, bodged it all together in just 5 1/2 years.
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Duncan_P
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Very nice indeed - I think the badge on the nosecone is off centre though
lol, didn't spot that but just lost all respect for the guy looking back over the pics again and realising that he wears socks and sandals 
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Benzine
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pif
the cat sleeps in mine in the garage
mine too, thought I was the only one
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Davey D
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:37 PM |
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YUCK!! that car does absolutely nothing for me 
all i can think about when looking at it is cheap chrome plating 
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ravingfool
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:51 PM |
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nice looking, but couldn't touch it let alone drive it. What a waste of all that time, they've taken a car that is all about the essence
of driving, and made it completely undriveable
A Ferrari would be more practical and less time consuming!
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andyd
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 09:53 PM |
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Nice exhibit of pedantic building but that's about it. Yeah I'm impressed but honestly... can anyone say they'd pay that much for
that example vs one that they wouldn't be afraid to actually drive for a great deal less money?
Show piece IMHO.
Andy
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onzarob
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 10:07 PM |
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I feel that a 7 esque car is a driving machine, not a show pony
stunning detail but the concept is lost
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tegwin
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| posted on 2/6/08 at 10:13 PM |
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Um....I think not..
Doesnt the Chroming process seriously weaken metal?...
If its a Chromed mild steel chassis....
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
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Liam
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 12:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
If its a Chromed mild steel chassis....
I think it's nickel plated actually!
Completely lost on me. I just feel sorry for all those parts (especially the engine ) trapped in a car that will probably cover about 10 miles in
its lifetime - on and off trailers.
Not to mention the fact i wouldn't be seen dead driving a mirror anyway. I can't decide whether it belongs in Miami Vice or some
pimp/gangster video. Hmm - perhaps a pimp/gangster video set in 80's Miami
Hideous!
Liam
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RK
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 02:21 AM |
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Caterhams can easily go to $80,000 here new. They are in no way considered cheap little cars in Canada, unless you build cars for a living,
it's going to cost you.
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Werner Van Loock
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 05:54 AM |
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It's a bling bling car, but i'm not too impressed with some parts on there, the upright looks like welded alloy to me, dont want to run
that kind of power thru there
http://www.clubstylus.be
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aaron bassett
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:21 AM |
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i tyhink it was made by a very skillfull person and wish mine will be a 10th as good as his i will be happy
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scoop
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:47 AM |
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That is nothing less than amazing. i wish it was mine
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nick205
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 08:46 AM |
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Not my cup of tea TBH, but then again if it is his thang to clean and polish rather than fettle and drive then why not.
I too regularly find our cat asleep in the passenger footwell of the Indy, then I did put a bed in there for her
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DIY Si
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 03:51 PM |
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Can't see the point in that at all. The rear wheels don't even fill the arches properly either!
Also, why have a full CF floor, then go and cut holes in it for all the things that are meant to be above the damn thing?
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t.j.
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 07:35 PM |
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"Chrome won't bring ya home"
Nice but not my kind off car anymore.
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 08:02 PM |
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All that shines is not gold!!
We have used this stuff, very good until you get really close
http://www.alsacorp.com/products/mirrachrome/mirrachrome.htm
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Alan B
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| posted on 4/6/08 at 10:46 PM |
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This may be controversial...but IS the workmanship sooo outstanding?
To me lots of expensive parts and expensive plating/polishing is not neccesarily quality workmanship.....many dubious details have already been picked
on already...
Don't confuse bling with engineering.
I'm definitely in the "not for me" camp...
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 08:16 AM |
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As a show piece it's very nice. But as has already been said, completely impractical for the road.
ATB
Paul
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jacko
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| posted on 6/6/08 at 06:51 PM |
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Not as nice as Trev D 's car
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