Buy & sell race cars, rally cars, transporters, trailers & parts.

Latest ads Place an ad
ARK Racing 2

£ 27,995

MGBGT V8 280bhp race car

Description:

A versatile wide body Sebring 4 litre  V8 race car; road legal on its 8-inch Minilites(genuine) and 245 Toyo 888s. (But not on its 3-piece Image International wheels and 10-inch slicks.)

Originally built up from scratch by Complete Engineering Services of Carlisle in 2009, it comes with an extensive picture file of all stages of construction and invoices for all engineering work carried out. It has been in current ownership since 2011, since when it has undergone further extensive suspension, dynamic and drivetrain upgrades.

It is fitted with an essentially new and unused Classic and Modern-built 4 litre Rover V8 race engine, with the company’s fully available rolling road dyno sheets stating max 278bhp and 280lb ft max torque. With a high level of torque available almost from tickover, it remains tractable  and is therefore also usable for international status historic rallying etc. The T5 gearbox installed several years ago has had only a few hours’ use.

The current owner’s other motorsport and professional commitments have left virtually no time to use the car, which is the reason for sale. It has lived throughout its current ownership in the owner’s heated, dehumidified motorhouse . It comes with electronic ignition, Holley carb/intake manifold, RV8 through-bulkhead manifolds, Wilwood front discs/calipers, separate servos on twin-circuit brakes, AP race clutch. Full roll cage and all the usual kill switches etc but firex and Sparco seats will need updating – the latter felt to be a choice best made by a new owner.

   Prior to the latest engine replacing  a significantly underpowered earlier unit, the car had varied use, from shipping to Barbados for its motorsport fortnight (tarmac stages, rallysprint), racing in CSCC’s Future Classics and Modsports, the Guild of Motoring Writers' Euro Classic through the continent and the Guild's Castle Combe "Big Day out" track days. It has both slicks and a second set of, this time, replica minilites with essentially unused 888s used as wets. It has a couple of very minor war wounds (see pics) left in as honourably earned.

£27,995

 




Details:

Item Location: Windsor
Seller: John Griffiths
Joined September 2017
  John Griffiths
Seller's other ads
Country: United Kingdom
City: Wraysbury
Phone: +447767301223
Condition Rebuilt
Trade or Private: Private
Currency:
Price: £27,995
Make an Offer
Added: 20/01/2025
Views: 2266

Share by Email
Print page
Report Sold

Join 75,000+ buyers & sellers

Get our hugely popular newsletter and be amongst the first to hear about new listings, exclusive offers & discounts!



Trustpilot