The car was refurbished by Prince Engineering of Sterling, Illinois in 1993. Work included Series 3-style frame reinforcements, replacement aluminum panels, and replacement fiberglass fenders. Features include a black soft top, a black tonneau cover, a roll bar, and a rear-mounted spare. The seller notes that the rear end was damaged in an accident prior to the 1993 refurbishment. Scratches are present on the scuttle and on the fenders.
Silver-painted 13″ wheels wear chrome hubcaps and are mounted…
The car was refurbished by Prince Engineering of Sterling, Illinois in 1993. Work included Series 3-style frame reinforcements, replacement aluminum panels, and replacement fiberglass fenders. Features include a black soft top, a black tonneau cover, a roll bar, and a rear-mounted spare. The seller notes that the rear end was damaged in an accident prior to the 1993 refurbishment. Scratches are present on the scuttle and on the fenders.
Silver-painted 13″ wheels wear chrome hubcaps and are mounted with 155-section Vredestein Classic tires. Adjustable rear radius rods were fitted during the refurbishment, and braking is provided by front discs and rear drums. Brake service in 2019 included rebuilding the front calipers with stainless steel pistons and replacement seals and installing Brembo rotors and EBC green brake pads. Additional work included replacing the rear drums and sleeving and rebuilding the master cylinder and rear wheel cylinders.
The right-hand-drive cockpit houses red vinyl seats with white piping. The dashboard has been upholstered to match, and additional details include a bare aluminum center tunnel and footwells, a dash-mounted rearview mirror, lap belts, a fire extinguisher, and a rear parcel shelf behind the seats.
The 9k-rpm Smiths tachometer was rebuilt in 2013, and additional instruments include a 130-mph speedometer, an ammeter, and gauges for oil pressure and water temperature. The five-digit odometer has rolled over and shows 16k miles. The seller reports that he has driven the car approximately 29k miles, and the true mileage is unknown.
The 1,558cc inline-four was built by PHP Racengines in 2012. The seller states that the non-crossflow head was installed on a Lotus “L” block, and features include custom pistons, dual Weber side-draft carburetors, a PerTronix ignition system, and a Cosworth valve cover.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission. Photos of the underside aluminum body panels are displayed in the photo gallery.