Friday 20th May 2011

Spotted: Caparo T1

One careful owner, low miles, FSH, 1045bhp per tonne...

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Very recently the classified pages of PH were graced with this and we thought it might just arouse the odd speck of interest.

There isn't a lot we can say about the Caparo that hasn't already been said. The simplest way to sum on up is that they provide something like 80% of the power/weight ratio that today's Grand Prix cars deliver, and for a mere fraction of the cost.

This particular car has never seen the road (not officially anyway...) but has still covered around 1250 miles on various test tracks and circuits. It's been thoroughly prepared for sale by the very people who build them – so it should reward its new owner (and a lucky passenger) with many laps of extreme sense-bombarding mayhem, the likes of which only a tiny percentage of the world’s population will ever experience *sob*.

Now, about the price; £270,000 is a lot of money, but then again seeing as this is chassis number 1 that could turn out to be good value in the long run. So here's the plan: Let's get 500 PHers to chip-in £500 each, beat the price down to £250,000 and it's ours! Track days would never be the same...

OK, who's with me..?

[loudlashadjuster]

<obvious>Does it come with a fire extinguisher?</obvious>

[louiebaby]

£225,000 in the text, so plus VAT = £270,000.

So we'll need to run it as a business, and we'll get our fuel VAT back too...

Would that work?

[dvance]

I won't mind But no Western Union money transfers

[V8 GRF]

That looks rather dog-eared to me.

I think I'd rather have a Radical which is probably equally as quick in the more extreme versions, certainly better looking and save myself some cash as the same time.

[300bhp/ton]

PH joint ownership cars. Now there's an idea




Have to say though. I fail to see the point of this car. If you want it for track use, which you'd have to. Why not buy an ex-race car? Sure you get something just as fast or faster for a lot less money.

[George H]

Can have my £500 donation for it!

Can't wait until August 2012 when I can have a go

[drewbagz]

Does anyone have a business on the continent? If not we can setup a company in Lichenstein and register it there and avoid the VAT all together.

You can count me in for my £500!

[Zaxxon]

Why colour it like a KTM?

[fatboy69]

Personally i cannot see the point of the Caparo in anyway shape or form. Probably in a minority of one with that view however i just dont like it.

[jon-]

I'm in.

With the average track day giving you around 6 hours of track time, we'd each get 43.2 seconds time in it providing it didn't break down. Just enough time to get in and out really

If we split us across 2 track days we'd get a much more reasonable 1 minute 26.4 seconds time behind the wheel. Might even get it out of the garage!

[kambites]

fatboy69 said:

Personally i cannot see the point of the Caparo in anyway shape or form. Probably in a minority of one with that view however i just dont like it.

Would that be because, judging by your name, you know you wouldn't fit in it?

[TonyHetherington]

That seems very expensive, surely?! If you were looking at them, then you'd get a brand new one for not much more to your spec? I suppose the luxury is time!

[fatboy69]

kambites - git!!!!

rumbled there wasnt i?

in all honesty i just dont like the car. never have as cannot see the point of spending £270k on something like that.

& i would actually fit into the car with ease & with room to spare.

[richb77]

I can hear the insurance call now.

"Named driver number 499 is....)



Will it catch fire like the others if its been specially prepared??

[Scoobyshue]

Original Text said:

It's been thoroughly prepared for sale by the very people who build them

Don't they mean "repaired"...?

I'll still chuck in £500 though.

[JuniorJet]

If I were a footballer, I wouldn't have to think twice

[Altrezia]

JuniorJet said:

If I were a footballer, I wouldn't have to think twice

Yes, I hear it hurts footballers to think..

[Ash 996 GT2]

JuniorJet said:

If I were a footballer, I wouldn't have to think twice

Footballers and thinking, there's a novelty.

Count me in for the 500

[wackojacko]

Epic !

[fatboy69]

Footballers & thinking - surely thats an oxy-moron. Rather like Blair/Campbell (politicians in general maybe) & truth......