RE: One-Off V8 Atom On Sale In US
Wednesday 28th April 2010
A V8-powered Ariel Atom is up for grabs in the US, months before the official factory version goes on sale.
Still, if you can't wait for the 500bhp version, can't stretch to that lofty price tag, or are merely impatient, the Palatov Atom V8 could be a fine option.
2006 Ariel Atom, 400hp V8 conversion by Palatov Motorsport. NO RESERVE - PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS AND HAVE CASH AVAILABLE BEFORE BIDDING! This is a unique car and as of this writing, the only V8 Atom in the world that you can actually buy and drive. It is streetable in Oregon as a 'Race Activity Vehicle' (permanent SP plate) but is configured primarily as a track vehicle - it is too crazy for the street! The only lighting is a brake light so it can only be driven during daylight hours. It may be difficult or impossible to register it for even limited street use in many states. Do your research BEFORE YOU BID if this is a concern.
Hartley H1 V8, 2.8L, 400hp @10,000 RPM (www.h1v8.com)
Ford MTX-75 5-speed transaxle with Quaife helical (synchro) gearset and Quaife differential
Tilton twin-plate 5.5" rally cerametallic clutch
Alcon 4-piston calipers with 11" vented rotors front and rear ('race package')
Upgraded Palatov Motorsport rear uprights and hubs with Porsche 911 bearings
Upgraded Palatov Motorsport progressive-rate bellcranks and pushrods
Palatov Motorsport chassis brace
Custom Fuelsafe fuel cell
12,000 RPM SPA dash
One-Off V8 Atom On Sale In US
$65k V8-powered Ariel Atom beats factory car to market
Ariel is planning to build just 25 examples of its 500bhp Ariel Atom 500 (of which 20 have already been sold) at an eye-watering price of between £110k and £120k apiece.
Oregon-based Palatov Motorsport has just one V8 Atom, but you could be the proud owner of it for $65,000 (£43k).
The Palatov Atom uses the same Hartley H1 V8 as the Ariel Atom 500 will get, but with a displacement of 2.8 litres rather than 3.0 litres, and without the extensive internal modifications that Ariel makes to its engines. There's also the small matter of 100bhp or so - the 'factory' V8 makes 500bhp, while the Palatov car can muster 'just' 396bhp.
You can peruse the car's spec more thoroughly by having a look at the car's eBay advert (reproduced below), or by flicking through the car's build blog...
Other Makes Ariel Atom
The only V8 Atom you can drive today! NO RESERVE
The car is being sold for track use only and I cannot assist with street registration other than what it already has (Oregon RAV). This is an awesome track toy for a DEDICATED and EXPERIENCED enthusiast. The car weighs 1,250 lbs with no fuel, which is less than the 4-cylinder stock models, and has 400hp. This is same power/weight as a late-70's Formula 1 car! It posts lap times similar to vintage CAN-AM cars.
Ford MTX-75 5-speed transaxle with Quaife helical (synchro) gearset and Quaife differential
Tilton twin-plate 5.5" rally cerametallic clutch
Alcon 4-piston calipers with 11" vented rotors front and rear ('race package')
Upgraded Palatov Motorsport rear uprights and hubs with Porsche 911 bearings
Upgraded Palatov Motorsport progressive-rate bellcranks and pushrods
Palatov Motorsport chassis brace
Custom Fuelsafe fuel cell
12,000 RPM SPA dash
Discussion
Sad to see this guy selling it as he has spent ALOT of time, effort and money developing this car! see here at http://www.dpcars.net/
However you will also see the other cars he is designing and building, from scratch(!!!), and that they are even more bonkers thanthis Atom!
Chris.
However you will also see the other cars he is designing and building, from scratch(!!!), and that they are even more bonkers thanthis Atom!
Chris.
chuntington101 said:
Sad to see this guy selling it as he has spent ALOT of time, effort and money developing this car! see here at http://www.dpcars.net/
However you will also see the other cars he is designing and building, from scratch(!!!), and that they are even more bonkers thanthis Atom!
Chris.
... i guess so but he has clearly always changed cars often. and he's obviously developing the other cars.However you will also see the other cars he is designing and building, from scratch(!!!), and that they are even more bonkers thanthis Atom!
Chris.
it's a great site that. really good how he shares it all. i dip in every so often to see what he's up to!
leon9191 said:
briSk said:
read about the dp1/e if you want to see what the british low volume industry should be doing.
don;t fanny about with twin turbo v8 efforts that'll just be s
t. take inspiration from this chap.
What are you refering to? don;t fanny about with twin turbo v8 efforts that'll just be s
t. take inspiration from this chap.Who is building a twin turbo V8 anything of this type?
we have some great talent in this country and they should be looking toward the future. as i have said before. sneer (rightly) at the Pious but if someone used the running gear in a lightweight sportscar (or even developed a suspension kit for the pious!) they'd be making a better use of their time than some of the irrelevant nonsense people are wasting their time on.
in summary it was an aside because i think the dpcars electric trackday car is an idea worth persuing.
davem45r said:
How could it be anything other than brilliant with the Ariel chassis and a race developed V8? Perhaps it will put the pressure on Mr Saunders to get his more powerful version to market (Ariel website news June 2009: "...shortly to be released Ariel Atom 500..."). Since when was ten months 'shortly'?
er, in Ariel terms that's akin to tomorrow!briSk said:
leon9191 said:
briSk said:
read about the dp1/e if you want to see what the british low volume industry should be doing.
don;t fanny about with twin turbo v8 efforts that'll just be st. take inspiration from this chap.
What are you refering to? don;t fanny about with twin turbo v8 efforts that'll just be s
t. take inspiration from this chap.Who is building a twin turbo V8 anything of this type?
we have some great talent in this country and they should be looking toward the future. as i have said before. sneer (rightly) at the Pious but if someone used the running gear in a lightweight sportscar (or even developed a suspension kit for the pious!) they'd be making a better use of their time than some of the irrelevant nonsense people are wasting their time on.
in summary it was an aside because i think the dpcars electric trackday car is an idea worth persuing.
Not sure I agree about an electric track car tho, but whatever floats you're boat.
briSk said:
i am just referring to all this crappy low volume 'supercars' that'll never be in the same league as anything with a bit of money spent on it nor as good as a atom nor a caterham etc etc.
Don't forget that the cars over which you are salivating are hopelessly out of date in many respects. So much so that they can't even pass the basic requirements for road registration in many major marklets. Whether they are "good" is therefore highly debateable.is this the china copy - http://img.alibaba.com/photo/201518412/650CC_EEC_G...
20 kw of power - yuk !
20 kw of power - yuk !
£43K is cheap and even with import taxes this would be a great buy to use purely as the ultimate trackday car. With money spent on a little bit of engine work and a supercharger or turbo what's the bettings this engine would see well over 600bhp+. At 570Kgs it would pretty damn quick.
Drooling now
Drooling now
The Crack Fox said:
I wonder what Ariel make of this ? Someone copying their concept and launching it before them ?
I'd love one
Think you will find that the US one was envisaged first in 11/07/06 a little bit before the offical Atom decision to build a 500.I'd love one
http://www.dpcars.net/atom.htm
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