[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1980 March 802 F2 car, chassis 802-19 is for sale.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Car is complete less engine, has only 4-5 years of track use. Twenty-five of these were built in 1980.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3] It has an interesting history, being run originally in Europe for the F2 series, and I am told the last tech sticker from that series is supposedly still on the car - from Hockenheimring. My research tentatively shows that the car was purchased originally by Franz Konrad. It is known that he had two of these chassis, this one is believed to be the backup car and hence has not had as much use.
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[/SIZE][SIZE=3]In either late 83 or early 84 it was purchased from an Autosport ad. The car was in England, being sold by Brannigan Motors. Once it arrived in the US, it was converted to F/A with a BDD and it was run out of Connecticut for about a year.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]In 1986 the car was sold and the new owner converted it to CSR specifications. This is where it gets interesting, since once converted it was never raced. It was mothballed and sat in a stored condition from 1986 to 2005 (19 years). It had BRAND NEW Goodyears on it, with the mold nubs and all still on them!
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[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]A long-time racer in Northern California found the car in 2005 and brought it to the West Coast. His intention is to race it as a CSR, but due to time constraints (and 4 other racecars in his stable) he never touched it.
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[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Another 8 years goes by and he calls me and tells me the car is available.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]This is an exciting prospect, since it is almost never that you find a vintage racecar that is (1) complete and still assembled and (2) has only 4-5 years of [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3]actual track time [/SIZE][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]on it even though it is now 33 years old! And since no one has been driving it, it has not been victim to the normal stress and strain of constant use and no dramatic modifications or repairs have been done.
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[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]All of the original bodywork is here, in the same trim as when it was raced in 84.
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[/SIZE][SIZE=3]This was a landmark car for March, because unlike their offerings up until 1980 this car was a true ground-effects car, with HUGE tunnels to boot (18" wide at the rear).[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Prior to this car March had been using a huge clamshell "sportscar-style" nose on its cars with[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]sidepods that were not tunnels at all.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]This car[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]has nicely designed tunnels and a small winged nose on it to actually let the tunnels do their job. In a conversation with the previous owner I was told that the RT-5 Ralt he replaced this car with actually had LESS downforce than this car.
[/SIZE][SIZE=3]So between February of 2013 and present I have taken the car down to the tub and examined it for safety - it is very sound and the tub needs no work, just cleanup prior to reassembly.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]All of the suspension components look fine but will still need final inspection and cleaning, with possibly some chomating done. There is one magnesium piece that is currently at my welders shop for a very minor crack repair, but other than that everything appears to be fine.
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[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]This car uses rocker suspension on all four corners as well, again a departure from what March was doing prior to 1980. It is by far a much for sophisticated chassis than their 1980 FA chassis was.
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[/SIZE][SIZE=3]The BDD that came with the car has been sold. So the car is being sold as a roller only, including the FT-200.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]The FT-200 looks fresh inside, I believe it was completely redone prior to the car being CSR-prepped and then mothballed. It even has the rare oil feeder pump built into the rear case cover to give extra lubrication to the FT-200.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]The fire system is there, the dash is complete, the braking system is complete, in short this was a completely assembled car right up until last year. So no worries about fabricating or sourcing any parts, all that is required is cleanup, inspection, then reassembly. My belief is that this car was prepped properly and ready to be raced when it was parked and ignored for all those years.
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]There are some spares, primarily suspension, as well as some spare wheels. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]I will be adding additional photos soon.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The nice thing about this car is that for the most part it only needs labor to be completed, with minimal other costs involved. Those would be [/SIZE][SIZE=3]new belts, ignition system, some re-chromating, minor body repair and paint, either a windscreen or re-do the body to eliminate it (I have seen this done often), caliper rebuilding and brake pads (mostly labor), possibly some replating, some various component crack testing and replacement/updating of cables and wiring (again mostly labor).[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The wheels have a set of 2-race old Hoosiers on them, just recently purchased from a racer in Southern California and mounted up. There are also two rear wheels as spares. It also comes with two noses, one assembled and the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]nd[/SIZE][SIZE=3] in three pieces (center and two winglets).[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Asking $25,500 for the entire package, as a roller which thus includes the FT-200. Offers will be considered.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Contact me here on Apex, or by phone at 951-551-7362 or by email at 65356sc@msn.com[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3] It has an interesting history, being run originally in Europe for the F2 series, and I am told the last tech sticker from that series is supposedly still on the car - from Hockenheimring. My research tentatively shows that the car was purchased originally by Franz Konrad. It is known that he had two of these chassis, this one is believed to be the backup car and hence has not had as much use.
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][SIZE=3]In either late 83 or early 84 it was purchased from an Autosport ad. The car was in England, being sold by Brannigan Motors. Once it arrived in the US, it was converted to F/A with a BDD and it was run out of Connecticut for about a year.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]In 1986 the car was sold and the new owner converted it to CSR specifications. This is where it gets interesting, since once converted it was never raced. It was mothballed and sat in a stored condition from 1986 to 2005 (19 years). It had BRAND NEW Goodyears on it, with the mold nubs and all still on them!
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]A long-time racer in Northern California found the car in 2005 and brought it to the West Coast. His intention is to race it as a CSR, but due to time constraints (and 4 other racecars in his stable) he never touched it.
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Another 8 years goes by and he calls me and tells me the car is available.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]This is an exciting prospect, since it is almost never that you find a vintage racecar that is (1) complete and still assembled and (2) has only 4-5 years of [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3]actual track time [/SIZE][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]on it even though it is now 33 years old! And since no one has been driving it, it has not been victim to the normal stress and strain of constant use and no dramatic modifications or repairs have been done.
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]All of the original bodywork is here, in the same trim as when it was raced in 84.
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][SIZE=3]This was a landmark car for March, because unlike their offerings up until 1980 this car was a true ground-effects car, with HUGE tunnels to boot (18" wide at the rear).[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Prior to this car March had been using a huge clamshell "sportscar-style" nose on its cars with[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]sidepods that were not tunnels at all.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]This car[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]has nicely designed tunnels and a small winged nose on it to actually let the tunnels do their job. In a conversation with the previous owner I was told that the RT-5 Ralt he replaced this car with actually had LESS downforce than this car.
[/SIZE][SIZE=3]So between February of 2013 and present I have taken the car down to the tub and examined it for safety - it is very sound and the tub needs no work, just cleanup prior to reassembly.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]All of the suspension components look fine but will still need final inspection and cleaning, with possibly some chomating done. There is one magnesium piece that is currently at my welders shop for a very minor crack repair, but other than that everything appears to be fine.
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]This car uses rocker suspension on all four corners as well, again a departure from what March was doing prior to 1980. It is by far a much for sophisticated chassis than their 1980 FA chassis was.
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]
[/SIZE][SIZE=3]The BDD that came with the car has been sold. So the car is being sold as a roller only, including the FT-200.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]The FT-200 looks fresh inside, I believe it was completely redone prior to the car being CSR-prepped and then mothballed. It even has the rare oil feeder pump built into the rear case cover to give extra lubrication to the FT-200.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]The fire system is there, the dash is complete, the braking system is complete, in short this was a completely assembled car right up until last year. So no worries about fabricating or sourcing any parts, all that is required is cleanup, inspection, then reassembly. My belief is that this car was prepped properly and ready to be raced when it was parked and ignored for all those years.
[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]There are some spares, primarily suspension, as well as some spare wheels. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]I will be adding additional photos soon.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The nice thing about this car is that for the most part it only needs labor to be completed, with minimal other costs involved. Those would be [/SIZE][SIZE=3]new belts, ignition system, some re-chromating, minor body repair and paint, either a windscreen or re-do the body to eliminate it (I have seen this done often), caliper rebuilding and brake pads (mostly labor), possibly some replating, some various component crack testing and replacement/updating of cables and wiring (again mostly labor).[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The wheels have a set of 2-race old Hoosiers on them, just recently purchased from a racer in Southern California and mounted up. There are also two rear wheels as spares. It also comes with two noses, one assembled and the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]nd[/SIZE][SIZE=3] in three pieces (center and two winglets).[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Asking $25,500 for the entire package, as a roller which thus includes the FT-200. Offers will be considered.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Contact me here on Apex, or by phone at 951-551-7362 or by email at 65356sc@msn.com[/SIZE][/FONT]
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