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It
is six years since the present owner purchased
F2048, which last appeared here in early 2005.
During that period the
car has undergone a major ground-up restoration,
and is now a radically different and very impressive
example of the Latham F2.
Regrettably,
ill-health forces this current sale and, after
the amount of dedication, hard work, effort
and money that has been lavished on F2048,
it's easy to appreciate why this is a "reluctant"
separation. By contrast, however, it does
offer a new owner the chance to acquire a stunning
example of the marque, requiring little or
no additional work.
During
the course of the rebuild the car was stripped
down to its component parts. The body itself
had all the previous paint, surface crazing
and gel coat
removed and repaired, with any weak points
locally strengthened to minimise the chance
of future cracking.
The
interior was fully reupholstered and trimmed
in distinctive blue and white, using the original
bespoke design Latham bucket seats, and including
detailed work such as steering wheel, dashboard,
handbrake lever and gaiters.
Mechanically,
the car is fitted with the Dolomite Sprint
16-valve slant-four engine, mated to a four
speed manual gearbox with overdrive on third
and fourth. The engine is fed by standard Dolomite
twin SU carburettors, while the cast
iron Dolomite exhaust manifold is also employed.
In this configuration the unit should be generating
around 130 bhp - in a car weighing around 850
kilos.
The
suspension has been fitted with new poly
bushes to most joints, including the rear
suspension (which is still new enough to creak
a bit!). Other new or fully-reconditioned components
include rear shocks, steering
joints, brakes front and rear (disc pads and
shoes), front offside brake caliper, starter
motor, oil cooler and radiator. The ignition
system has been converted to electronic and
fitted with high power leads, and the rest
of the car has been fully
rewired.
Luxury
extras and additions include a bluetooth radio,
parking sensors, front fog lamps, high intensity
rear lamp clusters, air vents in bonnet top
and sides, new immobilizer, central locking,
rear wing and many, many other details and
extras, amounting to several thousands of pounds
in parts alone.
The
car is MOT'd
until May 2012 and taxed until Dec 2011.
The F2 is also very competitive to insure,
depending upon no-claims, age and experience.
The current annual premium is just £99,
and offers a guaranteed value of £8500.
Offers
are invited in the region of £7250
(ovno). If interested, please email us here
at the Register, and we will put you in contact
with the owner.
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Please
note that this
sale
was current as
of
January 2012. |
