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Ben Cannon (Artherd)
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Username: Artherd

Post Number: 310
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 12:10 am:   

Hi Martin, I thought they looked like R3S03s ( http://www.rsracing.com/rscatalog/asppages/rt-dotscr.asp )

Any way you slice it, you have a very nice car!

If it's not street legal, I won't tell! ;)
Best!
Ben.
Jon P. Kofod (95f355c)
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Username: 95f355c

Post Number: 629
Registered: 8-2001
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 11:05 pm:   

Martin,

Welcome to the club! We now have Matt K., Rob L., Paul P., and a few other F chatters with 355 C's.

I think you and I are the only ones with 95's that can be made street legal (mine isn't set up to be street legal but can be made so).

Was this the car on Ebay a few weeks ago for 62K that didn't sell. I think it was from Georgia and Bob Mayer told me it had been raced in SCCA and the Challenge series.

Any more info you can share with us? miles, spares, race history.

FYI: they (FNA) are having a 355/348 Challenge gathering at the Lime Rock Challenge weekend in July. At first they were trying to organize a race but have since decided on a few parade laps and then a track event to co-incide with the races.

Have fun!

Regards,

Jon P. Kofod
1995 F355 Challenge #23
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
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Username: Miami348ts

Post Number: 4541
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 10:44 am:   

Ben,
the slicks are definetely NOT street legal and DOT. They are the racing Hoosiers and they are just slicks for track.
The car in its present configuration is not street legal either. No front direction signals, no DOT approved 3point harness, no fire wall (I think)ground clearance too low (Ants get their heads chopped off when you drive over them).

The 360s CH are all not DOT approved fopr road. In fact they are all EURO cars with EURO VINs.

The 355 Challenge were only street legal (if converted) in 1995, due to new DOT/EPA regulations in 1996. So only a 1995 car will be able to be converted.

Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
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Username: Hugh

Post Number: 799
Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:22 am:   

>>pretty sure the 360C cars aren't<<

no vin = no title = no plates
Ben Cannon (Artherd)
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Username: Artherd

Post Number: 309
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:21 am:   

DOT legal slicks, challenge car with a plate, I LOVE IT!!!

Wasn't aware the 355C cars were street legal, pretty sure the 360C cars aren't...

Best!
Ben.
Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
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Username: Amenasce

Post Number: 848
Registered: 10-2001
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 11:28 pm:   

I love the 355 C ! Is it street legal in Fl ? It is in France and every now and then i see one in Paris and i can hear that whistle the pads make ! Love it !


Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
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Username: Tifosi12

Post Number: 883
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:14 pm:   

DES wants to know about cup holders. Any?
:-)
Bart Boonacker (Sharky666)
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Username: Sharky666

Post Number: 360
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 2:09 pm:   

Woow it looks so cool.

And you're driving it trough the streets of Miami ?!? Must be very strange to see a race car driving around the street.

Good luck with her.
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
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Username: Miami348ts

Post Number: 4537
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 1:50 pm:   

Has 2 OMP seats.
No radio
No AC
No comfort.
less than 4 fingers for sure.

I am actually thinking to take the windshield washer and direction?light switches out of the console and put switches in there.That will enable me to get in and out better without the darn switches sticking out of the console.
Some work for the weekend.
Byron (Bmyth)
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Username: Bmyth

Post Number: 630
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 1:36 pm:   

From the looks of it, it looks about the same height as mine... mine is 4 fingers width from the ground in the front...with the carbon/kevlar speciale lip coming, it REALLY doesn't look good for me on this dips!!

Martin, we should get the two cars together for a photo opp... it would look great! :-)

are you running slicks on the street? haha... I see OMP seats...does that thing have ANY creature comforts? A/C even? (obviously no radio). Passenger seat?
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member
Username: Miami348ts

Post Number: 4534
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 1:20 pm:   

The damn car is sooooo low.

Byron,
your car was hard and still very racy, this one is a pure race car. Very rough to ride in the streets.

Yep, I can not get away from the damn red. I HATE RED CARS BY NOW!!!!! I WANT A YELLOW ONE!

Byron (Bmyth)
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Username: Bmyth

Post Number: 628
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:52 am:   

Martin... congrats... man, that car looks strangely familiar!!! (guess you couldn't get away from the red w/black speedlines, eh?)... withdrawl purchase, perhaps? LOL!
ross koller (Ross)
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Username: Ross

Post Number: 1174
Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:48 am:   

sure looks mean ! you'll be tearing up the tracks with that one. but don't know that i would want it as a daily driver.....bet it doesn't have aircon either....gonna get hot this summer. who is the lucky guy who got your spider? and fchatter by chance?
"The Don" (Mlemus)
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Username: Mlemus

Post Number: 4473
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:41 am:   

Martin,

You should have kept the 348 that you sold Byron...WAIT....Trade even up!

Matt
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
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Username: Miami348ts

Post Number: 4533
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 10:39 am:   

after 2 months I sold me 355 Spider yesterday. With the anticipated sale I bought a day earlier a 1995 355 Challenge. Here are some first pictures I took.
I drove the car now for 2 days and hell this is no fun. At least not on the streets on Miami. It is loud and bumpy and you feel every damn manhole under your butt. Getting in and out is facilitated by the quick-connect steering wheel. Still a Uri Geller act to make it in one piece.

Lots of fun though.
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