thinking about buying a track car...

Might want to re-post under tracking and or racing sections for more specific responses.

 

hello a really nice car and cheap.. Don t speak German, but looks like it was a 2001 Challenge, homologated in 2002 for normal road, and transformed in GT in 2006.
I ve already seen several Ferrari race cars from this vendor, so it should be a good one.
Hope you will find a good model.
Enjoy, Pascal

 

VAT has to be payed on the car where it'll be exported to. Lets say the VAT in Switzerland is 10% and in the UK 17.5%, you have to pay the full 17.5 in the UK. If its the same in each country i'm fairly sure that you wouldn't have to pay tax on it again (although im not 100% sure on that anymore, been a long time since i looked into importing/exporting).

If the car has been road legal before (in europe) you can register it again by putting it through an MOT (no SVA required). The UK is the easiest to get vehicles legal for europe with their SVA (single vehicle approval), although last month they changed their rules completely so i'm not sure if its still as easy to import cars. Cars older than 10 years (by the month, so cars made before 05/1999) only require an MOT.

The one problem with registering a car like this (Providing it hasn't been road legal before) is that to get it through the SVA it has to be completely standard (the engine, suspension etc etc), since this is a 360 Challenge it has to be challenge spec (not 360 standard). Acquiring challenge parts could be tough (since this car is (partly?) GT spec) unless the guy supplies you with the spare challenge parts.

So quick recap, if it has been registered before you can just throw it through an MOT and be done with it.

 

Without knowing more, and based purely on the photos, "GT-spec" is likely referring to the aero package. Front spoiler, splitter and rear wing. Common upgrade for Challenge cars when the owners wanted to get into GrandAm with them. Otherwise, the cars remained as Challange cars for the most part.

CW

 

A stock 360 Challenge looks remarkably like a 360, just with racing upgrades - roll cage, no interior, and much more... Not street legal. The owner/dealer installed GT package added the wing and front bumper/splitter. A true 360 Challenge GT has the wing, front splitter, etc and a tweaked factory engine, and from what I know they're pretty rare.

 

This is definitely NOT a GT car.

From the posted description, it appears to be a Challenge car that has a street title (how they got a title, I don't know) with a GT aero upgrade package.

The Michelotto-built N-GTs numbered 15 or 16 (converted 360Cs). Factory-built cars numbered about 20-25, IIRC. Totally different s/n's on the factory-built GT cars (2xxx). Also, the Michelotto-built cars carried a Michelotto s/n (001-016) as well as the original 360C s/n.

Whether this is a street car upgraded to appear as a 360C with a GT aero package could be debated. But, from the interior shots and the posted descriptions, my money is on a 360C with the GT aero package as opposed to a converted street car.

CW

 

Which is still confusing as all get out. How does one get a street title for a 360C, in the first place? Perhaps rules in Germany are less stringent? Regardless, it's vague, at best.

CW

 

Question is, what does "gt spec" mean? Even though 360Cs look exactly like the Michelotto and factory-built cars, they are different in many ways. Primarily in the weight department, though. Not so much in the engine. While there are a lots of little differences that add up, the aero package is probably the most relevant and noticeable. There's some change to the suspension, etc, too, but I'm not sure how much of that you'd want on the street anyway.

CW

 

By all means, do try it out. My only reservation with track cars on the street has been ride quality (streets aren't anywhere near as smooth as a track), noise (while there's nothing like a screaming race engine, it can get old sitting at red lights...even with a quieter exhuast), and operating efficiency (brakes need to be warmed up to work properly, overheating concerns, etc.).

Looks like a fun car, and one you could take to the track with a set of slicks, too.

CW

 

im going to be selling my 2000 360 challenge, ill be posting the ad this weekend after i take all the photos, etc, my car also has the gt aero package on it, great track car, love it....economy making me sell...sucks