SOLD Rare 1959 Fairthorpe Electron Coventry Climax FWA SOLD

Due to too many other Fairthorpe projects I have decided to part with my 1959 Electron Climax FWA, the car is for sale with the engine and will not be sold separately as i would like to see the car returned to the road or track with the Climax engine in it. Climax engined Fairthorpe Electrons are rare beasts, there are three known in America, one in Sweden and three in the UK including this one.

Electrons have an International competition history in period having competed in the 1958 Tour De France, 1959 RAC Rally and 1962 Monte Carlo Rally, two also took part in the 1961 4hr race at Pescara which was a round of the F.I.A World Sportscar Championship. In the late 50s / early 60s they were also used in club races all round the UK, including a number of times at Goodwood, and i`m sure it would be eligible for entry to the Revival or the Members' Meeting which is being run this year for the first time since the circuit was restored. The organisers of these and similar high end Historic race meetings are always looking for something different to add to the entry list and an Electron Climax could be a relative cheap way in.

I have owned this car since the late 80s and it has been stored under cover since that time but it will now need a body off restoration. The two main chassis rails are in good order but it will need the out riggers and side rails replacing, these were originally just folded metal U sections which are easily reproduced and replaced, and I will include a new sample one with the car. The body shell is in quite a reasonable shape with not too much crazing to remove, but it has a poorly repaired area at the rear of the nearside rear wheel arch. It is possible to have a new body shell produced to fit on the car if the purchaser requires, the Fairthorpe Sports Car Club own the original moulds and have a moulder who can produce the panels. Membership of the club is included in the sale price.
The front suspension, steering and axle are all modified Triumph TR3 and the axle uses Fairthorpe produced trailing arms with coil over shocks all round.

The 1098cc FWA Coventry Climax engine is currently dismantled so can be inspected by prospective buyers. It comes with a twin S.U set up, an unused set of cylinder liners, and a new old stock Fairthorpe Climax exhaust manifold. There are some spares included, the original hood frame is with the car and a pair of fibreglass seat shells which were moulded from an original Fairthorpe steel seat.

Pictures of Rob Cobden`s yellow Electron Historic racer can be found further back in this blog in several places, some of which show the bare chassis which gives an idea of how straight forward the restoration is on these cars. The bodyshell is simply bolted to the chassis making removal fairly straight forward.

These engines are getting very expensive to buy and Climax powered Electrons rarely come onto the market, the last one having been sold in 2008 so this a rare opportunity to buy one.

The car is priced at £8,750 ONO and I could arrange transport to deliver anywhere in the UK or to the docks if the car is sold to a foreign buyer.

The car is in Northampton close to J15 of the M1, and can be viewed by prior appointment, more pictures are available by email.
I can be contacted on 01604 859987 (home)
or 07952930042 (mobile) or by email at kartman.nascar24@btinternet.com
.........Martin Collins.