1988 Suzuki Samurai, 23,582 Miles, Ja, Restored on 2040-cars
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
This vehicle has been a hobby car for the last 9 years. It had been mostly stored for the previous 17 or so years of its life. After buying it, when I discovered an issue it was corrected. At this time there is only one area that I feel needs attention (and I'm not sure why neither I or my body and fender guy missed it on our last annual inspection) is about a 3 inch section of the right rear that has evidently corroded (please see picture). I would have corrected this but have so many other things on my plate right now that I can not attend to it - if it is a "deal killer" ... so be it... probably ~$100 body and fender effort. Good: 1. Few mechanical miles and no physical issues - 4WD works, can be a daily driver... recently drove it from storage facility at 55+ MPH on the highway amongst "semis" with no issues. 2. Tires have less than 8000 miles on them. 3. Complete body restoration and the interior is original with minimal wear issues, i.e. no rips, tears or holes. The passenger side seat had one minor (repaired) issue. 4. New Bestop SunPort top; recent Cal Mini performance exhaust system; regular physical maintenance. 5. Rhode Island inspection to 10/2015. Bad: 1. Car was built in 1988... you can't get past the age... buy it and plan on maintaining it. 2. Car has been domiciled near the ocean with resulting undercarriage superficial corrosion (BUT NO MECHANICAL ISSUES). 3. Suspension is stiff (as all Samurai's)... don't expect your wife to like it. Bottom line: Pictures speak for themselves... I love this car and will keep it if I have to. I have been advised that these are now collectible vehicles. Please don't bid on this car expecting to find a new, or dealer prepped vehicle... it is a hobby car and I, and my "professional team" have been as diligent as possible to keep it nice but depending on your state of sobriety... you may/or may not see "warts". If you bid and win... please plan on closing the deal with cash. I have a limited amount of time to work this and, if issues arise in the process - I have NO patience with banking bureaucracy - I will just keep the car and ship it to my new location. If you want me to advise you on shipping, I will be happy to tell you who I and my people have found to be reliable. All that being said... you will LOVE this car... as I have. |
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Land-speed racer Bill Warner dies from motorcycle crash at 285 MPH
Mon, 15 Jul 2013Motorcycle land-speed record holder Bill Warner died yesterday after crashing during an attempt at setting another record. The 44-year-old was clocked at 285 miles per hour on the runway of a former air base in northern Maine, before he lost control of his modified Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle and veered off the runway.
It is not known what speed he was traveling when things started to go wrong and unclear what caused the crash, which happened shortly before 10:00 AM. Warner's crew suspect there were mechanical difficulties on his last run, in addition to a slight breeze, according to the video news report. Warner was conscious and able to speak after the crash but died an hour and 15 minutes later at a hospital in Caribou. The event and runway were closed for the rest of the day as police investigated the incident.
Warner was participating in "The Maine Event" at Loring Air Force Base in an attempt to reach 300 mph in one mile. Warner's best land-speed record, set in 2011, was 311.945 mph in 1.5 miles on the same runway, according to the Loring Timing Association, a record that still stands today for open-cockpit motorcycles. After that run, Warner said the scariest part was stopping the bike before the end of the runway. Be sure to check out the video news report after the jump.
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First, they want to prove that age shouldn't stand in the way of people doing what they want to do. Second, the group hopes to raise funds for the 'Heaven Can Wait I'm Busy' group, which aims to direct money toward worthy charities both in the UK and around the world. Save the Children and Oakhaven Hospice are the two currently designated charities.
The trip gets started in just three days, and you can head over to the effort's site to track their progress. The route should cover some 16,500 road miles and 10,375 sea miles. You can also catch up with the project on Facebook.
Suzuki testing Grand Vitara replacement that is now forbidden fruit
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Judging by these spy shots, the replacement for the current Grand Vitara - it may or may not retain the Grand Vitara name - will take its styling cues from the Suzuki iV-4 Concept displayed at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. These cues include the narrow, angular headlights, the sloped D-pillars and we even get a hint of the sculpted rear-wheel arches. We hear that the new Suzuki SUV could go on sale in Europe next year, so we'd expect it to debut later in 2014.