BRA 289 Mk.I for sale

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Dave Butcher

BRA 289 Mk.I for sale

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Just trying to see if there is any interest here before I reluctantly advertise my baby for sale on eBay after Easter ....

RHD BRA 289 Mk.I, Audi laser red with two white stripes
Date of first registration in England 15.05.1963 (AML 312 A)
Actually built up during winter of 1979 / 1980 (one of the first 5 BRA 289s sold)
Two owners (builder from 1980 until 1994, I purchased in October 1994)
Currently registered and located in Germany (near Bonn / Cologne), but can easily be reregistered in UK (only needs MOT)
Rover 4.6 litre V8, Vitesse cylinder heads, Holley 4150 carb. on Offenhauser JWR (John Woolfe Racing) Dual-Port manifold
Lumenition contactless ignition, MD MS2 high-energy competition coil, MD RL8 adjustable rev. limiter
MGB V8 hugger 4:1 manifolds, stainless steel free-flow 2" pipes, two (custom made, based on Triumph TR8) stainless silencers at rear
Hawkridge (modified MGR V8) wide double wishbone coil-over adjustable front suspension, uprated 3/4 " anti-roll bar, AVO adjustable shocks, 302mm EBC cross-drilled vented discs, Wilwood Dynalite II calipers, EBC 3001 Red pads at front (no servo-assistance)
MGB V8 (3.07:1) rear axle, 6-leaf competition rear springs, Spax adjustable shocks, panhard rod, stiffer bushes, MGC drums at rear
Morgan 6" x 15" 70 spoke wire wheels, Avon ZZ1 225/60 ZR 15 tyres
Twin long-range petrol tanks (116 litres / 25,5 gallons)
21.66 mpg (13.01 l/100 km), averaged over 48507 miles (78238 kms)
German Mohair tonneau (as new), side screens and vinyl hood
UK & continental 7" front headlamps

Faults - carpet needs replacing, hood needs replacing (original included as pattern), tyres need replacing (only 3mm tread left)

Many spares available if interested (Rover 3.5 V8 engine, SD1 5 speed manual gearbox, 4x original AC Cobra 289 wire wheels). Can deliver BRA 289 to almost anywhere in Europe (on trailer).

Further details and photos at http://www.289cobra.com/butchere.html

Best offer over £ 18,000 / Euro 20,000 secures.

David Butcher
dave289@gmail.com
0049-151-50572719
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Re: BRA 289 Mk.I for sale

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No response from here , so my BRA 89 is now on eBay, start price of Euro 1, auction finishing on Saturday (22nd May) evening, at

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0506084907


I am also offering my '98 Ford SVT Cobra (Mustang) convertible on eBay, finishing at about the same time ....

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0506093804


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