LCC Rocket - A Tribute

New pics!

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

This car is now sold. Congrats to the new owner!
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Please read more to find out more about the history of this very important car.
This particular Rocket was original factory car that I bought direct from
the LCC Rocket company and carries with all the rocket history, it is also
featured in a number magazine articles over the years.

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Winner of the 1999 Gumball rally and driven by Luke Craft and Dillon Murray
the sons of both Chris Craft and Mclaran F1 designer Gordon Murray the two
founders of the Light Car Company who produced the Rocket. Holder of the
fastest recorded car driven backwards by Autocar 104mph (10 forward speeds
and 5 reverse).

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This particular Rocket is totally unique in its specification in that it is
both first and second generation and has had every upgrade available.

In addition it has a number of special features that were only fitted to
this car that include the addition of a duel oil and water gauge
incorporated into the main instrument binnical, a one off free flow
competition air filter, thumb pads on the steering wheel, lock out system
fitted to the transaxle gear selector to prevent the selection of reverse
when traveling forward, side lights incorporated into the main headlights
units, aircraft style switchgear with led warning lamps, led fog lamp
incorporated into rear engine cover, drivers heel plate, immobilizer and
battery charging socket incorporated into main wiring harness drivers head
rest, clear wind screen (also have tinted one) etc. etc.

Prior to taking delivery of the car I had it totally restored by the factory
to which I oversaw the work to ensure that the quality of the work was of
the very highest standard and consider its condition to be better than new.

This Rocket is unique in that is has not only benefited from the latest
suspension system as fitted to the last of the second generation
Rockets but retains the superior quality Brembo drilled
and vented brakes of the first generation cars (the factory could no longer
get the Brembo system when they re-launched the car)

My Rocket has only traveled 19 (nineteen) miles since the restoration and
comes with tornau cover, selection of spares, built in battery charging
connector and charger and car dust cover plus history file.

As for the spares I have 2 spare wheels, instrument cluster casings, tinted
windscreen, tornau cover, car dust cover, trickle charger with on board
charging socket, fuel regulator, carburetor air trumpets spare dash board
switchgear plus led indicator lamps, Williams harness pads, good selection
of K nuts, instrument bulbs and various other odds and ends plus the
original sales literature.
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