The ultimate race car restoration? An original GTP racer? A pre-war racer with a 20+ liter engine?
How about a Formula 1 car, circa 2014?
On lap seven of the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, driver Marcus Ericsson crashed his Caterham-Renault F1 car into the wall exiting turn 3.
Following the race, the wreckage returned to Caterham’s HQ, where it was …
Kudos to the new owner restoring an 'old' F1 car like this. It must be a labor of love, because I cannot help to wonder about the money, time, and resources involved in a project like this....and to what end? Historic racing? Don't get me wrong, I really like what they have done here, but I'd love to know more without watching the video (it's a time thing).
In reply to DavyZ :
Recently saw this video on an ex-F1 car that was being run in hillclimbs and was put up for sale just because the engine had accumulated the number of running hours at which a rebuild was recommended. So far it seems the new owners' plans are to stay away from high revs and cross their fingers:
GameboyRMH said:In reply to DavyZ :
So far it seems the new owners' plans are to stay away from high revs and cross their fingers:
To be fair, that's how I drove my first car.
That Integra had around 200,000 miles and just about everything was starting to fall apart.
In reply to GameboyRMH :
Cool video--how these young dudes come up with the money for such a car, I dunno, but at least they are driving it! 
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