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READY TO GO WITH FRESH Buick V6 racing ENGINE, MANY NEW PARTS and SPARES.    Go FASTER next year...

Email me at bobpor87@gmail.com for extensive additional information- racing history, more car photos, new parts installed, spares/accessories photos, specs, schematics, systems diagrams, ACCEL tuning software, interview with original owner Charles Morgan-original owner..

Major $40K+ restoration 2018-2024.The car comes with a tremendous amount of spare parts and accessories, historical car information, schematics, instructions, systems diagrams, documentation, receipts.

Race in a restored GTP/Camel Lights racecar with history from the pinnacle era of sportscar racing.  This chassis 102 ran 10 Camel GTP races in 1984-85 including the 24 Hours of Daytona, with best GTP finish 4th.  It was then converted to a Camel Lights spec and did 10 more races through 1985 finishing 1st at Watkins Glen and 1st at Laguna Seca. The car was driven by Charles Morgan, Bill Alsup, Whitney Ganz and later owned by HANS device co-developer and Argo Camel Lights champion Jim Downing. Take it vintage racing or just be the fast guy at weekend track days.  The cockpit fits my 6’1” 180# frame.  

This chassis 102 is one of seven GTP cars built by Jo Marquart (founder of Anglia Cars LTD, England, also former McLaren F1 Chief Designer) to be entered in the US Camel GT series in the early 1980’s. Businessman Charles Morgan ordered the car from Marquart and campaigned it in 1984 through April of 1985 as a GTP spec car, and then converted it to Camel Lights spec for the remainder of the 1985 season.  At 450 hp the JM16 3.4L Buick as configured for GTP was underpowered when compared to the Porsche 962, Jaguar 44, and March cars. After seeing Jim Downing’s success in Camel Lights with his Mazda powered Argo JM16, most of the remaining cars, including Morgan’s chassis 102, were converted to the Lights configuration. This Buick powered chassis 102 had the best in finishing percentage and position performance against all other Argo chassis except for the Downing Mazda-powered 097.  This 102 car won two Lights races in 1985.

Historic video of JM16-102 at 1985 Charlotte Camel GT https://youtu.be/W0fyYknChJE with lap narration by driver Bill Alsup

Flyby at Gingerman Raceway in Michigan https://youtu.be/MG3nfMDYIrE

Argo JM16-102 Specifications

Right hand drive with right hand shifter

Dimensions - Wheelbase 100”, Length 187”, Width 78”, Height 39”, Front Track 59”, Rear Track 55”

Weight as purchased per SCCA logbook - 2260#  (with lighter spare nose, no lights or splitters, no undertray, no diffuser, 180# driver, half tank fuel)

Current empty weight -   2077#  (no fuel or driver, but with lights, splitters, undertray, diffuser)

Engine - Buick V6, 4.47 L NA  273.3 cu in rebuilt by Lozano Brothers Porting, New Braunfels, TX.  New Carrillo rods, CP pistons, Ferrea titanium valves, new INDY aluminum heads from Ohio George Montgomery stock, compression ratio - 13.0:1, HP - 455 hp est.

Transmission - 5 speed Hewland DG300 with 24 sets of gears with change tools and fixtures, 7.25” Tilton Carbon clutch

Engine management - ACCEL 77143 DFI ECU V5.1, with MSD 6600 HVC ignition and coil. ACCEL CalMap tuning software with PRO KEY, laptop with various tunes. Seller will instruct buyer on the operation of the CalMap tuning software/laptop.

Fuel system - Kinsler 10272 velocity stack intakes, Bosch 42#/hr injectors, ITG JC50/100 reusable air filters, FuelSafe custom bladder 22.3 gal and 1.2 gal reserve/header tank.

Fuel - VP C-12 112 leaded or Sunoco Supreme 112 leaded. 5 gal quick fill jug included.

Oil System - Dry sump 11 quarts in engine and heat exchanger, 1.4 quarts in K&N HP-5001 remote filter.  Use Driven XP3 10w30 syn or Mobil 0w50 racing oil. 

Coolant system - 2.8 gallons of distilled water plus 12 oz of Water Wetter

Safety - SPA Technique fire suppression system, new Schroth 6 point driver harness, new Racequip 4 point passenger harness (not installed), steel roll cage 1.625" dia, .095" wall.

Brakes - AP Racing CP2545-101 two piston calipers all around with Ferodo FRP212R front and rear pads, steel 12.5” diameter rotors, brake bias adjustable from cockpit.

Wheels/Tires - three piece BBS aluminum centerlock front 11x16, rear 14 x 16. 10 lap Goodyear Eagles on car F 23.5 x 10.5, R 25.5 x 14.  Also new set of Hoosiers on same type BBS, F 23.5 x 11.5, R 25.0 x 13. Wheel nut socket (3/4” drive) comes with car. Keepers for wheel nuts.

Air Jacks - Three jacks (2 front, 1 rear), jack fitting and nitrogen tank hose come with car. Car can also be raised with conventional jacks by removing front nose.

Aero - Undertray and rear diffuser, splitters added on nose to balance downforce from undertray/diffuser. Louvres added in each front fender to vent air entering wheel wells.

NEW parts: Rebuilt Buick V6 engine, fuel bladder, fuel lines, fuel filters, fuel pumps, fuel injectors, air filter system, oil lines, oil filters, radiator, MSD ignition and coil, ACCEL DFI ECU, spark plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, mag pickup, crank trigger, O2 sensor, fuel pressure gauges, MAP sensor, Throttle position sensor, headlights, lenses, windshield, side windows, wiper, battery, rain light, clutch master cylinder, brake fluid and pads, safety belts, recharged fire bottle, mirrors, rear brake cooling ducts, splitters, fender louvres, decals match the set from the 1985 Sun Bank Daytona 24 Hrs race, but I could not bring myself to go back to the Buick livery.

SPARE parts include the original Lights spec 3.0L long block and a 3.0L short block.  Other major spares include: a second new Hewland DG300 transmission, magnesium bell housing adapter, a Kinsler EFI intake for the 3.0L, multiple sets of custom suspension parts, uprights, flywheels, rotors, two big boxes of gearsets, spare nose, 3 spare windscreens, spare doors, door windows, door layup molds, two sets BBS wheels, old rain tires, and many other parts.

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