The Barchetta Scorpion! (A Caterham Replica made in India!)

ajmat · 17th June 2004, 20:54

There's one guy in Bangalore who built a Cateraham look alike called the Barchetta, he fabricated the whlole body, ensured the wheel base was the same as a 118NE, bought an old 118NE, threw away everything except the engine and drive gear, tuned it up, and bolted it on. Runs on the orginal 118 registration

ajmat · 20th October 2005, 11:08

There is a similar one in Bangalore called the Barchetta build on an old II8NE -sits in Cooke Town

ajmat · 12th August 2008, 20:16

...and I get a PM from mathew57, the creator of this machine or rather two of them. I gad seen the blue one sitting in my house a couple of times when he visited my neighbour. Anyway, here are the pics and Mathew had difficulty uploading them. I will let Mathew doe the rest of the talking

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ajmat · 12th August 2008, 20:18

Some Construction Pics

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rjstyles69 · 12th August 2008, 20:25

ajmat is it ok to run with the older registration like that ? Coz doesn't this have to be endorsed in the RC book and also what about the insurance ?

BTW a real stonker I must say. Hats off to you mathew.

ajmat · 12th August 2008, 20:33

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

ajmat is it ok to run with the older registration like that ? Coz doesn't this have to be endorsed in the RC book and also what about the insurance ?

BTW a real stonker I must say. Hats off to you mathew.

naanu gothilla, RTO yella adjust maadi

hrag · 12th August 2008, 20:39

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Originally Posted by ajmat

naanu gothilla, RTO yella adjust maadi

Please don't kill it before it attains classical language status

Nice job on the car. I guess only the FIAT Barchetta was not a true barchetta.

12th August 2008, 22:01

@ ajmat- go easy on the kannada

I havent spoken any kannada in 6 years, but I still remember enough to cringe at that sentence.

Back to topic-
1.that car looks lovely.
2.why does it say suzuki twin cam on a 118NE engine?
3.where is mathew57?

Like most of us tbhpians,I have a whole encyclopaedia worth of questions to ask him.

srijit · 12th August 2008, 22:15

Oh boy, that is a looker. Where is the owner? Looking forward to the build stories.

aadix · 12th August 2008, 22:21

awesome!! ajmat sir, how much did it cost the owner totally?

normally_crazy · 12th August 2008, 22:27

Whoaa ! looks killer - out with the story Mathew57.

Rudra Sen · 12th August 2008, 22:58

God!! Where did this thread come from? Ajmat, ask for this car. Three days holiday coming up.

iceman91 · 12th August 2008, 23:02

that egine looks like the suzuki twincam GT engine.
Excellent work!!!
love too see it in person..

theMAG · 12th August 2008, 23:06

Thats one sweet looking machine! Brilliantly executed work Mathew. Please do give some more, actually lot more details about it!

binz · 12th August 2008, 23:09

She is beautiful!Wow

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Originally Posted by iceman91

that egine looks like the suzuki twincam GT engine.
Excellent work!!!
love too see it in person..

Me too!

17th June 2004, 20:54	#1
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	The Barchetta Scorpion! (A Caterham Replica made in India!) There's one guy in Bangalore who built a Cateraham look alike called the Barchetta, he fabricated the whlole body, ensured the wheel base was the same as a 118NE, bought an old 118NE, threw away everything except the engine and drive gear, tuned it up, and bolted it on. Runs on the orginal 118 registration
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20th October 2005, 11:08	#2
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	There is a similar one in Bangalore called the Barchetta build on an old II8NE -sits in Cooke Town
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12th August 2008, 20:16	#3
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	...and I get a PM from mathew57, the creator of this machine or rather two of them. I gad seen the blue one sitting in my house a couple of times when he visited my neighbour. Anyway, here are the pics and Mathew had difficulty uploading them. I will let Mathew doe the rest of the talking
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12th August 2008, 20:18	#4
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	Some Construction Pics
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12th August 2008, 20:25	#5
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	ajmat is it ok to run with the older registration like that ? Coz doesn't this have to be endorsed in the RC book and also what about the insurance ? BTW a real stonker I must say. Hats off to you mathew.
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12th August 2008, 22:01	#8
rippergeo Posts: n/a	@ ajmat- go easy on the kannada I havent spoken any kannada in 6 years, but I still remember enough to cringe at that sentence. Back to topic- 1.that car looks lovely. 2.why does it say suzuki twin cam on a 118NE engine? 3.where is mathew57? Like most of us tbhpians,I have a whole encyclopaedia worth of questions to ask him.
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12th August 2008, 22:15	#9
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Oh boy, that is a looker. Where is the owner? Looking forward to the build stories.
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12th August 2008, 22:21	#10
aadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 1,597 Thanked: 14 Times	awesome!! ajmat sir, how much did it cost the owner totally?
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12th August 2008, 22:27	#11
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Whoaa ! looks killer - out with the story Mathew57.
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12th August 2008, 22:58	#12
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,588 Thanked: 6,530 Times View My Garage	God!! Where did this thread come from? Ajmat, ask for this car. Three days holiday coming up.
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12th August 2008, 23:02	#13
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	that egine looks like the suzuki twincam GT engine. Excellent work!!! love too see it in person..
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12th August 2008, 23:06	#14
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Thats one sweet looking machine! Brilliantly executed work Mathew. Please do give some more, actually lot more details about it!
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