Atom 4 for auction

[speedmachine]

Another one on Collecting Cars with bidding already £6k over list!

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2020-ariel-atom-4-1

I didn’t know these brakes actually sold, tought they where for the low list price only

[autobackup]

After adding the 6% buyers premium to the final bid and considering that, to all intents and purposes, it's pretty much the bog basic spec for an Atom 4 whoever wins the bidding will likely have paid dearly for the privilege of not joining the build queue wait!

To my mind I rather suspect that the original purchaser is not a true 'Atom head' and only bought it with the express intention of flipping it ASAP for a quick profit?

[Anon]

I suspect you are correct autobackup. The first thing I would change are those hideous wing mirrors. The alloy ones are glorious with a tinted mirror and Ariel logo really do improve the look and not very expensive either.

To get this car in a good spec as a bare minimum one would need to spend quite a few ££ i.e.:

- adjustable shocks - Ohlins
- AP racing brakes
- remote brake bias
- decent Willans harnesses
- baffled sump
- stainless fittings on brake a clutch lines or they will rust

So add on another £10k or so and it will be a great Atom. Or another way to look at it, if waiting in the queue that additional £10k premium could pay for a sequential gearbox.

[44 TOY]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2019-ariel-atom-4-1

Yet another and it's the first one on collecting cars with what seems to be a very high spec, it will be interesting to see what it goes for.

[markwetherall]

Decent spec. Ohlins, Traction and Boost, AP Racing brakes. You would hope that it goes for over 60k, but I do think the time has gone where they were fetching the 10k-15k over list. I wonder if they will break even on this one

[hamtt]

It's dissapeared...

[markwetherall]

It's dissapeared...

Its still in the coming soon section