Pete M Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131033043150&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 This is a 1998 Jeep Comanche Race Truck. This is Tommy Archer's 1988 Racetruck Challenge truck that went on to win at Lime Rock. Tommy sold the truck to Dom Papa and sat in Papa's dealership showroom among other such beautiful, low millage examples of Dodge, Chrysler, and AMC automotive history. It changed hands in the early '90s... it was moved to the showroom floor... battery disconnected... and it went for a long nap. Until this year, Dean Cusano Brought it back to life. The truck needed a new bladder in the original fuel cell container ( ATL still had the specs from when the truck was built in their records) , The Goodyears, as raced on were all dry rotted, so Dean just mounted a set that he had on hand - some Hoosiers.., a change of all fluids, replaced the cracked front spoiler with another that was new in a box in the back of the pickup bed, and a bigger racing seat as Tommy is kind of a skinny guy. The truck has been shown everywhere and ran the slalom event in the Papa's Dealership parking lot that was hosted by The Jaguar Club of Southern New England. Here is a video of the truck running the slalom: Keep this in mind that this is the real deal that dominated the series that year. The truck is in original paint, has all the original parts that were put there by the Archer Brothers, runs great (and revs like a dirt bike), and currently has 4400 miles on the clock. Yup... 4400 MILES!!! Per Tommy Archer...This exact race truck was driven to the 1998 SCCA Manufacturers Championship by Tommy Archer http://www.woodhouseperformance.com/drivers_archer.html All pictures including the one in the vintage ad are of this exact race truck. The truck was stored for years in a car storage warehouse and has just been made race and road ready and has a new ATL fuel cel and battery. This is a amazing historic race car and is eligible for events with vintage racing sanctioning bodies such as HSR. It could even be made road legal if the headlights are replaced. It is offered for sale with a bill of sale and a CT. assignment of ownership form as Connecticut does not title cars more than 20 years old. Here are a few facts-- -the truck runs, drives and has been driven locally at slaloms participated at shows.. -the truck has plastic headlamp covers, it is not currently fit for the road, but it is able to be converted -it has no horn, but the relay and wiring is in place -the wipers work, the windows are in place and work, just the cranks are cut to clear roll bar -the harnesses are working but out of date -the fuel cell is brand new ATL and is ready to race, per ATL it is scca legal and probably will be for all sanctions -it has pretty good Hoosier Street TD slicks on it now, but it should have Good Year street tires on it, that is how it is set up -the rt rear wheel has a wobble in it, it should be straightened or replaced. -we replaced the oil, the coolant and all the brake and clutch fluids, the gearbox and differential are clean, clear and like new It is a cool, honest, fun piece of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Aw Man....... :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 http://comancheclub.com/topic/40699-race-fans-and-the-2wd-crowd-here-it-is/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Why would anybody possibly want that for? No stereo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebvance Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Wow I never new it had a 4 cylinder. Why not build the truck with a 4.0?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 because the SCCA rules capped engine displacement. besides, who needs a 4.0 if you're crushin' the competition with your 2.5L :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny quest Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 lets take bets; I'm guessing it goes for just shy of $10k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hell the reserve is probably atleast $12-$13k! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Awe looks that little 4banger Hahaha so which one of you bid on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolton Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 All those upgrades, and still no cup holder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroxsteve Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I would bid but the rims don't match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamMJ88 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Comanche-Race-Truck-1998-jeep-comanche-race-truck-driven-to-1988-scca-manufacturers-/131033043150?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1e822d90ce&item=131033043150&pt=US_Cars_Trucks his is a 1998 Jeep Comanche Race Truck. This is Tommy Archer's 1988 Racetruck Challenge truck that went on to win at Lime Rock. Tommy sold the truck to Dom Papa and sat in Papa's dealership showroom among other such beautiful, low millage examples of Dodge, Chrysler, and AMC automotive history. It changed hands in the early '90s... it was moved to the showroom floor... battery disconnected... and it went for a long nap. Until this year, Dean Cusano Brought it back to life. The truck needed a new bladder in the original fuel cell container ( ATL still had the specs from when the truck was built in their records) , The Goodyears, as raced on were all dry rotted, so Dean just mounted a set that he had on hand - some Hoosiers.., a change of all fluids, replaced the cracked front spoiler with another that was new in a box in the back of the pickup bed, and a bigger racing seat as Tommy is kind of a skinny guy. The truck has been shown everywhere and ran the slalom event in the Papa's Dealership parking lot that was hosted by The Jaguar Club of Southern New England. Here is a video of the truck running the slalom: Keep this in mind that this is the real deal that dominated the series that year. The truck is in original paint, has all the original parts that were put there by the Archer Brothers, runs great (and revs like a dirt bike), and currently has 4400 miles on the clock. Yup... 4400 MILES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Auction ended at $5,300 without the reserve being met. Do want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I used to work up the street from that place. It's at 333 Cooke St, Plainville CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 auction is renewed :D still a chance to win the lotto in time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Auction ended at $5,300 without the reserve being met. Do want... Yeah rumor has it he's pretty firm on the 15k lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Auction ended at $5,300 without the reserve being met. Do want... Yeah rumor has it he's pretty firm on the 15k lol Rumor has it? You been in contact with Dean also or is there something about this truck that I don't know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Auction ended at $5,300 without the reserve being met. Do want... Yeah rumor has it he's pretty firm on the 15k lol Rumor has it? You been in contact with Dean also or is there something about this truck that I don't know about? Easy there...Tone does not travel through a keyboard very well. I just misread Jim's post back here: http://comancheclub.com/topic/40424-so-this-exists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Nothing meant behind it. I've kept my finger on the pulse pretty tight on this truck over the past couple months is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Nothing meant behind it. I've kept my finger on the pulse pretty tight on this truck over the past couple months is all. I know you really didn't and it was probably just the way I was reading it....but we all can tell how good I am at reading, now can't we? hahaha But in all seriousness I would know to know his asking price on it just for curiosity's sake. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 ...But in all seriousness I would know to know his asking price on it just for curiosity's sake. lol Last I talked with Dean (seller), he had a couple of his collector buddies go over the truck with a fine toothed comb. They came up with the number to the tune of $15k. Granted, Dean knows that the sun, the stars, and the moon all need to be in alignment to fetch this so he does have a bottom dollar in mind. Between Dean and myself, there's always that special price if he knows that the truck is going to a home that he knows it will be appreciated and well taken care of too. He gave me a price, but that's between him and a potential buyer to disclose that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 ...But in all seriousness I would know to know his asking price on it just for curiosity's sake. lol Last I talked with Dean (seller), he had a couple of his collector buddies go over the truck with a fine toothed comb. They came up with the number to the tune of $15k. Granted, Dean knows that the sun, the stars, and the moon all need to be in alignment to fetch this so he does have a bottom dollar in mind. Between Dean and myself, there's always that special price if he knows that the truck is going to a home that he knows it will be appreciated and well taken care of too. He gave me a price, but that's between him and a potential buyer to disclose that. Yeah understand. I was just kinda wondering what it would take to own a special truck like that ya know? That's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirteatr717 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 My friend spotted it today at limerock racetrack and sent me a pic! I asked him to take more but he never got back to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Yup... towards the end of last week the current owner/seller invited me over there to see it go around the track and film everything. Looking forward to more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 ... Looking forward to more pictures. Well... that didn't take too long at all! Got an email from the owner this morning saying that the truck did great: I really didn’t know what to expect, I am pretty good at prechecking a car for a race day.. I went over it pretty good but I didn’t want to change much, the truck is so as was... you know? I deliberated for an hour whether to screw down the carpet or not because it was loose and I didn’t want it to bunch up under the pedals... I ended up pinching it under the roll bar because I didn’t want to drill a hole in the pan. it is crazy but I just do not want to change this truck... it is like a time warp. we figured out yesterday that it hasn’t been on a racetrack in 27 years... so first time out, I realized immediately that the faster I went, the better it handled. no clunks, no rubs.. nothing.. it was totally happy.. so I pushed it more.. and then more.. and then more... it ran a whole day.. basically Floored to the boards.. and it used 6 gallons of high test. I had a total Blast! basically I could rub bumpers with anything in the intermediate group except for on the straights obviously. What I found was that the faster cars, wouldn’t pass me just so they could try to keep up with me through the cornering part of the track.. -= and better than that! The old timer cornerworkers were giving me the thumbs up.. and the paddle push hand gesture to make me go by faster.. it was a total hoot! The truck ran cool all day.. absolutely no issues.. it was the most fun I have had at the track in 20 plus years of racing... I guess tommys fastest time at lrp 27 years ago was a 69.08 lap. I was clocked by hand a few times yesterday at 70.02 or so but I had hoosiers on the truck so it should be faster anyways... I had a gps lap timer in the truck but I havnt downloaded the times yet, I will let you know... - you should have been there, it was a Great day. Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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