Dutton Details

We are selling this Dutton Phaeton 3! The car was built in England thus the steering wheel is on the right hand side. It was built using mostly Escort MK1 and MK2 components. It is powered by the awesome Ford 1600cc Crossflow engine coupled with a Ford T-9 five speed transmission. The Phaeton 3 was introduced in 1982 and this one was probably built in 1983-1984.

In the time we have owned this vehicle it was used primarily as part of a trade show display. It has been stored indoors exclusively and has rarely been outdoors since being repainted in the summer of 2009. Decals that are shown on the car will be removed and will not tarnish the exterior in any way. New Birkin seats were installed in the fall of 2009.

The engine features a ported steel crossflow head with a 3 angle blended valve job, alloy springs caps, dual springs, alloy pushrods, a Crane 500 lift camshaft, new +.020 Pistons and rings. Engine has been balanced both statically and dynamically. It has a Cosworth lightened steel flywheel with a 7 ¼” Tilton Rally Clutch. It has a Weber 32/36 carburetor and a K&N filter mounted on a ported intake manifold.

Engine was completely tuned in the fall of 2009. This car is a gas to drive. It has awesome acceleration and corners very well. All electricals including the wipers and all gauges are fully operational. This car is licensed and titled in the state of Missouri so it is street legal. With a few upgrades this would make a great autocross car.  It will also be fun on the race track.  There are many venues these days to do track events.  This could perhaps be racing with current cars or on the Vintage race tracks.

Please contact Dick Brink at 817-461-7431 for more information.  We will be happy to arrange for a test drive.      dick@texasmotorworks7.com
 

Comfort

The seats are nearly new!

Exterior

The exterior in Blue with White stripes and looks very nice.

Mechanical

Under the skin this car is very much like a Lotus seven. The engine and drive line use many of the same components.

Wheels

All tires are is good condition with lots of rubber on them!