This Superlite Supercar Has 96 Miles On It. Now It’s up for Grabs.

The term “kit car” usually conjures up visions of fiberglass fantasies born from commonplace underpinnings—economical garage projects intended to at least visually impersonate popular exotics. Occasionally, though, certain vehicles in this category turn the do-it-yourself model into milestones all their own, as evidenced by the Superlite SL-C currently on the virtual auction block through Supercar Blondie‘s SBX Cars.  

“This 2020 Superlite SL-C is a standout even among elite supercars,” says Steve Gregg, managing director of SBX Cars. “Collectors should jump on it for its NASA championship pedigree and one-off appeal—it’s an investment that’ll turn heads at any concours or track,” he tells Robb Report.

The NASA that Gregg refers to is not the space agency, but rather the National Auto Sport Association. It was formed in 1991 to bring motorsport participation to the masses through various race series as well as educational programs geared toward obtaining a competition license. This grassroots approach fit well with the ethos of Michigan-based Superlite Cars, a self-proclaimed “leading manufacturer of a wide range of premium-quality component cars,” since 2003.

Among its various models, Superlite’s most impressive is arguably the SL-C, designed and engineered by Fran Hall and his specialists at Race Car Replicas, of which Superlite is a subsidiary. The fiberglass-bodied SL-C eschews the usual path of least resistance common to other kit cars, which often rely on a tube-frame chassis and riveted aluminum panels, and instead boasts a TIG-welded aluminum monocoque chassis and a CNC-machined suspension.

A standard kit for the Superlite SL-C is priced from $56,100 to $63,500, and comprises 16 stages divided into such segments as chassis and suspension, body, brake lines and fittings, and electrical, to name a few. And the stages can be ordered and delivered simultaneously or piecemeal, depending on the buyer’s timeline for fabrication.   

According to SBX Cars, the SL-C benchmarks the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) racers of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), circa the 1980s and ‘90s, along with more contemporary Daytona Prototypes. But the result goes beyond aesthetic authenticity, as its performance prowess was clearly demonstrated when it took the 2011 NASA National Championship title in the Super Unlimited class. Superlite Cars makes the claim on its website that, through the 2011 season, “we set lap records at every track we visited,” in regard to campaigning the in-house built SL-C, adding that it “captured pole position for every race.”

The SL-C on offer, made nearly a decade after the model’s winning season, is a meticulously constructed, street-legal example by noted Superlite builder Allan Zakari. Presented in a two-tone red complemented by exposed carbon fiber, the body ensconces a 6.2-liter, twin-turbo LS3 V-8 engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission. SBX Cars notes that “while exact horsepower isn’t specified, similar twin-turbo LS builds produce 800 to 1,300 hp.”

Other supercar-specific accoutrements include a roof-mounted air intake, remotely operated butterfly doors, a fighter-jet-styled cockpit canopy, and a massive rear wing. Among the Interior features are bucket seats, a digital-gauge dashboard, and a flat-bottom steering wheel—all made of carbon fiber. The entire setup rides on Forgestar 10-spoke wheels (19- and 20-inch versions at the front and back, respectively) shod in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.

Despite its lack of racing provenance, this fiberglass fury is in a category by itself due to the fact that it has barely been driven and has garnered a Best in Class award at the 2023 Motorcar Cavalcade in Miami. “The Superlite SL-C, with 96 miles, is a masterpiece of bespoke engineering,” says Gregg. “Allan Zakari’s build, paired with that ferocious twin-turbo V-8, makes it a unicorn you won’t find in any showroom.” After May 8, you also won’t find it auctioned on SBX Cars.

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