Sounds as though the ID plate was restored.....three times!!
This is an example of criminality.
Best,
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "C Sherriff" <Clives_page@compuserve.com>
To: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@mn.mediaone.net>
Cc: "'tom metcalf'" <mgtom@bright.net>; <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:34 AM
Subject: RE: K3 Fakes Price of everything - Value of nothing
> It would be interesting to know whether both cars had passed through the
> same dealer / owner!!!
>
> I once acquired, and some time later sold, a crashed and bent - but just
> restorable - Lotus 17 Chassis and nothing else, which ended up with
> a well known Lotus Restorer in the UK. I have subsequently been
> contacted re three Lotus 17s which have all originated from the same
> source and all claim to be "my" chassis!! All the components seem to
> me to be new and these chassis are immaculate and certainly not the one
> I once had!!!
>
> Clive
> Oxford UK
> ====================================================
> Message text written by "Lew Palmer"
> >-----Original Message-----
> A really good example came to light just today. I am in the process of
> trying to resolve a case of two J2s both claiming the same chassis
> number - one in Japan and one here in the US. It turns out that the
> Japan car is a recent purchase from a dealer in England, is correct in
> all respects, with as-built equipment, body, engine, etc. However, we
> have yet to establish how much of it came from the same car as it's
> number would have us believe.
>
> The US car is quite another matter. It was purchased with little more
> than an engine (not original to the car), a P-type frame, and precious
> little else. It is being rebodied as a J4 replica. But here's the
> kicker. ONLY THE DUMBIRON ELBOW (!) is original to the car. It is
> correctly stamped (in my estimation by the factory) and has been neatly
> grafted onto what is obviously the P-type chassis.
>
> Now who has the correct car? Strictly interpreted, the Triple-M register
> rules say he who has the (original) number has the car. But this seems
> to test the rules. I'm awaiting an official response from the Register
> in England.
>
> Regards,
> Lew Palmer<
>
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