Good Point WST. When I was researching My 69 Autodynamics FV I found
that the WDC Region of the SCCA did not issue log books until 1974 when
the rollbar specs were changed. I had to start with the third owner and
work back to find the original owner, who was still racing, and a
competitor of mine in FV! Knowing the history and the original owners
makes the project so much more fun for me.
BTW, I am a former FV driver now. I followed through on the purchase of
my 62 Sprite H/P car, and will be driving to Detroit in two weeks to
pick it up. It is currently a better fit in SCCA H/P, so vintage will
have to wait, but I'll be ready for some 50th anniversary race action!!!
John
Fogelsville, PA
Wm. Severin Thompson wrote:
>
> Regarding racecars and logbooks...
>
> Log books didn't even come into being until the late 60's, and have nothing
> to do with the value of earlier race cars. Documentation from earlier cars
> can take many forms, including personal histories, original owners, or
> competitors, period photographs, tech stickers, or, in some cases, just the
> evidence of former mods on the car, such as old mounting holes or brackets,
> etc. Obviously, the more documentation, the better... but log books is not
> an issue on early cars.
>
> I own 2 of the most original and unmolested Bugeye race cars in the world,
> both fairly well documented, and neither have a log book because they were
> retired long before log books were required. Their retirement before
> logbooks is the main reason they're so original and unmolested.
>
> WST
> (A jerk with a couple of great stories)
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