[Mg-mmm] K 3027

[Pete Thelander]

Just as a matter of info, I have never found any chassis # stamp on the NE
bonnet, either.  I wonder if they did that for the competition cars.

Pete  
pthelander at earthlink.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Peter Green <p.green at mgk3.co.uk>
> To: TOM METCALF <mgtom at zoominternet.net>; <Kellmg at aol.com>;
<mg-mmm at autox.team.net>
> Date: 12/5/2008 1:33:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] K 3027
>
> Tom,
>
> To the best of my knowledge K3 bonnet hinges were not stamped - I have
never
> seen one which was.
>
> Peter.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: TOM METCALF
>   To: Kellmg at aol.com ; mg-mmm at autox.team.net
>   Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 8:39 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] K 3027
>
>
>   Brian,
>
>   The car was supposedly 100% original according to the new owner.
However,
>   these panels had clearly been through the smashed/repaired/resprayed
cycle
>   multiple times. In addition to the metallic green paint, the front of
the
>   stainless center hinge had been torn out so I could not tell if there
had
>   been a serial number stamped. I still do not know if K3's were stamped
there
>   on the hinge like our other MMM cars. I forget how many panels but it
was
>   the complete set.
>
>   Now that I think back the fugly green paint actually cleaned up and
looked
>   decent with lots of rubbing involved. The louvers were not nice.
>
>   I think the fellows in Wisconsin were in on the deal. As I recall (with
>   heavy CRS disease involved), the car had been in CN for decades but had
>   recently been moved to WI so they could do some restoration work. They
are
>   who led Leydon & Simeone to Canada to find the car but in return they
got to
>   work on it.
>
>   When I talked to Simeone he indicated he was having the car moved down
to WI
>   and told me about the arrangements. He also told me about some of his
other
>   cars and how he likes them better restored to an "as raced" more so than
>   pristeen. Or, even better, not restored at all. Nice way to have them
>   displayed in that museum. I believe he had an Alfa at the fabulous Alfa
line
>   up at Amelia several years ago.
>
>   tommm the novelist
>
>   > When you said you got the panels of K3027, was it the four of them or
the
>   > two side panels. Were they aluminum?
>   >
>   > Curious; was the car located / purchased in the states or Canada?
>   >
>   > Brian.
>   >
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