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Re: ot: Classic Car double up: it's already happened
Posted by Mike on Tue Jul 01, 2003 08:04:16 AM
In reply top Re: ot: Classic Car double up: it's already happened posted by PeterA on Tue Jul 01, 2003 07:38:00 AM
: It was the Jaguar D type that I had in mind. The D compris
: es a square section tubular welded short front chassis ass
: embly attached to the main aluminium monococque 'tub'secti
: on. You might think that the identity logically was the tu
: b but the works plate is attached to the tubular frame and
: this is vulnerable to race damage and can be replaced. I
: believe a bent and discarded tubular section from a famous
: car was straightened and repaired and then attached to a
: new tub. Difficult one.
:
Peter -
I believe in the case that you are referring to, the collector (in Holland, IIRC) who owned one of the D-types ended up buying the other, and re-combining the original parts to make one vehicle of undisputed provenance. Can't see this happening with airframes, somehow!