Hi Mike; You are quite right; the Lot number is 669. Sorry about getting the
it mixed up.
Regards the "to model", that is why I phrased my comment as "what I think is a
knock-off". After all, "to model" indicates a "copy", "replica", "knock-off",
"re-creation", etc. So, from what you write, it definitely is a "knock-off".
Thank you for clarifying that. As far as I know the original works car UJB
142 is in The Netherlands undergoing a full restoration.
--Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7
J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives
rrengineer @dslextreme.com <rrengineer@dslextreme.com> wrote: << It is lot 669
on Saturday, not 699. Tom Rocke is a personal friend of mine and I have been
to his shop to see this car. If you understand what you read, it is not
presented as anything other than a re-creation of the works car. Quote:
restoration was completed on this car to model the 1960 works car", end
quote. The car has a genuine Tulip engine Tom purchased in England, except
the head is not the original alloy one, but it has been ported and modified to
flow lots of air. The body panels are all aluminum alloy as on the origianl.
The dash has all the correct instrumentation. This is as close as you will
ever get to an original works car. Mike MacLean 56 BN2 60 AN5 >>
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:27 PM, J. Scott Morris <jstmorris@yahoo.com>
wrote:
The Barrett-Jackson auction at Palm Beach in April has what I think is a
knock-off of UJB 142 listed as Lot 699. The listing description follows:
"An extensive body-off restoration was completed on this car to model the
1960
works car #20 UJB-142 that finished fourth at Sebring in 1960. Tom Rocke,
Healey Lane Restoration of Riverside, California, finished the newly restored
car exclusively for the Barrett-Jackson West Palm Beach Florida Auction.
Restoration features of this car include an exterior finish of DuPont 2-stage
Dark British Racing Green paint, black interior with ventilated 3000 Sebring
front seats, the rare ultra tulip-type engine with intake and factory works
exhaust, tri-carbureted HD-8 2" carburetors to help produce the engine's
190hp, 6-blade fan, 4-row radiator, jet coated flowed intake and exhaust
components, exterior intake cooling, alloy front and back shroud member as
well as boot lid, factory lightweight fiberglass top, center-lock rally
wheels, BJ8 ventilated disc racing brakes in front, rally front grille and
road lights. This car qualifies for all State Grand-type rallies.
The car comes with fully photo documented restoration and British Heritage
Industry Motor Trust certificate."
Amazing what comes out of the wood work.
Check out http://tinyurl.com/bdp24j
--Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; '60 MkI BN7 & '62 MkII BT7
J. Scott Morris - Keep Smiling, Murphy Lives
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