Given the banged-up ex-racer 100M that a guy bought (scammed?) from a widow in
Pleasanton that was sold/shipped to
England and appeared to sell for over $100K 'over there' this car might have
fetched more than $115K if left in the
original condition, without the expense of the restoration.
Oh, the irony ...
Bob
On 6/16/2011 2:25 PM, Curt/Nancy Arndt wrote:
> Listers,
>
> The Concours Committee is already on this and needless to say it's a huge
> disappointment.
>
> I have seen the car on the website, sent the information to the rest of the
> Concours Committee, talked to Bruce Canepa, the owner and seller, and in my
> expert opinion the car is BS.
>
> It very well have been an original 750 mile car, but whoever TOTALLY
> restored it destroyed all of that originality.
>
> The big item that doesn't pass the smell test is the reproduction VIN tag.
>
> For $115K there are better cars out there as far as condition/originality
> and value.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt
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