Guys,
I sent this to a friend who has many decades of experience with English and
Italian cars. What follows is his interpretation......
Carl
p.s. Is this a test???? Is someone going to reveal what it is after we have
all guessed?!?!?!?
Subject: RE: Thom's Pics
> Carl,
> Without my library this one is difficult. The steering wheel is 1959
Aston
> Martin and yes it is British but may be an Italian body. They made some
> special bodied Jaguars that were Lister Jags and I've never seen one. The
> medalion on the bonnet looks like a Lotus medalion, but the car is too big
> to be a Lotus chasis. It might be a very well done rebody of a British
car.
> It being left hand drive takes it away from prototype British. It would be
> interesting to know what the medalion says,but I would bet it is a rebody
> and maybe Aston Martin since the vents behind the wheels look like racing
> Aston. C Type Jag replica with custom coachwork is also a possibility.
> Steve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl McLelland [mailto:carlmcle@saturnnet.com]
> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 10:21 PM
> > To: Steve Hamilton
> > Subject: Fw: Thom's Pics
> >
> >
> > Hi Steve,
> > This came across on one of my vintage racing nets; picturs of a
> > car taken a
> > couple weeks ago at Willow Springs. Whoever took the pictures
> > thinks it is a
> > (type 61?) Birdcage Maserati. It may be many things, but it isn't a
> > Birdcage....... It looks very English to me..... maybe an early AC of
some
> > sort.
> >
> > The front end is very similar to an Aston Martin DBR1, but too many
other
> > things are different.
> >
> > What do you think it is?
> >
> > Carl
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.cdc.net/~hbeck/thom.htm
> > >
> >
>
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