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Re: Early Seven Frame/Photo!

To: Keith Gustafson <gusmach@shore.net>
Subject: Re: Early Seven Frame/Photo!
From: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 09:13:11 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks Keith,

Here's photos: http://www.bluepencil.com/7.jpg (106k)

Anybody care to look and tell me what they think I'd
REALLY appreciate it!!!

The filler's in the "trunk"
It's got mix of Smiths and Jeager gauges
The bottom frame rails sport cylindrical brackets for
(I think) cycle wings lower mount. The same type
brackets are on the top rails and hold the headlight
bracket tubes (and I suppose the top cycle wing
mounts)

Cockpit sides and dash are currenly black vinyl
covered.
4 wheels and steering wheel obviously not orig.

DRUM brakes all around. 

I'm told it's a very early '62 Seven S2, I've seen the
VIN plate scribed E or B 1135, Frame welded tag in
front of passenger seatsquab appears to say 135.

Anybody care to look and tell me what they think I'd
REALLY appreciate it!!!

Thanks so much,
John Donohoe




--- Keith Gustafson <gusmach@shore.net> wrote:
> Your seller is incorrect, as you have been advised.
> His insistence on this
> point would have me worried. There is nothing wrong
> with a replacement
> frame, so he should fess up, perhaps it was a DPO
> who did the switch. 
> 
> 
> Here's a different tack. Original details. Who out
> there can think of some
> original details that wouldn't be on a later car?
> Red lamiplate comes to
> mind[cockpit sides, dash] Original gauges[non
> smiths]fuel filler in trunk, 
> the construction of the tranny tunnel is different
> on some cars. My caterham
> supplied sheet metal has a rigid inverted "u"
> riveted to the frame at the
> front of the tunnel, forward of the shifter. The
> original had a piece of
> formed alloy that slid up into that spot, no rivets,
> as are some other cars
> i have seen. 
> Anything else?
> 
> 
> 


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