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07-14-2006, 10:50 PM
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Re: Amazing buy
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Looks like a Ferrari Emblem on the front and prancing horse on the rear. [/ QUOTE ] I was wondering what the hell the Ferrari emblems were doing on a Devin. Amazing story!!!
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07-15-2006, 12:04 AM
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Re: Amazing buy
 
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07-16-2006, 04:39 PM
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Re: King of the Toasted Ponies
I smell a rebody coming somewhere down the road. The car is worthless.
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07-16-2006, 06:53 PM
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Re: King of the Toasted Ponies
It will definitely have to be a "rebody". Remaking the hand formed bodies and fixing the original numbered and tagged Chassis has been happening since day one on such exotics to include some A/C Cobras, and other road race cars.
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07-16-2006, 06:57 PM
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Re: King of the Toasted Ponies
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I smell a rebody coming somewhere down the road. The car is worthless. [/ QUOTE ]In view of the circumstances, this would be the right direction to take, in THIS case. Jim
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07-16-2006, 07:06 PM
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Re: King of the Toasted Ponies
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It will definitely have to be a "rebody". Remaking the hand formed bodies and fixing the original numbered and tagged Chassis has been happening since day one on such exotics to include some A/C Cobras, and other road race cars. [/ QUOTE ] Common among the exotic race cars, and it ssems most owners are up front with this information. Check Hemmings, will read "chassis #--, body such and such". Maybe some day our hobby will be this open. 
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07-17-2006, 03:23 AM
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Re: Amazing Buy
Absolutely correct Tom. There is even an old pre-war Auto Union Silver Arrow GP car made from spare parts. Everyone knows it and it's still worth millions.
The difference with our cars and cars like the Devin/Ferrari in question is that they were hand made, purpose built race cars. All of them are different and most have had accidents, blown engines, development work, etc. It's normal for them to have body panels rebuilt from scratch. What's important is the chassis survives and that the car's provenance can be established so there are no black holes in its life. For example, there is a Roush Racing Mustang from mid-80s/early-90s era Trans Am and IMSA GTO racing that has been rebuilt so many times it's been nicknamed "Christine". Still worth a lot of money. This Ferrari will prove one of the finds of the century.
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07-17-2006, 08:29 PM
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Re: King of the Toasted Ponies
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I smell a rebody coming somewhere down the road. The car is worthless. [/ QUOTE ] Well in that case, i guess it's only right to cart it off to the junk yard and forget about it.  
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07-18-2006, 05:35 AM
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Re: King of the Toasted Ponies
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[ QUOTE ] I smell a rebody coming somewhere down the road. The car is worthless. [/ QUOTE ] Well in that case, i guess it's only right to cart it off to the junk yard and forget about it. [/ QUOTE ] Yes
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