Jimmy, in my days of civil engineering, anything unexpected found on site was immediately taken into care by the Engineer in Charge !! We found a lot of things in demolition sites, but never an original 40 ( a Lotus Europa in an abandoned lock up - never a 40 )
Frank,
I am told that this is real.
Albert told me it was chassis P 0111 and because he's a Jag man it sounded correct but I understood that this chassis was scrapped.
__________________ James Festina Lente
Monocoque, Original MKI Engine & Drivetrain Graviner Fire Suppression
Last edited by JIMMYMAC; 16th May 2007 at 03:40 PM.
I have had two close shaves with barn finds during my time working the railways in UK. Both in the arches underneath the railway in London. Once I nearly got my hands on a beautiflul old Alfa Romeo and the second time it was a Jaguar military staff car from WW2. However both disappeared just as I was about to be given leave to remove at my own discretion. Damn. However not as exciting as a GT40!
I once heard of a Ferrari GTO being discovered after an old hotel had been purchased for renovation near where I live.
A tip for anyone buying property where there may be something of interest lurking in the building or grounds, get a disclaimer clause put in the contract so that the vendors disclaim all ownership rights to whatever they leave behind. Did that for the house I now live in and we made £700 at auction.
__________________ Malcolm
GTD40, Porsche 996 C4S, new MX5 race car project
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