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12-23-06, 11:29 AM
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| | llarsen Admin 
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC GT40: Sabre
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Rep Power: 29  | FAV Data Plate (UK)
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Opening bid: £1.80
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Last edited by llarsen; 12-23-06 at 11:35 AM.
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12-24-06, 03:10 AM
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| | BenL 6 Tenths
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USA
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Did FAV ever use a plate like that? | |
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12-24-06, 05:51 AM
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| | roy snook 3 Tenths 
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Surrey England GT40: FAV Monocoque
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Not with that typeface!
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12-24-06, 03:17 PM
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| | BenL 6 Tenths
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Originally Posted by roy snook Not with that typeface! | Part of the reason it looked wrong to me was the font. It looks too modern. | |
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12-24-06, 04:14 PM
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| | Larry Dent
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Auburn, IN GT40: Ford GT and SPF GT 40 P2114
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Rep Power: 2 | Re: FAV Data Plate (UK)
The serial plate on my P/1005, and on P/1008 were different from the one being offered. They measured about 3 1/4 inches wide and about 1 1/4 high (memory here sorry not exact) and said FORD MOTOR COMPANY on the top line, second line said CHASSIS No. in smaller type, with an unpainted place for a hand stamped number, and under that was a third line saying ENGINE No. and a blank space for a stamped in engine number. Don't know what came before or after, but those two are gospel.
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12-24-06, 07:55 PM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
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Larry,
A picture says a thousand words.
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James
MKI monocoque. XE' 289 short blocks, C6FE heads, Webers, ZF
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12-24-06, 08:38 PM
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| | llarsen Admin
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC GT40: Sabre
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It is probably best not to use a data plate identical to the original to avoid accusations of fraud unless you have a real FAV built car. If so you wouldn't be looking on eBay for a replacement data plate anyway.
Just an alternative way to look at it. But, the guy shouldn't claim a "truley authentic look" either!
Lynn
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12-24-06, 10:21 PM
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| | steve c Steve
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, Ma GT40: SPF GT40 P2125
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I think it's a MK11 plate. My Exoto 1/10 scale MK11 has an identical plate to the one on ebay and EXOTO is usually dead on....Confirm??? Steve | |
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12-25-06, 11:06 AM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
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Rep Power: 17 | Re: FAV Data Plate (UK)
Lynn,
With respect, given the prices, I don't think a plate would convince any prospective buyer of a GT40 that the car in question was original.
Another "stick on" to impress the less knowledgeable in my opinion.
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12-25-06, 12:56 PM
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| | Gary Kadrmas Silver Supporter
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon, USA GT40: Not yet, but so
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Lynn,
The less knowledgeable are always fun to talk to. Show them the stuff. Education, its a great thing.
Gary
PS: I have had people come up to my Cobra and ask me "what is it?".....and me being the honest person I am, I told him its a Fiat! | |
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12-25-06, 02:01 PM
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| | David Briggs Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Diego GT40: SPF MKI #2214
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Rep Power: 9 |  Re: FAV Data Plate (UK)
I always tell people my car is real, just touch it!
I also usually tell them it is Fiero or VW based, depending on my mood at the time.
Dave
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12-25-06, 02:28 PM
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| | Scott McDill Silver Supporter
Join Date: May 2003 Location: Florida USA GT40: RCR40 #17
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Rep Power: 6 | Re: FAV Data Plate (UK)
This looks colse, but is it real?
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12-28-06, 06:23 AM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scotland
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Rep Power: 17 | Re: FAV Data Plate (UK)
I don't know about the plate, but the door slam catch is kidney shaped and from a Rover 75 Cyclops and different from these two.
FAV used a lot of UK production car parts however these two cars are very close together in series so maybe the car shown had a retrofit catch later ?
The car below is P1008.
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