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Old 04-02-08, 04:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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X1 surfaces in UK??

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I'm being fed a story that the original X-1, the open GT40, chassis No.110, has surfaced in the UK. It is said to have been found when land in East London was being cleared for the 2012 Olympic building program, in a disused lock-up garage.

The assertion goes with some pics, of the restored car and of the original. See: Error - Sideways-Technologies Forum

Does this story have any legs?

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Old 04-02-08, 05:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: X1 surfaces in UK??

John,

This car has been checked by Ronnie Spain and deemed 'original' there have been a few threads about it and I believe it has been restored and is an open top in linden green, please correct me guys if I'm wrong.

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Re: X1 surfaces in UK??

This is chassis GT/111, found about a year ago:

Classic & Sports Car - Blogs Archive

scroll down. The car has already been restored and shown. GT/110 is
still buried under an LA apartment complex chopped up into pieces
as far as anyone knows.

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Thanks, what an extraordinary story!
The unsinkable GT40!

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