This is turning out to be a pretty muddy pool and I'm only putting my two pennyworth into it because Stuart passed away last November and was a close friend of mine.
For what it's worth, it was always my understanding that this car was a joint project between Stuart and Nigel. I know their relationship soured and ended up (as you can tell) fairly acrimoniously. I'm sure Stuart would still fight his corner if he was still around.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the true picture lies somewhere between the two versions - with both Stu and Nigel working on the car's construction - which I can absolutely confirm was a beauty. Maybe Nigel and his son aren't aware that Stuart has passed away. But in any event, there's not a lot of point in prolonging further points scoring on the subject and Ron in Australia has come out of it with plenty of good background material, which he values! I'm therefore hoping that this post will help to quieten the whole thing down.
Rob Bloom
For what it's worth, it was always my understanding that this car was a joint project between Stuart and Nigel. I know their relationship soured and ended up (as you can tell) fairly acrimoniously. I'm sure Stuart would still fight his corner if he was still around.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if the true picture lies somewhere between the two versions - with both Stu and Nigel working on the car's construction - which I can absolutely confirm was a beauty. Maybe Nigel and his son aren't aware that Stuart has passed away. But in any event, there's not a lot of point in prolonging further points scoring on the subject and Ron in Australia has come out of it with plenty of good background material, which he values! I'm therefore hoping that this post will help to quieten the whole thing down.
Rob Bloom