Yes, this was my point. If it's restored and raced and enjoyed, and others who see it can enjoy it too, it will still be Mark Donohue's car. In any sense that matters to me, anyway. By the same toke
has Lets make a comparison to the art world (the money involved is similar now) there are fakes hanging on the walls of great museums around the world. These pieces of art were 'certified' by the be
Congratulation to Bruce for bringing some sanity to this discussion. My feeling is that we have museums for cars. We also have race tracks for cars. A few decades back the Corvette owners in SVARA go
One other interesting point I'll bet few of you think about. Track rental and race expense demands full fields to cover the costs. My SCCA Region just completed a double regional at Mid Ohio. Our exp
On the far other end of the spectrum, August 9/10 Intermountain Vintage Racing weekend at Wendover airport: Site rental: $400 EMT: $250 Insurance: $560 Portable Toilet: $0 (Usually $148 per event, I
Author: "Larry list account" <list@marketvalue.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:31:41 -0600
Okay Mark, let us know when you have your 2004 schedule figured out. It might be fun to haul up there and see what your airport, er ah, race track is like. Larry Hoy /// unsubscribe/change address re
world and it will only really matter to the poor schmuck that lays out the big bucks for the 'fake' car. I know I will continue to enjoy watching it go sideways and hearing it's engine 'sing'.< What
-- He doesn't want to go to court for something that might cost more than it's worth - the money he spent wasn't outrageous (maybe twice what the car is really worth). Or should he just bite the bull
My first "Lotus" was a pre-litigation Westfield. I now have a very authentic Lotus 7 with its history back to 1974.. The Westfield was just a good as the Lotus when you're driving, definitely inferio
But if you pay a premium for authenticity, then authenticity you should get. The word "fraud" comes to mind. Why is this any different than a Rodin copy being passed off as a one-off Real Thing? Or a
Hmmm... Ahmen. I love the old Trans Am cars regardless of the vintage of build. I like the sentiment, but would also love to see the "real" cars going Hammer-n-Tongs too. But that's a job for profess
Funniest thing, when I showed my 1957 Lotus Eleven (which reeks of provenance, despite being a high schooler's junkyard find) at Amelia Island in 2000, there was an XK-SS that was admittedly rebodied
I was advocating personal responsibility, so he should have researched prior to purchase. I understand that the seller misrepresented the vehicle, and the auction house aided in the fraud. So the sel
Well, I had to speak up again...Well DUH!!...that's really the point of this whole thread that's been going on for a record number of days. I guess we hit a nerve on this one! The answer to that ques
Hi Steve, Can't speak for the other clubs, but at CVAR you can build a street car into a period vintage racing car, and no history is required. This eliminates the need to make up a race history or p
Gene and all: You may have mis-interpreted my point. A restored production car (or purpose-built race car) with a verifiable VIN or serial number that is THE ONE AND ONLY actual vehicle representing
I'm not a professional. And I don't have a big budget. But my T-A car is real and I like to think I go hammer and tongs with all the other real cars. While some of the Historic T-A cars are big budge
This is where I have to jump in with 2 cents worth... The exclusivity and value are only effected when the "clone" is being passed off as the original. If you have a one-off and someone builds a copy
If you build a copy of the Ken Miles "flying shingle" (1950's special based on MG T-series), that is definitely a replica/tribute car/fake. Street cars prepared for vintage racing are simply vintage
Fortunately, Bill, most organisations do not allow replicas like that to race, a decision I agree with. Nor would they allow you to show up with a killer brand new Ginetta G4 and blow off all the rea