Mini/Mini-Cooper fakes are a problem in the UK & Australia.
Russ Maddock
rootes@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> Jay Laifman wrote:
> >
> > Are there any other cars out there where there were two
> > practically identical versions, i.e. Tiger/Alpine, but
> > where one pulls in a much higher price? And, how do those
> > owners prove authenticity?
>
> Here are a few British cars that come to mind. I'm sure there are more:
> Morgan 4 cyl/Morgan +8 (V8)
> MGB /MGBV8 (Not imported to the USA but people convert them here and in
> the UK)
> TR7/TR8
> Different engined Cobras (I understand, if I'm correct, the Cobra club
> accepts replica Cobras in the same class as originals)
> TVR /TVR Griffith V8 (The original car came with a 4cyl, Grifith put in
> V8s...289 up to a 427 I believe!)
>
> All the above cars had identical (or pretty much so) sheet metal and
> could probably by converted to the higher HP version. I'm sure this
> affects price differently for each line.
>
> Steve Sage
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