[Vintage-race] An S1 with Duplicate Number... a can of worms?

[John Donohoe]

If it had been me I'd want my original chassis back!!!
Thanks for sharing!
jd



--- On Fri, 1/8/10, Stewart Smith <56887 at msn.com> wrote:

From: Stewart Smith <56887 at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] An S1 with Duplicate Number... a can of worms?
To: "John Donohoe" <sevenamerica at yahoo.com>, lotus at se7ens.net,
vintage-race at autox.team.net
Date: Friday, January 8, 2010, 9:23 PM

Hello John et. al.

I was called upon as an expert witness regarding a similar case of two cars
one number. The fact of the case revolved around two cars with the same
chassis number. I was asked to find value between the two. I believe the case
was settled for $10K to be paid by the person who created the other car....the
restored car was done by a third party who recreated a car from new and kept
the old chassis while his client was given a "restored" car which was entirely
new. The old chassis kept the chassis number even though it was not supposed
to exist.

Stewart



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From: "John Donohoe" <sevenamerica at yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 1:36 PM
To: <lotus at se7ens.net>; <vintage-race at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Vintage-race] An S1 with Duplicate Number... a can of worms?

> Interested in opinions here, about my treatment of this 'Series 1 Lotus
Seven'
> which sports a new chassis plate showing #821 when I already know the real
> #821...
>
> Before passing judgement, please consider this: The past two owners of this
> specific car contacted me before trying to sell it, and I told both of them
> that it was not #821. What did they do? They sold it on as Lotus Seven
#821.
> The most recent buyer contacted me as the previous owners did, and I told
him
> the same thing: I know the real #821, and your car is not it. Further I
told
> him that I had informed both of the previous owners of the fact. Well, the
> current owner has now decided to sell the car and has asked me to list it.
He
> was comfortable with me including the special notes you see on the
> page: http://www.simplesevens.org/0821a.htm.
> I think he deserves a lot of credit for being willing to put an end to the
> charade that this is the genuine #821. I think also that by me posting the
car
> as I have, I am educating the potential Seven buying public as to a car
that
> is carrying a duplicate number. No, I don't like showing a car with a dodgy
> number, but I do feel that by showing it the issue becomes public and
future
> buyers are better able to make an informed decision.
> There, that's off my chest :-) So tell me what you think! I am genuinely
> interested in your opinions.
> Cheers,John DonohoeSimpleSevens.org
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