250 SWB for peanuts
Discussion
AndrewD said:
andrew said:
"This body was made by an unknown manufacturer in Italy"
i love the idea that you casually get your 250 rebodied, and don't bother keeping any record as to who did it !
Have you kept records of who put the wing on your car? i love the idea that you casually get your 250 rebodied, and don't bother keeping any record as to who did it !
d ran off too quickly !you're very active on the web for someone who's supposed to be on holiday : shouldn't you be doing something different from what you do all week in the office ???
Murph7355 said:
"Here we have an aluminium 250 SWB body complete minus bonnet, boot lid and doors..."
I love the use of the word "complete"! He might as well advertise it as a 250SWB "complete" minus engine, chassis, gearbox, interior...
...and why are the doors etc going to be available later? :scratchin:I love the use of the word "complete"! He might as well advertise it as a 250SWB "complete" minus engine, chassis, gearbox, interior...
If I remember rightly there was an originally steel body car out there that was (for some strange reason) rebodied in alloy. I guess it would make sense if that was rebodied in steel for the old shell to turn up as I believe all the cars had alloy doors, bonnet and boot. RThe general perception being that it would be much more valuable rebodied as a steel car.
2221GT. Semi comp spec from new and delivered new to colonel ronnie Hoare. The motor show car when new. A rare 60/61 interim car with a vent in the roof above the rear Window as per 61 cars but the fuel filler in the bootlid as per 60.
Bought by Ron Fry when a year old and raced in the UK (he later had a GTO then an LM). Later in the 80's it was campaigned a lot by the Sicilian owners and rebodied in alloy (to be lighter in weight - that was the done thing then!!). When purchased from the same owners last year the steel body was with it, but not fitted. The original doors, bonnet and boot are alloy so when it was rebodied in the 80's they were reused. The car was brought back to the UK in Feb and sold in May of 2011 and is now being restored. The original steel body is being reinstated and of course the original doors, boot bonnet should be retained - hence not included (at this stage??? Hmmm).
This is the car the redundant alloy body that is on eBay was fitted to.
A great English SWB, one of my favourites!!!!
Bought by Ron Fry when a year old and raced in the UK (he later had a GTO then an LM). Later in the 80's it was campaigned a lot by the Sicilian owners and rebodied in alloy (to be lighter in weight - that was the done thing then!!). When purchased from the same owners last year the steel body was with it, but not fitted. The original doors, bonnet and boot are alloy so when it was rebodied in the 80's they were reused. The car was brought back to the UK in Feb and sold in May of 2011 and is now being restored. The original steel body is being reinstated and of course the original doors, boot bonnet should be retained - hence not included (at this stage??? Hmmm).
This is the car the redundant alloy body that is on eBay was fitted to.
A great English SWB, one of my favourites!!!!
TurboTerrific9 said:
If I remember rightly there was an originally steel body car out there that was (for some strange reason) rebodied in alloy. I guess it would make sense if that was rebodied in steel for the old shell to turn up as I believe all the cars had alloy doors, bonnet and boot. RThe general perception being that it would be much more valuable rebodied as a steel car.
Exactly.£35k+ in the end:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180816549320?ssPageName=...
'Wonder what the plan is? Base it on 330 GT 2+2 chassis/parts?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180816549320?ssPageName=...
'Wonder what the plan is? Base it on 330 GT 2+2 chassis/parts?
Edited by ChrisJ. on Monday 20th February 10:34
JimiC said:
2221GT. Semi comp spec from new and delivered new to colonel ronnie Hoare. The motor show car when new. A rare 60/61 interim car with a vent in the roof above the rear Window as per 61 cars but the fuel filler in the bootlid as per 60.
Bought by Ron Fry when a year old and raced in the UK (he later had a GTO then an LM). Later in the 80's it was campaigned a lot by the Sicilian owners and rebodied in alloy (to be lighter in weight - that was the done thing then!!). When purchased from the same owners last year the steel body was with it, but not fitted. The original doors, bonnet and boot are alloy so when it was rebodied in the 80's they were reused. The car was brought back to the UK in Feb and sold in May of 2011 and is now being restored. The original steel body is being reinstated and of course the original doors, boot bonnet should be retained - hence not included (at this stage??? Hmmm).
This is the car the redundant alloy body that is on eBay was fitted to.
A great English SWB, one of my favourites!!!!
Thanks for the explanation JimiC, that's very interesting!Bought by Ron Fry when a year old and raced in the UK (he later had a GTO then an LM). Later in the 80's it was campaigned a lot by the Sicilian owners and rebodied in alloy (to be lighter in weight - that was the done thing then!!). When purchased from the same owners last year the steel body was with it, but not fitted. The original doors, bonnet and boot are alloy so when it was rebodied in the 80's they were reused. The car was brought back to the UK in Feb and sold in May of 2011 and is now being restored. The original steel body is being reinstated and of course the original doors, boot bonnet should be retained - hence not included (at this stage??? Hmmm).
This is the car the redundant alloy body that is on eBay was fitted to.
A great English SWB, one of my favourites!!!!
Onno
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