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Old 11-30-2007, 10:16 AM
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Shouldn't We Be More Tolerant? / Missing Chassis Numbers

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Originally Posted by Odin View Post
Here we go again.
Peters Tipo 33, were built up in the shop, from Erwin Derichs, in Mayen, Germany, from parts, ask him. I was there, several times and saw it. There was no complete car, entering the shop. Same problem, with PK's Giulia TZ-2 #117, no documentation, no history.
Peter did an exellent job, with his collection and opening it up for public, but not all cars were 100 % real. Made up from period parts and I feel very sad, that his collection, is destroyed by someone, to get richer.
I like original cars and their history, but I like 'Continuation' cars too, without their history.
So when Mr. Kidstone, found the missing chassisnumbers, great and it would be easy, to trade back the history of the cars, cause they are only 40 years old. Some period owners, should be living. But I think, I was reading, that he is assuming the numbers and that means to me, you have to be carefull and you have to do your own research, if you like to buy this cars, but I like them.
Otherwise, why the owner, OWNER of an auctionhouse, is selling this important T 33 collection, by a dealer???
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Jörg
If I understand the intent and context of the above bolded statement correctly that involves fraud without question. Some one is taking a known chassis number to a car that no longer exists and is "recreating" it or attempting to replace it with a different car and not acknowledging that it is not the original car. That is no different than taking a Ming Dynasty replica vase and selling it as the original. There is no original left, it is a fraud, straight out unless what has been done is documented and properly disclosed as a non-original, replica, or recreation of a period piece.
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