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Included in the Giuliettaletta Annual 1993-1994 (which my notes say was posted May 20, 1994) is a letter from Tore Stenberg (Hindas, Sweden) requesting membership in the Register and briefly describing his ownership of #02028: "I am also the owner of an AR Sprint Veloce Zagato with chassis no. 02028......I bought this car in 1987 from Switzerland and, according to the previous owner it was completely rebuilt in Italy during the eighties. Car is in beautiful condition so there is nothing to deny this fact with the rebuild. Unfortunately the Swiss owner had a nasty accident just when we had started to trace the history of the car. I hope he has now recovered so we can start the detective work again. I hope this may be of interest..."
Accompanying the letter is a photo of a definitive '58 style SVZ in a dark color with wipers that lie atop one another and small rectangular sliding cutouts in the door windows. The car has plate number NHG 626.
Stenberg's telephone number appeared in the Giulietta Register's membership list which followed shortly after.
Perhaps this communication is what John De B remembers about #02028 in the mid 1980s. I am sending him a copy of the Giuliettaletta Annual pages.
And as to 2000 touring sp's post #381 that #02028 is not listed in the new Giugno SVZ book, neither is #E08780.
Adrian Smits thought that based on what Consten said about replacing the body on his car with a new one in early 1959 (why?), and #E08780's arrival at that time, that #E08780 might have been the recipient of the old body. #E08780 was off white from the factory, and under the black on the firewall today shows some spots of light blue ("celeste?") which is close to the color of Consten's car.
But when a Zagato body is changed, what is included? The firewall?!
#E8780 sports a few unique features in its patina-laden condition, including remnants of an under-chassis pan (like the TZs had), an unusual dash rear view mirror, map light, long-stemed switch to flash the headlights and a front headliner cutout for perhaps a switch or a lever of some sort.
Those, with the firewall color, may be the ingredients I need. I better get to work. Where are those early owners? Who replaced the graceful rounded rear with a vertical panel?! Did he get the one or two miles per hour he was seeking?
Thanks.
Richard Ballantine
Colorado
#E8780