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Surely original specs were not as a wide body/GTAm? Maybe restored to a certain period in its history?

Pete

 

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Hi Pete,

#775247 is a GTA 1300 Junior.

Ciao, Olaf

Yes aware of that. I'm commenting on this comment:

... ex Facetti Autodelta GTA being restored to its original Specs.

As a GTA 1300 Junior it would have originally been a narrow body. Somewhere in it's racing life somebody has added GTAm style flares to make it a widebody. The car is being restored as this widebody so therefore surely NOT to original specs? That is the point I am trying to make.

OR are we saying that Autodelta took this car, brand new, and in preparing it for racing converted this GTA to a widebody from new?


I assume also that a new boot floor was installed in the restoration (but it only looks like the spare wheel well was replaced) as I don't understand the need to add the sliding block attachment plates, as surely they would have existed ...
Pete

 

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@PSk: „original spec“ is no so clear definition. The condition in which the only thing it achieved was to roll out of the factory - or the condition in which it was in its time creating its history/ successes.…

Exactly. Shouldn't be used, but often bandied around.

So restored to as raced in 1970 would be more accurate
Pete

 

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When historic cars are restored we are always interested in what it is restored to. I took original specifications to mean how it left the factory. And yes when very historic cars are involved nitpicking is what it is all about as we want to know if it is being restored right, etc.

I was hoping original specs meant how she once was, which is more important than a homologation document IMO
Pete