There was no problem with my car being a replica, although the organisers gave me a display plate stating it was a Lancia Stratos.
To be honest, loads of cars at Chelsea are fakes/replicas/re-creations/kit cars.
The James Dean Porsche was a kit car.
All of the 'Le Mans' GT40s were kit cars.
All of the Cobras were kit cars.
The P4 Ferrari was a Foreman P4.
The very nice 'D' type Le Mans Jaguar parked next to us was not worth £1M, but was a £100,000 re-creation.
Caterhams, Westfields, Robin Hoods arguably, Lotus 7 re-creations....
Everywhere you looked cars were re-shelled, re-creations of earlier models.
You can get into an interesting philosophical discussion. If someone has re-built their MG with a heritage bodyshell, uprating and improving, engine, brakes, suspension, interior trim, there's not much left of the original car.
Is it still an MG....?!
They do get some nice cars though, plenty of Ferraris, Porsches, racing machinery.
Struan
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