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[ProtoTipo]

Oh yes, I realize this is CF3. The point I'm making is that CF3 was probably dodgy!
In those days, even if not quite legal, it really didn't matter. Now it does.
It's could be no better than a kit car with a dodgy registration history in the eyes of the DVLA.
Whoever owns it or will own it in the future is unlikely to have any problems though. It has an established identity even if it is, as I say, somewhat dodgy initially.
Great detail knowledge by the way!

Yes, you mean the chopping and changing of IDs back in day isn't helping to establish the car as being pukka today?
This car is the opposite of some of the 'works' Minis and Escorts that exist only on paper, but have come back to life. For example, there is no disputing the copper bottomed provenance of the three Monte winning Minis currently on display in Gaydon museum, but there are a good few 'log book only' works Minis out there. People who know, know which is which, but you're a brave man to start pointing the finger. People get very upset, even though they've really no right to.

[john]

Yes, you mean the chopping and changing of IDs back in day isn't helping to establish the car as being pukka today?

That's absolutely what I mean Chris, thanks.
And I also reiterate that it's not likely to be a problem for either current owner or future owner.
I wonder why it's for sale in Malta.....?
I know of one 1960/70's Ford specialist breaker who is allegedly living a happy retirement in the Med somewhere on the proceeds of the sale of a whole batch of log books.

[Bernard]

Looks like this one Phil
Welsh RallySprint 1982

Here's one of the Donington ones:
Donington Rallysprint

GREAT.............Stratos properly driven By Bjorn and also "Pondy" shows everyone how to drive a Rover !!

[Sando]

Such a shame its lost all its Patina and so new looking especially with its 'Rich' history, to me it told part of the of the story behind it.
As others have said, another advert that says more about the current owners than the car itself. (that 'new' Chassis without any 40 year old surface rust went for over 50k Euros in the Greek auction)
Shame if the Reg number gets separated from it too, all part of its History.

[threep]

Looks like this one Phil
Welsh RallySprint 1982

Here's one of the Donington ones:
Donington Rallysprint

Excellent, thanks for that. When I told my brother-in-law earlier this year that I was going to build a Stratos replica he dug out some photos of the Chequered Flag Stratos that he'd taken at that 1982 RallySprint at Esgair Dafydd in 1982 when an 18 year-old spotty-faced rally-mad youth. He loved the Stratos too and had toyed with the idea of building one but had too many other projects on the go, not least a young family. He gave me the photos to keep. I wasn't sure why, I'd have been just as happy with scans. That's what I'd have done if the situation had been reversed, give scanned copies and keep the originals for myself. Little more than a week later, just two weeks after his 50th birthday, he dropped dead. It was totally out of the blue, he'd have been last in the line of candidates to drop dead from a heart attack given the usual risk factors. Funny he gave me those photos.