Stratos at Harrods

**ChrisCar6** · 15-05-2015, 23:21

Originally Posted by LM mic

LOL !! do not want to highjack thread but just a quick story ;
When working long years ago for an LeMans team I was tired to find good reasons not to please the sponsor giving them the opportunity to have one of our car for show so I decided to built a fake polyester chassis on the carbon fiber moulds and built up with old used parts ( uprights , whihbones old gear box etc etc) a complete moke up totaly similar to our race cars ..... result when everybody where aware we had a show car, we made a lot of money ( big big lot) in renting this show car every week and every week end, every where in France , Europe etc !!!!
Then one company in Lyon asked us to built 4 more of these moke up to use these in a sort of 1/1simulator ( Still working today!!).... so again lot of money for fake chassis and real copy of our LMP bodywork !!!!!!!!

Apologise for this highjack( closed now!!) but that Zenith story was reminding me this so good "souvenir" LOL

I know my local jaguar dealer John Clelland (ex touring car champ), he had a jaguar race car in the showroom, except on closer inspection it was a liveried bodyshell/interior with some spare suspension bolted on to make it a rolling replica (as long as you didn't open the bonnet - sorry john!) - this went round all the Jaguar dealers as a promotion. So I can see the opportunities!

**mel lewis** · 15-05-2015, 23:44

Its only the same as a 1.3l Escort that Andrews Heat For Hire used as a publicity car back in the late 70s early 80s

**ducatiman** · 16-05-2015, 21:13

Was in London today on a training course so on the way home had to make a trip to Harrods.....................

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**ducatiman** · 16-05-2015, 21:16

And from the outside..................Also picked up my Limited 150th Anniversary Watch, I Wish !!!!!!!

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**Stratie.fr** · 16-05-2015, 22:02

Originally Posted by ducatiman

And from the outside..................Also picked up my Limited 150th Anniversary Watch, I Wish !!!!!!!

Great photos and a great shopping day!!!

**Bernard** · 17-05-2015, 09:33

Great photos Andy.......

**][\/][ajor** · 17-05-2015, 10:58

Is that a mannequin of you stood by the front wheel on pic 1 Andy?

**turbonutter** · 17-05-2015, 13:16

Originally Posted by Bernard

Great photos Andy.......

Some Great Photos as usual!

**davehanman** · 17-05-2015, 15:04

Originally Posted by Strat Fan

Maybe the wording in the official Zenith/Harrods release will appear more agreeable? See HERE
How it has been interpreted/edited by the subsequent external media releases is clearly more open to discussion.

The photos from the street really show a well put together and tantalising display - well done LB for getting in on the act ! You can see quite a few heads turning too - it's obviously effective !

David