by Wal Will » Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:06 am
I'm going to put my big toe into this.
I really think that 'The Jenks Interpretation' is very solid.
Funny thing was that back in the day, one didn't even think chassis/model numbers, or what might be 40 or 50 years down the track. It wasn't until I saw a very nice Devlin (?) that was bought out here from America a few years back, and asked the owner how many were built. He said (I think) 13. I then asked how many had survived and he said "The whole 23 of them".
After that I seemed to hear more and more of the 'Rip off/scams that had been pulled. The value of these 'Historic' cars being the motivation.
I will put onto the McBegg thread a photo of the collection of parts accumulated (that as far as I can assertain are genuine off the McBegg). I haven't been able to use them all, but I've used what is servicable, and the rest will stay preserved as part of the package. Personally think it woulld fit into T.J.I. on the edges of resurection and recreation - but I don't care much at the moment just as I didn't care 'back then' . I am totally engrossed in the project which I see is to present another car for people to see in the Begg chain. I most probably will be open to accusation (and guilty of) 'Guilding The Lilly' a bit, but it is/was a car that I was connected to on several levels.
I think I should probably give it to a Movie Art Department and have them give it some 'Patina' (while I look away), but with luck it will become well used and gather its own.
I'm going to put my big toe into this.
I really think that 'The Jenks Interpretation' is very solid.
Funny thing was that back in the day, one didn't even think chassis/model numbers, or what might be 40 or 50 years down the track. It wasn't until I saw a very nice Devlin (?) that was bought out here from America a few years back, and asked the owner how many were built. He said (I think) 13. I then asked how many had survived and he said "The whole 23 of them".
After that I seemed to hear more and more of the 'Rip off/scams that had been pulled. The value of these 'Historic' cars being the motivation.
I will put onto the McBegg thread a photo of the collection of parts accumulated (that as far as I can assertain are genuine off the McBegg). I haven't been able to use them all, but I've used what is servicable, and the rest will stay preserved as part of the package. Personally think it woulld fit into T.J.I. on the edges of resurection and recreation - but I don't care much at the moment just as I didn't care 'back then' . I am totally engrossed in the project which I see is to present another car for people to see in the Begg chain. I most probably will be open to accusation (and guilty of) 'Guilding The Lilly' a bit, but it is/was a car that I was connected to on several levels.
I think I should probably give it to a Movie Art Department and have them give it some 'Patina' (while I look away), but with luck it will become well used and gather its own.