Hamish Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Spotted on Ebay TR3 S Historic Racing Car Shell https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F124122001569 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Oh dear. Sad to hear it a bereavement sale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) bereaved sale always a sad thing. Is it a know car / body ? That’s been in hiding. can just a body be worth that much ? surely to have significant value it would need its original chassis and engine ? Edited March 28, 2020 by Hamish Sp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Strange one of the pics shows the chassis then not in others? 150k more so if its just a tub! Only good for a re shell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytr5 Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 I don't get it. Where is the rest of it? Regards Harry TR5 Nutter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saffrontr Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 There is a great article on it in the October / November 2012 Triumph World magazine which gives a lot of the background to it. cheers Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAHTR4 Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Tread carefully, this vehicle has had a long and contorted life. This is indeed is the original body of XHP 939. The XHP 939 registration and body plate were both “obtained” by Paul Hogan and now they sit uncomfortably on the Replica manufactured by Glen Hewitt of Protek Engineering. The Son has been trying to sell the remains of the car for years, much of this time being without the Fathers permission. From the tone of the advert it has to be assumed that the Father has now sadly passed away. A certain TR Enthusiast has full knowledge of this particular car’s history and the trials and tribulations it has endured. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr graham Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 For those that where unaware Keith White the owner of the remains of 939 did pass away quietly last year , The family are now looking to sell the remains , I believe there is maybe a bit more than the shell ? Or at least there was . And there are other components still in existence. graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOW500 Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Richard. Very interesting. Have sent you a PM. Russell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 How did the reg and body plate become separated from the original body ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NickKerfoot Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Something the greater (lesser?) membership aren't going to find out about, I suspect..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 8 hours ago, NickKerfoot said: Something the greater (lesser?) membership aren't going to find out about, I suspect..... I’d certainly be interested to hear more Nick..... As I’m sure many more would also, any chance Richard, Graham, all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Dose seem like dodgey dealing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ntc Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, roy53 said: Dose seem like dodgey dealing. Be careful Roy ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Question to the wise. whilst I understand the interest in this car. I posted it after all. I thought it was a case of an interesting car surfacing. I didnt the realise the potential implications. should we ( I ) request a lock on this thread before anything is said that is libellous? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Now you’ve made it even more interesting Hamish!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tony_C said: Now you’ve made it even more interesting Hamish!? I think Richard above has suggested enough to warrant caution. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Seriously Hamish?........ What is so dangerous and or libellous about wanting to know the true and complete history, for me anyway, of possibly the most significant TR produced? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I don't see a problem, it is what it is, a bodyshell which is advertised as coming from a TR used in historical competition. The story of why and how it is available will hopefully be established by whomever eventually buys it, put up the money and you get's to ask the questions and hopefully answers. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Well perhaps those with a physical/pecuniary interest can shed some light Quote Link to post Share on other sites
REJones Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 From memory this bodyshell was advertised on ebay a year or two ago and I think the price was much higher than £150k. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr graham Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Richard your memory serves you well it was indeed advertised quite a while back , and yes the price was much higher , graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
had17462 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 If i had a car and sold the chassis to one person and the body shell to another there's only one potential customer for each item surely ,or am I missing something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorsport Mickey Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Well... not really. Imagine a race car is in a race and is involved in an accident that prevented it from continuing in the race and the race records recorded that car as being "wrecked," but afterwards the damaged shell remains are removed from the car and a new shell fitted, but the old shell is disposed of...which is the original car and identity ? Some people would say the original chassis and engine would carry the identity but they only carry engine number identities, whereas the shell would carry the chassis number and body number tags (unless removed), which is the original ? Then over a couple of lifetimes and a racing history littered with action that same car is damaged a number of times with a seized engine removed and because of transport and recovery costs being discarded in a shed near a race track (happened often in earlier times, Auto Union engine from Leicestershire barn anybody ?). Which is that race cars engine ? the original abandoned one or the newer replacement ? Or again body shell parts removed around Europe after being damaged and sold/abandoned over a long period could spawn 2 or 3 other cars all rebuilt and now sporting the one identity. It's a morass of cars used and broken down into constituent parts (not marked or recorded) which then resurface sometimes as competing identical parts or even complete cars. Allegedly there are a number of well known and historical car marques which now have more cars competing and identified than were originally made. Mick Richards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodbr Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I think that the son advertised the car/shell much much earlier for £1,000,000 yes I million GBP. Not the brightest star in the sky!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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