Re: 115 LUE ON EBAY.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:57 am
I am fully aware of this car, and its owners as it turns out.
I had a good look at it over the Christmas holidays as its local to me.
There is nothing untoward about this car, and the story about its history is 100% spot on.
Not all Triumph prototypes had X prefix commission numbers, thats a common missconception.
A good proportion of cars that escaped as rolling shells lost their factory identity in the process, this was one of them. It was nothing to do with tax reasons, as cars prior to this, and subsequently got sold on with full Triumph paperwork retaining their experimental identity.
The only remaining 'prototype'ness' evident on this car are the louvers on the bonnet, and a few lumps and bumps in the inner wing. Everything else about this car is pure October 1973 standard specification 2000 (apart from the MK1 engine and box from the donor 1967 car).
If you go and look at it dont lean to hard on the drivers side front wing!
Cheers
Dave
I had a good look at it over the Christmas holidays as its local to me.
There is nothing untoward about this car, and the story about its history is 100% spot on.
Not all Triumph prototypes had X prefix commission numbers, thats a common missconception.
A good proportion of cars that escaped as rolling shells lost their factory identity in the process, this was one of them. It was nothing to do with tax reasons, as cars prior to this, and subsequently got sold on with full Triumph paperwork retaining their experimental identity.
The only remaining 'prototype'ness' evident on this car are the louvers on the bonnet, and a few lumps and bumps in the inner wing. Everything else about this car is pure October 1973 standard specification 2000 (apart from the MK1 engine and box from the donor 1967 car).
If you go and look at it dont lean to hard on the drivers side front wing!
Cheers
Dave
, but £10k................. still, if you dont ask, you dont get 
bit cheaper now.