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Old 04-11-2012, 04:38 AM   #10
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Re: GTR #28R to headline Bonhams auction at the Quail Lodge in Monterey

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Originally Posted by carbuilder2002 View Post
Being the last of its kind is obviously what they are relying on, other than livery and condition of course.
Yeah - I should have included that in my comments too.

There's an interesting twist with this car though - it actually has the repaired chassis originally built for GTR #27R which was crashed during its initial shakedown run. (Edit: I should have looked this up instead of drawing from memory. The car was not actually crashed - see below.) As I understand it, they essentially swapped chassis plates between the two and then repaired the damaged car making it 28R after the fact. I wonder if that will get disclosed in Bonhams full description or how that information will be handled leading up to the auction?

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