CZR have a stand too with three cars on it. John Jacklin's Sam, Jon Newlyns car and Brad Mottier's Safari rally replica.
Thank you Alan, I knew as I wrote it, I should just put Brad's Car... !
And I suppose being a vice president of GE helps with 'serious commitment'
Can someone a lot more knowledgeable than me (not difficult) tell me why MBP 72J has different front indicators to the UK cars I'm used to seeing - that have the ones above the front bumper. No doubt there was some regulation meaning they had to be moved at some point?
You'll sometimes hear the story that "the boat was diverted" from Aus to UK, but that's nonsense. The two cars were simply not sent from Japan to Aus, and were sent from Japan to UK - via mainland Europe (probably Antwerp?) - instead.
Is this the basis Alan of the story of Belgian Zs being used at Earls' Court...was that 'OVB ?
Thanks Albrecht, great stuff. What was the reg of the other one and does it survive as well? Is that known?
I think you've got the wrong end of the stick there.
...as in the reg/identity of the other car I mean.
Its certainly possible that 'it came via Belgium' turned into 'it was a Belgian car' via chinese whispers. There's been so much nonsense written about old Japanese cars over the years that anything is possible.
My definition of being a Belgian car is one with a Belgian registration plate - if 'they' managed to import a car through Antwerp and then exporting it without registering it there.....all the better !