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[ QUOTE=SeanDezart;255526]Steve - Samuri.eu clearly states :
Super Samuri 75 (FFA196G) was originally restored by DJR and Traction Garage (A commission by Mike Lee) for the legendary Win Percy to race. After several years, with Win’s kind help, Robert Crofton purchased 75 and took on the task of racing her.
Super Samuri 76 (6605 HYJ) was restored by Traction Garage and DJR for the legendary Win Percy as a his road car in Spain. This now resides in Spain and is used most days.
Super Samuri 77 (FFA196A) was originally built by Traction Garage and DJR (A commission by Spike Anderson) for Alistair Douglas
Nothing hidden there and the cars were finished to a high standard.
Just a mute point but mine, '77' was not a commission but was put together by Spike for himself with his own head, carbs, suspension etc from his own parts bin in Spain.
He had decided after 75 and 76 that, having owned the first Samuri, that he wanted to own the last and so 77 was built. It was put together loosely as FFA was in its second Samuri incarnation (after my late father had it)
It was only after visits by my wife and I to Competa and after several years of discussion with Spike about me getting a Sam that he agreed to sell it to me.
I had spent several years carrying out investigative work over here for him with regard to chassis, engine and registration numbers for the register (yes it does need updating)
Full circle then, Spike owned FFA and then it came to Scotland, my dad used to take me to school, rugby, swimming, hols etc in It and now I take my kids to school etc (when it's not raining) in my FFA.
As for the argument/ discussion as to what should or shouldn't be on the register, then really, that's Spikes decision and something I leave up to others to take up with him.
I have discussed 78,79,80 with him and tried to encourage him to get to number 80 but he's not for it at all. As far as he's concerned he's drawn a line under it and that's an end to it.
I speak to him regularly and visit annually so if there's any change I'll let you know!
I do have an old shooting stick of dads and a couple of fishing rods that were in FFA. Hmmm perhaps a 240 shooting brake built round them in two tone paint! ,
As the national club in whose country Samuri operated, I believe this club ought to keep a reliable register of ALL cars produced under the Samuri banner.[/QUOTE]