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[sheppane]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

I was going to explain my understanding, but didn't want to get it wrong.

Something about a Ltd Co being peddled as a charity, but wasn't registered with the charity commission.

Long one short, I think it was funded by public donations and a lot of volunteers giving their time.

There was sponsorship and the provision of materials / help from several large corporations, there was money raised from merchandise sales, and above all, thousands of hours given free by a core of less than 20 volunteers. If this had been done as a commercial paying exercise, one can easily make a case for it having a cost which would run into the £ millions.

Edited by sheppane on Monday 6th May 11:29

[Bonefish Blues]

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[Jim H]

Not K7 related, however, it’s a Jaguar I wasn’t aware DC owned. It was a bit of a surprise to me. I’m a relative youngster on this history and understood his preference was an E type.

This Popped up on my local news feed today.

For some reason I think it’s sale is somewhat fortuitous following recent events.

Having read the article, it does make one wonder how a car like this fell into such disrepair ? Only to surface again now..
https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/24321...

[lowdrag]

Having read the article, several things alarmed me. Firstly this registration plate belongs to a 1998 Aston Martin but maybe the seller just put it on for history's sake. But when I read further and see that the owner bought it from Derek Hood, the then owner of JD Classics I started to smell a rat. One must remember that Derek Hood is currently being sued for fraud by the purchasers of JD Classics for £64 million and that he was sued - and won his case - for £9 million by Mr Tuke. I would need a full check that the chassis number, the engine and cylinder head numbers match the Heritage Certificate and a full examination of the car and the history to even think of going further.

Edited by lowdrag on Friday 17th May 07:46

[lowdrag]

I had a good conversation today with the auction house, and he was really up to the mark. We have also verified that the chassis number ended in DN, which proved that the car left Jaguar with an overdrive fitted. A most pleasant conversation, and all my queries were well answered. I don't like to criticise , but when an important Jaguar comes up for sale I hope that I can offer help to verify that it is what it says on the tin. I once had a car offered at up to £7 million withdrawn as a fake.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Are you less sceptical of this being DC's car then?

[lowdrag]

I am more than that - I am convinced that it was. Every question I had listed was correctly answered. The number plate they put on for the auction but gave me the correct one which I verified with the DVLA. Not a doubt in my head about it.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Did they say where it's been?