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  1. thepinkumbrella

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    #1 thepinkumbrella, Feb 18, 2012
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    Inspired by this thread http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=311060 and at the request of Francis (Giotto), please find below pictures of the 1969 London Motor Show car, chassis # 00496 as it was displayed at last years Ferrari Owners Club of Great Britain National Meet & Concours at Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire.
    The car had sat in a container on a golf course in Barbados for some 30 years before coming to the UK in July 2011.
    The car is currently undergoing a full restoration to concours standards at Foskers (http://www.foskers.com) in Kent, UK. (http://www.foskers.com/ferrari-restoration/11-1969-earls-court-motor-show-car)

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  2. GIOTTO

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    #2 GIOTTO, Feb 18, 2012
    Thank you very much, Paul. Nice to see this old Dino restored and returning towards a new owner.
     
  3. dgt

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    #3 dgt, Feb 18, 2012
    Great to see this is being restored, and it appears surprisingly rust free given where it was stored all those years.
    Andrew
     
  4. GIOTTO

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    #4 GIOTTO, Feb 18, 2012
    I'm sure when the paint is removed, they will find a lot of rust.
     
  5. GermanDino

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    #5 GermanDino, Feb 18, 2012
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    great stuff, looks similar to my 206 GT #00306 :)
    for sure they will find a lot of rust...
    regards Matthias
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  6. dgt

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    #6 dgt, Feb 18, 2012
    Let me change my description of "surprisingly rust free" to "surprisingly less rusty".
    I was expecting whole panels to be eaten away.
     
  7. rwk360

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    #7 rwk360, Feb 18, 2012
    Somebody's got some serious metal work to do if they want to undo the ridiculous chop-job sunroof.
     

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