CLEAH
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So, this is interesting. It seems that the newest way to create some haziness about a 100 that has been recently converted to a 100M replica is to call it a “Dealer” or “Dealer Prepared” car. I had to read this listing several times to figure out what they are saying:
https://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=FC13&ID=r402
They seem to be careful to tell the story of the difference between a 100M and a 100 LeMans, but they elevate the phrase “Dealer Prepared” to a proper designation, even though they admit the car was recently converted, which means the original dealer had nothing to do with it.
I wanted to think that they are just getting their terminology confused until I read this statement:
“The other are Dealer 100M LeMans cars. Cars completed at the dealership or anytime thereafter that have been totally converted, and done so correctly either in period or in recent years but to exact standards.”
Couple that with their actually referring to this car as “Dealer Prepared” and in my opinion they are trying to create something that does not exist. Seems odd also that the reproduction louvered bonnet was stamped with the body number. Why they don’t call it what it is, a 1955 100 converted to 100M specifications, and leave off all the tortured explanations?
Am I missing something here?
https://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=FC13&ID=r402
They seem to be careful to tell the story of the difference between a 100M and a 100 LeMans, but they elevate the phrase “Dealer Prepared” to a proper designation, even though they admit the car was recently converted, which means the original dealer had nothing to do with it.
I wanted to think that they are just getting their terminology confused until I read this statement:
“The other are Dealer 100M LeMans cars. Cars completed at the dealership or anytime thereafter that have been totally converted, and done so correctly either in period or in recent years but to exact standards.”
Couple that with their actually referring to this car as “Dealer Prepared” and in my opinion they are trying to create something that does not exist. Seems odd also that the reproduction louvered bonnet was stamped with the body number. Why they don’t call it what it is, a 1955 100 converted to 100M specifications, and leave off all the tortured explanations?
Am I missing something here?