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BT14 - Frame Numbers
Allen & Bryan,
On Arch Motors frame numbers, information I have come across through correspondence with Duncan Rabagliati (UK) or John Hafkenschiel (USA) or from adverts or correspondence with owners is as follows:
FL-2-65 : AM4 (as advised by Rabagliati)
FL-3-65 : AM8 (owned by John Gale)
FL-6-65 : AM25 (as advised by Roger Newman - current owner)
FL-7-65 : AM22 (as advised by Rabagliati)
FL-9-65 : AM9 (as advised by David Newton)
Roger Newman has advised that his car was owned by Rodney Bloor (UK) Sports Motors - Manchester in 1965, then David Bridges from 65 to 66, then John Davies in 66, then a gap, then Alan Baillie from 92 to 98 and Roger from 98 onwards. Roger may have more up to date information however.
David Newton advises that his car has had the following history: Robert Jean Sauvage (French) from 1980 to 1984, Leo Schildkamp (Dutch) from 84 to 89 and De Mortier (Belgian) from 89 to 2000 and Newton from 2000 onwards.
I did see that there was a FL-9-65 advertised on Race-cars.com in October 2002 supposedly with HMSA & CSRG logbooks for $40,000 (California USA. Advert says restored in 1965.
David Newton also advertised his car for sale in April 2004 in Motorsport (UK) for 30,000 pounds.
I understand from Rabagliati that FL-7-65 was first owned by Jackie Epstein.
I did write a letter to Arch Motors a number of years ago asking about how they numbered chassies from year to year and model to model. I will dig it out the response and advise.
John Gale (FL-3-65)
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