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Curtis_F

June 30, 2008 04:08PM

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Jim Grigsby Wrote:
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> ...The car was not in very good shape as the steel underframe was
> removed...

OK, I have to ask; Was the underframe scrapped or was it possibly pulled for use on another car?

> The steel parts of the car body are presently stored at the McEwen
> shops, and may eventually be used in a replica car.

Brian made note that the RPO bodies were steel framed, are those the parts that your referring to? Not just hardware, but actual framing bits?

Thanks,

Curtis F.

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