Great photos Ferry, love the story behind the re-built Ecurie Ecosse D-Type.
The building two 'Authentic' cars using parts from one was rife in the early part of the 1980s, it was going on well before that time but much less so.
It reached such a ridiculous scale (six cars from one wreck!!!) that the clubs in the UK came down so hard on the practice that a large number of these fakes were rendered almost worthless.
The Bugatti Owners Club dis-enfranchised many cars, as they were concerned about the law and fraud when people were paying very large sums of money for cars that were not genuine.
I member reading about the 'Swan Car' many years ago, I think the trail of whitewash blobs it left behind was a real 'Monty Python' touch.
The March 2-4-0 was one of the great money makers for the company, as a 'Mall Display Car'!
I recall the first Press viewing at Silverstone(?) on a wet track piloted by Howden Ganley, only one pair of wheels were driven and the car was really stable through corners, the Journos were most impressed.
Roy Lane ran it for a season in the British Hill-climb Championship, it was so unwieldy he converted it back to a four wheeler before end of season.
The best paint scheme I've seen the car wear was for Beta Tools, obviously a promotion.
And I've invested in a copy of Ferrari Legends, it is rather ordinary but there are some nice Ferraris mixed in with some mediocre subjects.
At least I can cruise around in the better cars, but overall it pales in comparison to pCARS.
What a wasted opportunity.
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