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Old 3 Aug 2017, 15:12 (Ref:3757218)   #19
celes1
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Join Date: Jul 2017
England
Kensington, London and W/Sussex.
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Chassis of special saloon

Hi Spec-R, this chassis on your car, are all the welds brazed and is the roll cage part of the space frame chassis. Looking at the pics, the cage tube thickness looks to be the original smaller diameter compared to the T45/50 of the present day race cars. When we restored our works car, we fitted the thicker steel tubing just in case the race scrutineers objected to the original cage being too thin and unsafe for circuit racing. On speed events many of the original roll cages can be used and the MSA allow for the smaller diameter roll cages of pre 1995 cars, I believe. But if this car is fully original and to be kept authentic, the qualification for an FIA certificate should be investigated, if you want to race the car in the future and keep a premium value.

Last edited by celes1; 3 Aug 2017 at 15:23.
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