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If so, try to see everything. Check for old stickers. See if they have cleaned out old insurance papers. Old photos - if at a racetrack, we might determine date and location, then SCCA records may help (at Lime Rock). Any old license plate to determine it was licensed, then it was titled. IF you find about licensing, some states will run title history, some won't. I've researched many old, dead race cars and you'd be surprised what a detail can lead to. Look for weld marks from removed rollbar or braces. Take a LOT of photos. We used to say film is cheap. Turns out 1s and 0s are even cheaper.

Regarding the scratchy plate. Once you own it and have it on a trailer, you may want to try police. If your locale has a well funded police, or state trooper office in reach, they may have a stolen vehicle section. Those guys have equipment that can read numbers that are absolutely invisible to the eye.

With the drink in your crotch, it won't stay cold for long, but may be a temporary relief on a hot day. 90 at 10:00 AM, high 101.

That's a relief.

That is a lot of kit to go with the car. Were the shoes new or sanitized? Hope he doesn't want to do a Shoey with them.

The arc of cones sounds like something from a Hollywood stunt driver. Do you get the Most Cones of the Year award?

@Exarkun1178 This that what they mean about going between the cones?

Congrats on a successful first outing. One more small suggestion. When not towing, remove the hitch from the receiver. The difference in damage in a minor incident is huge. If the pickup is rear ended, the impact may be spread over the bumper and 4 " x 4 '. or with the hitch it's 2" x 2". Same if you back into something, which may be your something. "No damage" vs. a 2x2" hole in whatever. I've seen examples and it's just silly. Just keep the hitch and ball with the trailer or your tie down equipment.

Wow. Great stuff. Very interesting about the navigation.

True, really exotic cars take a lot of money. Run of the mill 8 cyl Ferrari should have a maintenance (not repair) account set for $%,000 annual. Could be worse. I have a copy of a guys receipt for 20k Km. service on a Porsche 959 back when. First you drop it at a European dealer. They put on truck to the factory. Factory disassembles it, including trans, diffs, engine, then sends the estimate. By the way, you need a set of wheels because the hollow mags are prone to rot. Final service totals $53,000 US. I took a F-40 for a couple thousand mile oil/service. $900, back the same day.

Congratulations!!

So, with it titled as "2025 ASVE 57 Lotus replica", does it need the annual inspection to include a smog check for a 2025, or treat it as a '57? Or are you in a county without smog. I think all the counties around Dallas are smog checkers.

Now the master mechanics can retire. The R&R technicians can get AI to tell them what part to remove & replace Cleaning/repairing may still be a bridge too far for some. RIP Phil Remington, et al.

V6 Locost? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1646007573497269/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Ab17f9159-b3a4-4319-bb46-b04d29c83658&__tn__=!%3AD

Love the nose art, as the fly boys called it.