Cobra-replica leads to lot of trouble

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An AC Cobra made headlines in the UK last month. For a change it was not because it had made an eye-watering sum of money in auction, but because it had become the main player in a remarkable court case.

What happened? Over three years ago, now 75 yeas old racing enthusiast and car collector Julian Seddon bought an AC Cobra. This was believed to be a genuine 1964 car, registered ‘PTF 47B’, for which he paid £250,000. That would have made it a very good deal indeed. More photographs of the car can be found here.

However, the British vehicle licensing agency, the DVLA, wasn’t too sure about the car’s authenticy and stripped the car in order to track down its origins. They concluded that the car was built in 2002 as a blend of old and new parts manufactured to 1964 specifications. It led to a court case, won by the federal agency. Seddon was not pleased and decided to sell the car, but now couldn’t find anyone wanting to pay more then £100,000 for it. It even made him decide to sue the DVLA to recoup the difference of £150,000…

Now, what will his chances be..?

(Words editor, picture pistonheads.com) 

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