Historical Correctness FF

[BGB1996]

I have found a car the I'm interested in but a few things came up. The car has no original name plate and no log book. I'm new to vintage racing and wonder if this takes much away from the value? (706)340-2801, bigbyrdak47@hotmail.com

[Marshall Mauney]

What's the car? If it's a high-profile, well known car with other methods of showing its provenance, it may be no big deal. If not, you may be looking at a duplicate or other one-off that's not a "real" vintage car, or might even be stolen. If this is the case, you may have trouble even getting it into Club Ford racing, much less any serious vintage group......

[BGB1996]

1969 Winkelmann WDF1, looks as though all the information is correct on Race-Cars.com.

[rcrmike]

If it is an SCCA car, and hasn't been modified, it's likely to have another number stamped into its main rollhoop. The first three digits will designate which region it was initially registered in. The remaining digits are a chronological sequence for the region. That number is also recorded in it's logbook. You may be able to do a little detective work to trace its heritage.

[Rob McClelland]

It is not unusual for a chassis plate to be missing, some previous owner might have kept it for a souvenir. The car can also be tracked by the frame number or other known details. Fortunately there is an Winkleman Registry on line so it might be worth your time in checking that information.

The absence of a logbook is odd since the seller claims the car has been used in the past couple of years.

Does the owner have information on the history of the car such as prior owners and/or race results?