I know, but thats what he was planning. The car as I had it had been a racer for a number of years and the previous owners had stripped it back to bare metal and replaced all filler with new metal. As such the shell was in my humble opinion, very sound and there was no rust anywhere on it. However, once the new owner took the paint off I think he wasnt happy with the number of repairs (as opposed to the quality) and so embarked on an extensive rebuild which included the proposed S1 front end swap. I know he was contemplating binning the shell completely and cannibalising the car for its HF parts and he may well have done that. A shame, but his perogative I guess. The plate wasnt that valuable - who knows, he may have kept the shell and the plate and may have other plans for it in the long term but I know time was tight to get the car onto the start line.
