Getting there slowly
Some time ago I purchased an old Mantis. It has proved to be quite an effort to get the car into anything like a reasonable state. Just the other day, after a years unexpected effort, I finally felt...
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Simon,I believe this car was built by Rory and has been owned by Dennis Trott. My records show it as chassis P8/5903 and has been claimed to be the "last" Mantis, although I have records of 5910 and...
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Nick,I can confirm that I heard the same as you, last car built by Rory, previously owned by Dennis Trott. The chassis plate just states a chassis number of 5903 so if there is a 5910 or 5911 either...
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Simon,Thanks for that. I've got the following info on 5903 - I believe it has been registered under 500 HAT and BUJ 159K but would think 500 HAT has probably been kept as a cherished number.As for...
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Nick,Very interesting thank you, all the ones I know of are differentI know Mike Andrews no longer has the red car. As far as I know he did sell it to Andrew Tweddle but he sold it on shortly...
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