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Old 04-18-2022, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Thor maine View Post
That is not a Contemporary or it has been highly modified. The front end is not Jag or Contemporary set up and Contemporary does not have aluminium inner panels. The frame in the front looks like the main rail is capped while a Contemporary has a cross member. The rear looks like Contemporary as does the low roll bar from an early CCX.
I beg to differ:

Front end is later Contemporary tubular suspension
Aluminum panels were an extra cost option from Contemporary (listed in sales/build list), out of the three Contemporary 427SC's I've personally owned, two of them had this option.
Frame rails are indeed Contemporary design and layout, as are front knock off hubs (Contemporary spec), upside down door latch assemblies, transmission tunnel, dash, door hinges, short rollbar, carb linkage, even the VW brake reservoir. Plenty of other "tells" if you know what to look for

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