Dick Smith's # 189 (Duh...198)

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by somedayaurora

so just the COX and COB then eh .
SDR

To clarify, there are leaf spring 289's with the prefix of COX and COB also.

[RestoCreations]

The new FFR model is a tribute to Dick Smiths original???

I remember reading that they were going to try to make an exact copy of it and offer it as a special addition, but i thought the project failed or was scraped because their frame was just too dimensionally different to make the shape of an original fit.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

The new FFR model is a tribute to Dick Smiths original??? I remember reading that they were going to try to make an exact copy of it and offer it as a special addition, but i thought the project failed or was scraped because their frame was just too dimensionally different to make the shape of an original fit.

The MkV is not a tribute to Dick's car, not even close. They "should" have replicated it given that they had a perfect pair (they had the digital body scans of 3035 and have been forever set free from fear of CS lawsuits) but chose not to, one can only presume why not. But the notion of being unable to fit a correct body to their chassis seems a very unlikely excuse.

[jmimac351]

Originally Posted by RestoCreations

The new FFR model is a tribute to Dick Smiths original???

I remember reading that they were going to try to make an exact copy of it and offer it as a special addition, but i thought the project failed or was scraped because their frame was just too dimensionally different to make the shape of an original fit.

Funny that as I re-read this it was nearly 2 years ago and now Bruce is dropping a 289 onto my MkIV frame...

http://www.ffcars.com/forums/showpos...4&postcount=30

[somedayaurora]

Originally Posted by A-Snake

To clarify, there are leaf spring 289's with the prefix of COX and COB also.

COB/COX 3XXX SERIES , my apologies
SDR

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by somedayaurora

COB/COX 3XXX SERIES , my apologies
SDR

The COX/COB prefix is used with 60xx and 61xx series, not 3xxx series.

[1985 CCX]

SDR

Stop getting information off FFR.......
CSXinfo is a great resource as is this site in the originality forum. No knock about FFR, love their cars, just that original talk and FFR are usually not in the same breath.

To my knowledge they never did splash the body of 3035? With thier frame it should have been top on the list.... Well, it leaves room for their MKV model..