3/13/2007 - Supposedly the guys that build Piet's Jota body (Piet could
fill us in on the details) had also made 3 Miura body's from scratch.
Having seen the photos from the Jota body construction, I'm in no doubt
thay could do a very nice job there as well.I guess it must have been
totaled somehow, so now with the engine and VIN plate in hand they are
building a Miura again.
Uno
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03/16/07 -The chassis work on my Jota project was carried out by Chris
Lawrence of Wymondham Engineering, Norfolk UK who sadly died last year.
Chris had a number of people working for him one of whom has taken over
what was his work in progress on a number of cars.
When I started out on the Jota project I had
purchased a seriously rusted US car which had its restoration abandoned
some years before. (I already had another Miura which had been
comprehensiveley restored and was regularly used).We started restoring
this US car and decided that quite a number of chassis sections needed
remaking. Chris had separately bought himself an early Miura which had
been accident damaged (hit a tree at high speed). He had wanted one
since they were first produced and saw a restoration as the way of
achieving his dream.He made (I think) 5 sets of most of the chassis
sections and jigs to build all these up. The idea was so that other
Miura owners could in due course get accurate chassis sections provided
for restoration. Very early on I decided to go down the Jota route with
all that entailed (everything bespoke).Chris continued with his own car
(in between other projects like 250SWBs, California Spiders, 450S etc
of which he probably made one a year using the likes of 250GTE as donor
.
On the Miura front I know that Chris constructed a
new chassis to replace his old damaged one. This was to a very high
standard with improvements such as reinforcing where the lower chassis
legs join the centre tub and making the A-pillars stronger. I know that
Martin has taken over this car and intends to see through its
restoration. He also took over the chassis components and would imagine
that this is where the story has come about. If so then the quality of
workmanship would be excellent.
Replica, recreation, restoration are very difficult
issues on which opinions vary and frequently get aired in a heated
manner. Some object to any restoration at all (preferring the patina of
originality even if it falls apart) and others are happy with such as
the renault powered Miura replica (yuck) doing the rounds a few years
ago in Europe.My view (FWIW) is that so long as one is honest about
what is happening with no intention to pretend that a car is other than
what it really is then provided the work is to a high quality any
retsoration should be encouraged. And this includes replacing a damaged
chassis.
But I dont support hunting for orphan identities. Bringing a damaged
car back to life is good whereas reviving a destroyed car from
paperwork alone is not.
Piet
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06/26/05 -
VLG - Piet
Pulford Jota Miura in Classic & Sports Car - I received a number of
e-mails from Piet Pulford regarding the wheels on his Jota. With
his permission, I am posting the pictures he sent to me. Below,
is an edited, compiled summary of his e-mails responding to various
questions I posed, containing very interesting information, etc. on his
car and on the wheels used. I think this group will find this of
particular interest. Piet, thank you very much for sharing. Alberto
