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Thanks Glenn.
The thread on 10/10th has unearthed some facinating pics of the car being modified for the Karmann Ghia body, the suspension changes and all the tub changes. It shows the car WITH A CHASSIS PLATE in the right place.
Now why did it get removed?

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24362&d=1256140708
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24361&d=1256140708
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=24364&d=1256141052

Just spoken to Alan Humberstone who bought the Lola I have and transfered the modified parts of the original T 490 inc the mighty Hart engine (pictured above). This S2000 was bought in 1986.

I know now that the T 492 used to rebuild the car came from the Whitstable / Herne Bay area and in 1986 ish had an orange body.

The owner might be a Mr Tony Baskhill

Any other bells ringing?

I won't give up pestering until I have sorted this out.

I am after the chassis number of this orange bodied car.

Val has responded really quickly, but has no recallection of the car or driver name....

So the search continues.

Lola may come up trumps yet and then there are the Autosport adverts.

My routes are drying up fast and this may forever be a mystery to me.

Thanks for the help so far.

Bit more chipping away:

The car I have is after chassis number 46 so that means it is one of 33.

Also, someone from the Herne Bay area says Tony Baskill is not known to him for S2000, but

Mr Tony DUNDERDALE (now runs Faversham Bike Shop) was involved in S2000 big time in the late 80's.
TD was in Herne Bay....

Does this ring a bell??

Certainly I will be calling the poor bloke tomorrow!

Have i ever met a lot of new people doing this task.

I called a very helpful Chris Alford this evening.

The story can go like this:
1
Chris raced a Lola in the very early 80's and a sister car was raced by Alan Humberstone no less! Thus Chris new Alan well enough in the 80's.
2
Chis was selling cars in this period, but did not sell a T492 to Alan (sadly) but sold and knew of 2 S2000 T 492 then in 86.

3
An Orange car was running in 86 raced by Waine Wainwright, a Brummie (good guy then...) and sponsored by Sparkrite and BRMB Radio.
Looking at the Lola new car sales, indeed WW bought it new, orange body # 17 which makes it a small tube t 492 and mine is a large tube 492, thus a non-starter.
4
A Golden Yellow T 492 who Chris thinks was owned by Doug Moseley, sold to John Pointon and possibly to Tunbridge wells and a Mr Ian Connell (all a bit 'maybe').

From the Lola records, a Golden Yellow was sold new to Titan Cars # 79, all other Golden Yellow cars went abroad to Holland or USA.

Being #79 makes it a large tube T 492.

Not quite sure where that leaves me except to follow the new lead above and sit down with my wife and smelly Autosport mags.

Help!