The journey · 1977 to today
Its life, mapped
Where it went, who kept it, the plates it wore and what turned up, from its first year to today.
49 years, 5 moments
1 plate · 3 chapters · 9 photographs
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- Stated
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Last recorded · Booklet version 9 May 2021
The engine number opens another question
No record yet from 1991 to 2019. See what is still open
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June 1977 · recorded
A red road Boxer, sold in Italy
The supplied booklet records a new sale through Autorimessa Crivellari in Mestre, near Venice. It gives the original…
June 1977 · recorded
A red road Boxer, sold in Italy
Stated
The supplied booklet records a new sale through Autorimessa Crivellari in Mestre, near Venice. It gives the original specification as Rosso Chiaro 20.R.190 Salchi with black VM 8500 upholstery, air conditioning and a radio.1
Still to check The account is attributed in the booklet; an original factory sheet or sales invoice is not reproduced for this handover.
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1988 · Mugello
Yellow at Mugello
Photographs from Mugello, provided by Keith Bluemel, show the Boxer yellow, with competition-style body changes and…
1988 · Mugello
Yellow at Mugello
Stated
Photographs from Mugello, provided by Keith Bluemel, show the Boxer yellow, with competition-style body changes and the Pisa plate PI 338534. A banner across the windscreen reads ‘Mugello 88’. The same plate is on the car in a photograph from 2020.42
Still to check The banner supports the 1988 date. It still sits uneasily with the separate 1990–91 conversion account, which may describe a later stage of the work.
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1990–1991 · reported
A conversion account to reconcile
A later history note places the body conversion in 1990–91. The booklet attributes the competition-style work to…
1990–1991 · reported
A conversion account to reconcile
Stated
A later history note places the body conversion in 1990–91. The booklet attributes the competition-style work to Bacchelli & Villa, also known as Carrozzeria AutoSport, in Bastiglia.1
Still to check The conversion date conflicts with the appearance in photographs captioned 1988. The work may have involved more than one stage, but the supplied record does not establish that explanation. Dated bodywork invoices and original photographs
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7 November 2020
The changed car, in detail
A dated photo shoot records the yellow body, extended tail, raised rear spoiler, black trim and number 3 graphics.…
7 November 2020
The changed car, in detail
Stated
A dated photo shoot records the yellow body, extended tail, raised rear spoiler, black trim and number 3 graphics. Close views preserve the car’s identification and mechanical details for later research.26
Still to check The photographs document appearance at that shoot. They do not establish a competition history or certify the originality of the modifications.
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Booklet version 9 May 2021
The engine number opens another question
The booklet contrasts an original engine recorded as 00100 with the later photographed marking 00003. It explores a…
Booklet version 9 May 2021
The engine number opens another question
Stated
The booklet contrasts an original engine recorded as 00100 with the later photographed marking 00003. It explores a possible connection with a competition Boxer, but similar number forms and incomplete records leave that attribution unresolved.3
Still to check No authenticated engine transfer record or uninterrupted component history establishes a BBLM engine or a matching-numbers car.
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