http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-cosworth-...item19bc57b75e

 

The simple answer is you don't.

 

So the old saying "you pays your money, you takes your chances" means something afterall....

 

you can trace it by the chassis numbers stamped in the floor.













unless they have been cut out,

 

I'd put money on that being knicked!

 

yh best see it first before bidding

 

Exactly, ad says he bought it like that, which may be true, but still dodgy!
Would be interesting to round up black 500/500rep owners who's cars have been nicked and see if they could identify it. No point in getting hung up about it I guess, it's well beyond saving now and would never be able to prove it anyway.

 

just go see it and if the person looks dodgy dont get it

 

if its too good to be true it is, there is a seller selling fiesta st bumpers on there, most of the feedback is that the bumpers have been ripped off the cars,

 

look at his feedback, all car parts, range rover, porsche, bmw m3, including wheels, sat navs even exhaust's and centre caps

oh and a rs500 upper and lower rear spoilers for Ł1000.

i smell a pikey!

 

its hard to say if its iffy, unless ya look at it in person check all the windows as it will have the original registered number stamped on it as there still on the car

 

Who had the black 3rd robbed years back?

180mph+ one???

 

ask for chassis number then hpi it

 

Ask him what the chassis number is

 

yeh second this if he refuses/ or dont know its iffy

 

lol

 

His ad says the car has no ID so I'm guessing the VIN has been ground out which would surely pretty much guarantee it had been stolen at some point in the past?

And don't real RS500s have the corner cut off the battery tray?

 

That was exactly what i thought when i flicked through the pics! Bruce Reeds old car?

 

Thats got to be pinched.Who puts a nicked car on ebay to sell lol.

 

Smells stolen

 

does look like the corner is missing off the battery tray.

if so you could narrow it down to one of 392 lol

steve

 

I was about to put that up mate as they did have the corner cut off so it stands a chance its a RS500 shell

 

Or, maybe, someone cut the corner off a standard one...

 

numbers stamped from under or above next

 

No ID so worthless to anyone looking to re-shell legally anyway - i'd be asking why it's had the floor number removed, if it's stolen and recovered recently the owner would have the correct paperwork it's really the only way i can think of legal.

Other than that really the police should be asking the owner why he/she are in the possession of a vehicle with no id that they have no papers for - they should have the part seized under to prevent the proceeds of crime