This car is not by Nigel Winchester or Rod Leach. About 15 years ago Bill Monk had three copies of the Tojeiro chassis made by someone called Brady with a view of making replica Aces which he advertised as something he could do. He also had a body buck with inter-changeable noses for the Ace or Ace2.6/Cobra A few years earlier he had made two nut and bolt copies of the Aston Martin DB3S. These three chassis were used to make; a 2.6 Ace for himself, an Ace-Bristol for the late Adrian Hall to race, and lastly in 1999/2000 an Aston Martin DB3S lookalike with fibreglass body, Aston Martin 3 litre engine, David Brown gearbox and a DB2/4 identity from a dead car. This went to someone I know. Prior to the last car being started, he had already sold the unfinished 2.6 copy, as he was short of funds so he told me, to a retired policeman, Richard Gargini, (who already owned a Hawk) in Surrey. Approx 4 years ago he in turn advertised it in Classic and Sports Car,(with a photo), as an unpainted, untrimmed car with no identity. The asking price was about £25K as I recall. I don't know who bought it. The DVLA in the UK operate a points system for a modified car to retain its original identitification numbers. At least 8 must be scored. I think this is this is available via its website. It would appear the latest chassis number has been issued by the DVLA.