Road Going Baby Bertha
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There were five built according to this guy what happened to them???
There were five built according to this guy what happened to them???
Good news and bad news!
The registration on the featured car still exists, but not on the Firenza:
The vehicle details for LIA 828 are:
Date of Liability 01 10 2005
Date of First Registration 01 01 1982
Date of Last V5 Issue 23 09 2004
Year of Manufacture 1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4973CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
The car may still be about, who knows.
The registration on the featured car still exists, but not on the Firenza:
The vehicle details for LIA 828 are:
Date of Liability 01 10 2005
Date of First Registration 01 01 1982
Date of Last V5 Issue 23 09 2004
Year of Manufacture 1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 4973CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLUE
The car may still be about, who knows.
This isn't a road-going Baby Bertha - I think it's been confused with Gerry Marshalls earlier Firenza, known as "Old Nail" which had these wide arches. Baby Bertha was a much squarer car, with only the centre shell remaining as standard. I would be surprised if there were five of these built - the car was out of production by the time of the 1977 motor show and I don't recall coming across a special edition like this in any quantity.
Virtually all the original HP Firenzas are accounted for by the Droopsnoot Group club registers, though of course not all cars are still in working order.
Virtually all the original HP Firenzas are accounted for by the Droopsnoot Group club registers, though of course not all cars are still in working order.
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