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Coys of Kensington affirmed in their catalog for sale in Essen that the Iso Grifo prototype - which is expected to sell for 200 000 - was a very important and rare car that came from an important Italian collection of historic vehicles where he had resided for in many years and only become available after the owner's death.
But brand experts in Britain and Germany say that the auctioneers had repeatedly ignored advice that the car is not genuine.
Many claim that when contacted about the differences, Coys insisted they had confirmed from the vehicle, said chassis number was genuine and that the car was number Iso Grifo 001 prototype.
The technical director of the German Iso Bizzarrini Club Prof. Dr. Jorg Elsenbach says Coys representatives in Germany that the car was not true.
The teacher said Elsenbach on this car chassis number is a completely different car - a four-door sedan The VIN plate is stamped in the right place and in the wrong way, I think someone used the papers of the 001 for this Grifo.
And it is understood that the actual chassis number 1963 Iso Grifo prototype ending 001 is currently on display in a car museum in Danville near San Francisco, California.
Other experts claim that the engine itself is not the real unit mounted on the original car that marked number is a car built eight years later.
A spokesman from Essen police confirmed that the car was impounded while the fraud allegations are investigated and that investigations are ongoing and officers that officers are investigating whether the vehicle was actually sold at auction, according to sources.
But Coys denied the car hard was actually sold at the auction and described as an unfortunate situation.
The man in charge of the auction, Director Douglas Jamieson said the issue is now being treated in Germany by the German authorities and declined to comment further.
But a company spokesman said Concerning the sale of an Iso Grifo which was described in the documentation and paperwork as 001 chassis, we can confirm that despite the erroneous comments of the transaction this car has not taken place and the question of the car is now provided in Germany, where the event took place.
The historic car event because of the nature of their age when confusion arises about their history is rife in the world and in this particular case on the recognition of the claims made in another car with the same chassis number of the issue was dealt with in a manner entirely appropriate and the sale did not proceed.
This is now a private matter between the parties in Germany and it would be unwise to comment on all communication between them as any other comment does not come gift Coys But I can confirm that no sales have taken place on the car and that the issue is being resolved properly.
Described as the original Italian supercar, only 400 Iso Grifo cars were manufactured between 1963 and 1974 using an Italian body designed cars were equipped with American V8 engines which meant they could do almost 70 in the first and had a top speed of 171 miles an hour.
The last car ever built Iso Grifo last moth sold at an auction in Amelia Island, Florida 440 000 Dollars - a world record for an Iso Grifo.
A leading expert in the history of automobile market in the United Kingdom indicated that the auctioneers can only go on what they are told by the seller, but must conduct their own investigation into the authenticity of any vehicle but to the end, they simply act as agents between the seller and the buyer.
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