OK, Steve....I, too believe in the accurate facts.
Arnie owned (3) '71 Trans Am funny car bodies. The first one was on the RA-V car and burned in the fire. The second one was on the hemi car that got sold w/o Arnie's permission. This body still exists. The third body was donated to Arnie after the fire and Arnie never drove it down a track. This third body is the one that we are using to make a mold.
This third body was owned by Arnie until the late 90's.
Arnie wanted this body to be used to re-create the Boss Bird.
Arnie endorses, approves and is excited by our efforts.
We came up with some alternatives to make a new body that had zero connection to Arnie, but chose to go to the extra expense to use this one.
There's the straight facts. Now, it's up to everyone out there to decide which way the hair should be split; as to originality.
Eric
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