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- From: fec@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (f.e.carey)
- Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
- Subject: Minervas
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.160146.15871@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 16:01:46 GMT
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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- >I have recently bought a Minerva ZZ 20 HP from 1924. No mutch is in generally
- >known about these fine autos, so I seek information. My car was modified 40 years
- >ago the. To restore it to original condition as a convertible I am looking for
- >new doors (4), a windshield and the convertible top.
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- Minervas were made in Belgium and were luxury cars trying to
- compete with Rolls, and the others. I believe production
- was very low. I would expect that the bodies were custom
- made as was the practice among the luxury manufacturers in
- those days and that finding body parts may therefore be
- extremely difficult. Also, in those days most bodies
- were structurally wood. Wood bodies typically don't last
- long in this area of the USA. Don't know about your area.
- You could try Hemmings Motor News - printed in the US -
- as a possible source of Minerva info. I don't know if Minervas
- qualify as full classics in the Classic Car Club of America
- but if they do you might get ssome leads from that organization.
- Good luck. You'll probably need it.
-
- Frank Carey at Bell Labs
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