If either of the prospective buyers (or anyone on the board in fact) want to come and see
1) my plus 2S which is currently an almost complete rolling chassis with separated body in need of renovation, and 2) my Plus 2 which is complete but in need of total restoration
then feel free to PM me - I'm in North Hampshire, just off junction 4a of the M3, and it will give you an idea of what you need to look at and for on any prospective purchase - its a lot easier to understand what going on if you've seen a car in a state of disassembly
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Secondly, I'd not be too worried about the Stromberg / Webber thing. As far as I'm concerned Webbers are great for top end performance and racing, but Stombergs are better as road car carbs, being easier to set up and nowhere near as finicky as Webbers. (Ducks to avoid the inevitable brickbats...)
Originality - well its down to the owner. How original is a car which has been restored? Ivy Plus 2S has a spider chassis, and I'm restoring it with an eye to what I want it be like, but my the Plus 2 I'll restore with more of an eye to originality as its a two owner but only one user from new car which has lots of original bits and bobs on it. Swings and roundabouts and both approaches are valid, and the end product will probably be worth the same to different customers.
I won't mention that Stromberg equipped cars performance doesn't seem to be any less than Webber ones if you check the contemporary road tests...... Sorry, I said I wouldn't mention that