A Florida dealer in collectible vehicles and a buyer have accused a Canadian dealership of failing to disclose the 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition purchased for $716,800 had been seriously damaged in a crash and restored.
"This edition was a 21st century interpretation of the GT40 model that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive years from 1966 to 1969," the complaint said. "It's undisputed that it is the same car with the same VIN number" as the restored one, he told Automotive News."Quocksister knew and didn't disclose it."
"Almost immediately" the defendants consigned it to an auctioneer but didn't disclose the prior damage and restoration to the auction firm, whose pre-consignment form requires sellers to state where a vehicle is custom-restored or original-restored, the suit claims. It said they also failed to provide the auction firm with the required"detail shots showing any flaws, blemishes, undercarriage and other close-up highlights.