Author Topic: A Vintage car from Allan L: Solved! Arab Super Sports by Reid Railton  (Read 1387 times)

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Now here's one for the knowledgeable: make and designer if you can!
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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2007, 05:21:29 PM »
A blind guess - the Donald Healey designed Invicta 4.5 litre
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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2007, 03:15:46 AM »
not an Invicta
not Donald Healey
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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2007, 04:18:37 AM »
A BSA?
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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2007, 08:57:08 AM »
Not a BSA
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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2007, 01:27:10 PM »
Time for a clue.
The designer also worked on one-off Brooklands and Land Speed Record cars
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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2007, 01:29:44 PM »
So, if you talk about Reid Antony Railton, this is a

1927 Arab low chassis Super Sports

and here is one of two survivors:

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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2007, 01:37:48 PM »
You are quite correct!

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Re: A Vintage car from Allan L
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2007, 01:51:51 PM »
You are quite correct!



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