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Q#8 - SOLVED 1953 PEEL TYPE 1b
« on: March 06, 2008, 12:30:21 PM »
Can you tell me the make and model of this car?
« Last Edit: January 18, 2021, 08:37:08 AM by Oguerrerob »

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Re: Q#8
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2008, 04:08:53 PM »
Obviously British and Ford based. Fairthorpe?

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Re: Q#8
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2008, 04:54:34 PM »
It's one of those "Buy or fibreglass body and fit it on a Ford 10 chassis and you have a sports car" things.

I'll plump for a Speedwell Silverstone
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Re: Q#8
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2008, 05:56:36 PM »
You're right about it being British and Ford-based but it's not a Fairthorpe or Speedwell

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Re: Q#8
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2008, 04:37:50 AM »
This is photo of the Peel Type 1b bodyshell was taken on the bridge at the top of Peel Harbour that leads to Peel Engineering.
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