Whatisthiscar #2 Solved! Douglas Hartley Special

neilshouse · June 18, 2008, 03:54:03 AM

Do you know what this is?
Thank you, and good luck. Neil

neilshouse · June 23, 2008, 06:34:50 AM

Moved.

jotage21 · June 23, 2008, 12:45:43 PM

Lotus Elite

neilshouse · June 23, 2008, 02:22:53 PM

Not a Lotus.

Arthur Dent · June 24, 2008, 01:35:53 PM

Is that a Triumph Herald next it? It looks like Britsh Leyland rotostyle wheels on the red one. A MG concept car?

jotage21 · June 24, 2008, 04:04:00 PM

TVR Tasmin?

neilshouse · June 25, 2008, 03:15:46 AM

It's neither an MG or a TVR.

I don't think the wheels are British Leyland, but I'm not 100% sure.

The car next to it is a Triumph (not a Herald though) but no points for spotting that!

neilshouse · June 29, 2008, 09:12:30 AM

Moved to the Pros!

Paul Jaray · June 29, 2008, 05:42:42 PM

Hi, this is the Douglas Hartley Special. It was built between 1961 and 1968 by Douglas Hartley (an airframe fitter by trade). It has a crossflow Ford engine with other components including the screen lifted from a Ford Corsair. It has a spaceframe chassis with front suspension of his own design. Door handles and other small components were also self-made in his workshop.

neilshouse · June 29, 2008, 06:58:20 PM

Yes, well done.
The car resides at the Llangollen Motor Museum in Wales where I took the (poor quality) photo earlier this year.

Otto Puzzell · June 30, 2008, 03:09:13 AM

Yikes! It sure is, um, special-looking. Here is a slightly more complete picture.

dzima1985 · February 14, 2015, 05:17:02 PM

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Whatisthiscar #2 Solved! Douglas Hartley Special