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Another pure Pro amusement.

The car on that sketch was never built. Do you know what it was meant to be?
« Last Edit: July 15, 2009, 06:12:59 PM by Allemano »

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 05:58:28 PM »
Well - totally random guess but

Triumph prototype possible around the TR5, TR6 period?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 06:01:47 PM »
The period is correct, the country as well, but it is from a different make

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2009, 06:04:51 PM »
Ok then I'll try a Healey...
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2009, 06:14:21 PM »
Not Healey!

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2009, 06:17:01 PM »
is this a manufacturer you would expect to be producing this type of sports cars or not?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2009, 06:19:23 PM »
That's a good question...
You mean the other cars of this make look completely different?

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2009, 06:23:26 PM »
well not quite...

For example - you would expect MG, Triumph, healey to produce 2 seater sports cars so it would be a logical design.

However you wouldn't expect vauxhall to do the same (I can't think of a single performance vauxhall of that era?)

So the question is does it come from the design studio of an established sports car manufacturer or not?

I think that makes it clear  ???
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2009, 06:29:52 PM »
Absolutely! ;D
Yes, the basic configuration is expectable for that make, though something is completely different...

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2009, 06:34:35 PM »
Well I'm guessing the configuration difference would be it is rear engined as it looks like it has vents above the rear lights..

Another guess coming up - Hillman?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2009, 06:40:40 PM »
Exactly – The other cars of that brand aren't rear engined!

Unfortunately there were a lot of other makes which built cars with that classic roadster/spider configuration

It's neither Hillman.

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2009, 06:46:55 PM »
Well that would exclude MG and Lotus then.

Last guess for tonight then....

TVR?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2009, 06:49:35 PM »
Nope! I'm sorry for bad dreams you may have...

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2009, 06:51:33 PM »
Lea Francis?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2009, 06:54:26 PM »
Neither!

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2009, 04:21:50 PM »
Morgan?

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2009, 04:22:43 PM »
Not Morgan, sorry!

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2009, 03:23:46 AM »
Sunbeam?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2009, 03:29:56 AM »
Sunbeam neither.

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2009, 03:45:54 AM »
Well, you didn't say "not a Vauxhall" in reply to gilescooperuk's post. So, was it to be a Vauxhall? GM had some rear-engine bits laying around in the early 60's. 
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2009, 03:51:21 AM »
Reliant? ???

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #21 on: July 15, 2009, 03:53:41 AM »
Neither Vauxhall nor Reliant.

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #22 on: July 15, 2009, 04:00:38 AM »
Bond ?

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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #23 on: July 15, 2009, 04:01:50 AM »
Humber?
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Re: Sketched, the second
« Reply #24 on: July 15, 2009, 04:03:42 AM »
Not a Bond.