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GTC #83 SOLVED: Sabrina Austin-Healey Special
« on: December 11, 2008, 06:46:53 AM »
Seen this before?

If not, wait for someone else to guess it. Then they'll get 1 point!  ;D

Good luck!
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2009, 09:09:49 AM »
Is it a Cheetah?
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2009, 05:24:17 AM »
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2009, 09:11:21 PM »
It's no Cheetah.

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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2009, 10:37:31 AM »
Alpine?
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2009, 12:35:55 AM »

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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 04:17:52 AM »
A Kellison J3?
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2009, 02:53:41 AM »
A Kellison J3?
Not a Kellison J3, you're thinking too common.

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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2009, 05:16:46 AM »
I don't know when Mr.Hoffmann will wisit us again, but is the car Australian?  :)

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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2009, 10:57:27 AM »
I don't know when Mr.Hoffmann will wisit us again, but is the car Australian?  :)

Completely forgot I had threads in here, sorry.

I'm currently not with my records, but I do believe that this vehicle has a definite Australia connection, however I can't be sure what it is until I get back to my information...

Someone may even get it right and I can't even remember the name right now!  ;D

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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2010, 05:49:59 AM »
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2010, 10:39:55 AM »
I thought this one had been solved a long time ago, but clearly not, so hopefully I might be able to solve it now after two years puzzling people.

It is the Sabrina Austin Special, built in 1959 in Victoria, Australia, using a straight-six Austin Healey engine.

I'll try and dig out a front view photo when I get home at the weekend.
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2010, 01:17:34 AM »
here it is:


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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2010, 12:02:45 PM »
That's the car.  Thanks Allemano, you saved me having to dig around for a photo at home  ;D
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2010, 07:03:37 AM »
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Re: GTC #83
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2010, 10:35:15 AM »
I thought this one had been solved a long time ago, but clearly not, so hopefully I might be able to solve it now after two years puzzling people.

It is the Sabrina Austin Special, built in 1959 in Victoria, Australia, using a straight-six Austin Healey engine.

I'll try and dig out a front view photo when I get home at the weekend.
Well done, 2 well deserved points. I do have more pictures, but not currently available because my regular computer is out of commission. The car is quite often tracked at various classic events in Australia, the photo I posted I took at Historic Sandown.