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F#62 - Solved - 1933 Murray Jamieson's Austin Seven Special
« on: April 01, 2009, 02:07:07 PM »
This time I'm not sure in the name I've found for this car, so your business is to identify the donor and to specify what was the story behind this particular example. Two points for this.
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Re: F#62
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2009, 10:40:12 AM »
Any ideas here?

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Re: F#62
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2009, 06:28:35 PM »
Well, it's obviously an Austin 7 special of some sort, but I can't say I recognise it of its driver/constructor
The road surface looks bad enough to be Brooklands, but the aerodynamic arrangements look relatively modern.
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Re: F#62
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2009, 05:24:09 AM »
Austin 7 base is true, of course.

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Re: F#62
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2009, 11:58:57 AM »
Further move.

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Re: F#62
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 06:27:07 AM »
Interesting...what such a bodywork could be used for?  ;)

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Re: F#62
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 08:56:08 AM »
Speed record breaker?

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Re: F#62
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 05:12:25 PM »
Yes. Anyone for more precise information?

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Re: F#62
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2010, 12:41:16 PM »
1933

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Re: F#62
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2010, 01:57:43 PM »
Built by Murray Jamieson?

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Re: F#62
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2010, 05:05:29 PM »
Yes! Although in 1934 a British Class H record result of 122,74mph was shown on it by Pat Driscoll as far as I know.

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Re: F#62 - Solved - 1933 Murray Jamieson's Austin Seven Special
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2010, 06:09:40 PM »
That looks like a Brooklands silencer so the car probably set records at Brooklands.

According to Denis Jenkinson, Murray Jamieson  designed the 1936 twin cam Austin 7 and was responsible for Austin racing car development, so presumably he was involved with the earlier side valve record breakers . 
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Re: F#62 - Solved - 1933 Murray Jamieson's Austin Seven Special
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2017, 04:50:24 PM »
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