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Q287 - solved - Sheepbridge Engineers microcar
« on: February 09, 2009, 09:29:38 AM »
Which company made this small car?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2009, 07:52:09 AM »
Fairthorpe Atom?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2009, 12:00:48 PM »

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Re: Q287
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2009, 12:33:06 PM »
Hey Mr Expert, you know this?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 08:15:09 AM »
British?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2009, 08:35:33 AM »

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Re: Q287
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2009, 08:50:33 AM »
Made in 1950s?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2009, 11:44:22 AM »

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Re: Q287
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2009, 01:04:40 PM »
pro active

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Re: Q287
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2009, 01:15:43 PM »
Astra?
Or one of the Jarc-Astra-Gill family? (it's 1 extended question.....)
« Last Edit: March 20, 2009, 01:19:24 PM by Paul Jaray »

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Re: Q287
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2009, 01:23:14 PM »
Astra?
Or one of the Jarc-Astra-Gill family? (it's 1 extended question.....)

As far as I know, this car has no connection with that line

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Re: Q287
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2009, 11:43:23 AM »
AC ?
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Re: Q287
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2009, 12:28:52 PM »
Nor AC ...

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Re: Q287
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2009, 02:50:07 PM »
Electric?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2009, 03:10:30 PM »
any relation to Gill Getabout, respectively Anzani Astra??
« Last Edit: July 21, 2009, 03:13:00 PM by Allemano »

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Re: Q287
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2009, 03:15:25 PM »
Astra?
Or one of the Jarc-Astra-Gill family? (it's 1 extended question.....)

As far as I know, this car has no connection with that line
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Re: Q287
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2009, 03:18:14 PM »
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Re: Q287
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2009, 06:36:04 PM »
Electric?

I think it's rear-engined ... (not electric)

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Re: Q287
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2009, 06:12:27 AM »
Is it the 1951 built micro car from Roy N. Wellington (R.N.W.) ? A man who usually built radios.
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Re: Q287
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2009, 08:56:18 AM »
It's not an RNW - but you have the right era

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Re: Q287
« Reply #20 on: October 10, 2009, 05:43:48 PM »
Was it intended for production (or produced in series?)

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Re: Q287
« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2009, 06:24:32 PM »
This company made more than one prototype but I don't believe a production run ensued

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Re: Q287
« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2010, 10:41:33 AM »
Was this company formed to produce cars or was it a side activity?

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Re: Q287
« Reply #23 on: January 14, 2010, 06:10:30 PM »
It was an engineering company  that diversified into building a few microcar prototypes

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Re: Q287
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2010, 03:00:40 AM »
are these other prototypes more known than this?