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Solved - MJW #085 - Corsair built by Arthur Ramsey 1948/49
« on: November 03, 2010, 05:57:34 AM »
This one might be a bit more difficult!
What was it called and the year it was built.
I might add another point if you can tell me which car it was based on and what engine it used plus who built it.
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2010, 08:50:52 AM »
I'll throw a guess out there...it looks like it's based on a Morgan Plus Four with a Triumph TR2 engine.
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2010, 02:32:37 PM »
Good guess Aaron but it's much earlier than what you suggested.
However, don't despair there is a Triumph element there!
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2010, 04:15:37 PM »
Moving up a level
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2010, 12:29:31 PM »
All I can think of when I look at this is AC Buckland.... is it just an illusion?
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2010, 04:26:22 PM »
It does look very similar doesn't it.
The car was built a year after the AC Buckland was introduced.
The chassis and engine though are not connected to this car.
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2010, 12:08:57 PM »
I think this is the one-off Corsair built by Standard-Triumph engineer, Arthur Ramsay. If so, it was built in 1948/49 and was based on a Triumph Renown chassis. It also featured a tweaked Standard Vanguard engine and aluminium bodywork made by a firm in Coventry whose name escapes me.
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Re: MJW #085
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2010, 12:27:26 PM »
Excellent!
I thought this one was heading for the Black Hole but your answer is absolutely correct.
I don't know who constructed the body either.
One point plus another for your full reply.
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Re: Solved - MJW #085 - Corsair built by Arthur Ramsey 1948/49
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2011, 01:25:45 PM »
An advert for the car
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