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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2011, 04:12:11 AM »
Thank you.
It's just a case of getting back to full fitness and to start driving seriously again.

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2011, 04:18:26 AM »
That's very generous, especially after you gave a clue.

Thank you.
You caught me in a generous mood! (I'd just been finally cleared of the dreaded C by the hospital)
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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2011, 04:25:02 AM »
I'm happy about that too!
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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2011, 04:34:05 PM »
A further clue to this Graham-Paige special -
The man who was responsible for creating this car shared his surname with a famous racing driver

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #29 on: April 25, 2011, 04:09:10 AM »
Did this car compete at Monaco?
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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #30 on: April 25, 2011, 04:19:21 AM »
Did this car compete at Monaco?
Not that I'm aware of

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #31 on: May 30, 2011, 09:53:23 AM »
Just came across another photo of this Graham-Paige based car -

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2011, 03:40:14 PM »
Hmm, I will accept the first guess who comes up with the name of this special for the final point.

We have established it's based on a Graham Paige (highly modified) and is named the ? Special.

As I mentioned it shares its' name with a Formula One GP winner of the past.

An easy point on offer to tie this one up?

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2011, 05:19:53 PM »
Stewart?
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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #34 on: June 02, 2011, 07:20:10 PM »

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #35 on: June 02, 2011, 07:24:55 PM »
Moss?
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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #36 on: June 03, 2011, 04:46:05 PM »
The era is correct but not Moss...

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #37 on: June 03, 2011, 05:11:27 PM »
Hawthorn?
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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #38 on: June 04, 2011, 01:12:14 AM »
Hawthorn?
Not him.
Can't be too many left now.....

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #39 on: June 04, 2011, 03:06:21 AM »
Brooks?

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Re: MJW #337
« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2011, 04:43:20 AM »
Brooks?
Brooks is correct!
The car is the Brooks Special built in 1951 by R.C. Brooks on a modified Graham-Paige chassis of 1934 and fitted with a 4350cc straight-eight engine.

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