Author Topic: Solved - MJW #383 - Triangle Skinner Special (Read 859 times)

woodinsight · « **on:** May 01, 2011, 03:51:08 PM »

What is the name of this single seater, who is at the wheel and where is it being driven?

woodinsight · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2011, 04:15:02 AM »

Up a gear

Pelland · « **Reply #2 on:** May 06, 2011, 05:54:46 PM »

Shot in the dark here.......

Raymond Mays at Shelsley Walsh hill climb circa 1938...car is an early ERA?

woodinsight · « **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2011, 02:52:54 AM »

Quote from: Pelland on May 06, 2011, 05:54:46 PM

Shot in the dark here.......

Raymond Mays at Shelsley Walsh hill climb circa 1938...car is an early ERA?

Your shot in the dark sadly missed the target but a good guess nonetheless.
Not Raymond Mays, not Shelsley Walsh and not an ERA.....

Pelland · « **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2011, 06:51:09 AM »

Quote from: woodinsight on May 07, 2011, 02:52:54 AM

Quote from: Pelland on May 06, 2011, 05:54:46 PM
Shot in the dark here.......

Raymond Mays at Shelsley Walsh hill climb circa 1938...car is an early ERA?
Your shot in the dark sadly missed the target but a good guess nonetheless.
Not Raymond Mays, not Shelsley Walsh and not an ERA.....

Well I suppose if I'm going to get it wrong I might as well do it in style

I'll be interested to read the correct answer.

woodinsight · « **Reply #5 on:** May 09, 2011, 03:41:58 PM »

Promoting this one to the PAFW section

DeAutogids · « **Reply #6 on:** May 09, 2011, 04:12:46 PM »

British car?

woodinsight · « **Reply #7 on:** May 09, 2011, 04:16:22 PM »

Yes it is

DeAutogids · « **Reply #8 on:** May 09, 2011, 04:30:06 PM »

1930's?

woodinsight · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2011, 04:49:33 PM »

Quote from: DeAutogids on May 09, 2011, 04:30:06 PM

1930's?

That's correct.
An extra clue - the car as pictured had gained an extension to its name when this photo was taken.

DeAutogids · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2011, 05:03:51 PM »

Looks a bit like an MG-scale model I have.Is it?

woodinsight · « **Reply #11 on:** May 09, 2011, 05:10:32 PM »

Not MG......
You must have an interesting model

DeAutogids · « **Reply #12 on:** May 09, 2011, 05:25:04 PM »

Quite... But I don't have a better pic.

Allemano · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2011, 05:33:24 PM »

Quote from: DeAutogids on May 09, 2011, 05:25:04 PM

Quite... But I don't have a better pic.

Quote from: woodinsight on May 09, 2011, 05:10:32 PM

Not MG......
You must have an interesting model

Wow! That's what I call a striking resemblance!

DeAutogids · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2011, 05:48:45 PM »

Not exactly. But then again, with so many specials, always worth a shot.

Allan L · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2011, 01:30:33 PM »

Well unless I am much mistaken (to quote Murray Walker) that is the Skinner Triangle (or Triangle Skinner) Special as owned by Ted Lloyd-Jones.
Built as the Skinner based on a very special Morris Minor chassis with a supercharged 850cc engine (!) by Carl Skinner, it was developed further by using a 4.2 litre straight-eight Hudson engine. Lloyd-Jones bought it post-war and called it Triangle (as were all his specials) after his garage Triangle Motors (IIRC).
Now where it it and who's driving.
It is said that Ken Miles drove a Triangle Special at Great Auclum in 1950 but probably it was a Meadows-engined one. I think this is Ted Lloyd-Jones at Prescott (probably just starting on Semicircle with the left-hander of the Esses visible in the background.

woodinsight · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2011, 02:39:56 PM »

Quote from: Allan L on May 10, 2011, 01:30:33 PM

Well unless I am much mistaken (to quote Murray Walker) that is the Skinner Triangle (or Triangle Skinner) Special as owned by Ted Lloyd-Jones.
Built as the Skinner based on a very special Morris Minor chassis with a supercharged 850cc engine (!) by Carl Skinner, it was developed further by using a 4.2 litre straight-eight Hudson engine. Lloyd-Jones bought it post-war and called it Triangle (as were all his specials) after his garage Triangle Motors (IIRC).
Now where it it and who's driving.
It is said that Ken Miles drove a Triangle Special at Great Auclum in 1950 but probably it was a Meadows-engined one. I think this is Ted Lloyd-Jones at Prescott (probably just starting on Semicircle with the left-hander of the Esses visible in the background.

You have the right car and location Allan but the driver is not Ted Lloyd-Jones or Ken Miles.
Driver is another Ken with a surname staring with 'R'.
Locked for you..........

Allan L · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2011, 03:49:47 PM »

Well, not knowing what Ted L-J looked like didn't help and as I don't know how Ken Rawlings, who also drove this car, looked I'll say it was he.

woodinsight · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2011, 10:50:36 PM »

Quote from: Allan L on May 10, 2011, 03:49:47 PM

Well, not knowing what Ted L-J looked like didn't help and as I don't know how Ken Rawlings, who also drove this car, looked I'll say it was he.

That's the man!
Another point for you and two more views of this interesting machine -
First - as it was originally
Second - as it is today

Allan L · « **Reply #19 on:** May 11, 2011, 06:41:03 PM »

Currently for sale, advert. illustrated by this photo:

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Author Topic: Solved - MJW #383 - Triangle Skinner Special (Read 859 times)