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Solved - NEH 1221: Ken Rose's Lea-Francis engined Turner
« on: August 01, 2011, 08:44:27 AM »
What is this car, who built it and what powers it, for 1 point?
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2011, 04:46:17 AM »
I had this on my list of future puzzles!
If it ever gets promoted, I won't expect it to get to my level. ;D
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2011, 06:00:06 AM »
Time to de-camp to the Experts section...
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2011, 07:04:44 AM »
Turner barchetta 1951 ?
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2011, 07:26:11 AM »
Quote from: SACO on August 25, 2011, 07:04:44 AM
Turner barchetta 1951 ?

That's correct so far.
I'll lock it for you for 24 hours to answer the other questions and hopefully earn a point..!
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2011, 07:44:57 AM »
For Ken Rose :Lea Francis engine and copy of Ferrari Touring for body !
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2011, 08:57:51 AM »
Quote from: SACO on August 25, 2011, 07:44:57 AM
For Ken Rose :Lea Francis engine and copy of Ferrari Touring for body !

Yes!
And any idea who built the body?
(Still locked for you).
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2011, 09:52:08 AM »
Carbodies of Coventry   :P
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Re: NEH 1221
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2011, 10:30:43 AM »
That answers the questions asked so it's another point for you.
It's another car with a Morris Minor grille!
Here's an un-modified picture:
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Re: Solved - NEH 1221: Ken Rose's Lea-Francis engined Turner with Carbodies Ferrari barchetta-style
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2011, 10:57:10 AM »
In an LFOC magazine in 1995 I published a Guy Griffiths photo of Ken Rose (1922-2000) racing this car at Silverstone in 1951 and the caption was drawn from a note I had from him "We later installed the Lea-Francis engine in a Turner chassis with a body made by Abbey Panels [which was] a copy of the Ferrari Barchetta to a 1/8 scale model made by KR in plasticine"
It seems to be Chassis No. 3 and looks like this now:
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