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Re: Q722
« Reply #25 on: March 08, 2011, 08:34:45 AM »
Quote from: navara on March 07, 2011, 01:45:07 PM
Spitfire (on the basis that no-one would do that to a TR6).

Yes, there's a Spitfire chassis under there!  :)
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Re: Q722
« Reply #26 on: March 08, 2011, 03:43:22 PM »
So there is only one in the world, and it's in North America.
Was it a proposal made a kit car manufacturer?
Or a back yard special?
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Re: Q722
« Reply #27 on: March 10, 2011, 07:36:48 AM »
Yes it's a one-off
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Re: Q722
« Reply #28 on: March 10, 2011, 05:25:02 PM »
was it made for a futuristic film in the 60's?
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Re: Q722
« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2011, 06:16:42 PM »
Not for a film, but the era is correct...
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Re: Q722
« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2011, 01:40:39 AM »
Had the company manufactured other cars in production, or individual cars like this?
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Re: Q722
« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2011, 10:50:48 AM »
It was an individual who made this car, but he also made four other one-offs...
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Re: Q722
« Reply #32 on: March 14, 2011, 07:36:17 PM »
was the constuctor of the cars well known, eg; in customs cars etc,  is it a name we might know?
( I am not doing very well in narrowing this down)
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Re: Q722
« Reply #33 on: March 15, 2011, 12:16:57 PM »
To be honest, I hadn't heard of this guy before. But an American museum has at least one of his other cars in its collection
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Re: Q722
« Reply #34 on: March 15, 2011, 04:10:22 PM »
Quote from: Quiller on March 14, 2011, 10:50:48 AM
It was an individual who made this car, but he also made four other one-offs...

Did one of those four featured as a puzzle on Autopuzzles before?
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Re: Q722
« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2011, 08:45:25 AM »
Quote from: Amsterdam on March 15, 2011, 04:10:22 PM
Quote from: Quiller on March 14, 2011, 10:50:48 AM
It was an individual who made this car, but he also made four other one-offs...

Did one of those four featured as a puzzle on Autopuzzles before?

Not as far as I know...
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Re: Q722
« Reply #36 on: March 22, 2011, 02:14:25 PM »
was there a reason behind its build, for example as a promotional vehicle to advertise his / another company?
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Re: Q722
« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2011, 07:02:10 PM »
There was a chap called Earl Epson who built alloy bodied customs based on Triumphs stateside.  His cars were badged up as Earls or Duke of Earls...Lambo doors were a favorite feature....is this one of his?
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Re: Q722
« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2011, 11:58:44 AM »
Quote from: Pelland on March 22, 2011, 07:02:10 PM
There was a chap called Earl Epson who built alloy bodied customs based on Triumphs stateside.  His cars were badged up as Earls or Duke of Earls...Lambo doors were a favorite feature....is this one of his?

Found it!!........its a Duke of Earl custom built by the bloke mentioned above and based on a 1964 Triumph chassis.
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Re: Q722
« Reply #39 on: March 23, 2011, 12:04:26 PM »
unbelievable...
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Re: Q722
« Reply #40 on: March 23, 2011, 01:21:07 PM »
Wow!
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Re: Q722
« Reply #41 on: March 24, 2011, 02:08:56 PM »
Congratulations Pelland!
It is indeed the 'Duke of Earl' car, currently for sale...
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