Author Topic: Solved - MJW #168 - AKH Special 1950 with an aluminium body by Rochdale (Read 1543 times)

woodinsight · « **on:** December 26, 2010, 01:37:39 PM »

Make and year please for a point

woodinsight · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2010, 06:16:46 PM »

Probably quite difficult but I'm sure an Expert will know it

woodinsight · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2011, 04:57:46 AM »

Professional help required

faksta · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2011, 06:36:48 PM »

Is it French?

(the machine gun at the front looks frightening...)

woodinsight · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2011, 07:21:17 PM »

Not French

faksta · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2011, 07:49:38 PM »

The wheels are Fiat/Simca is I'm not mistaken. Is it based on Fiat or Simca?

woodinsight · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2011, 01:34:16 AM »

Quite frankly I don't know what the car was based on.
I only have the name, year and name of the constructor at the moment.

faksta · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2011, 06:01:00 AM »

The year should be circa 1951?

woodinsight · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2011, 08:50:44 AM »

Just a touch earlier!

faksta · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:31:06 AM »

Would it mean 1950?

And is it European at all?

woodinsight · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2011, 11:35:58 AM »

1950 is correct.
It is European.
The make is the initial letters of the constructor's name.

faksta · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2011, 12:16:13 PM »

British?

woodinsight · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2011, 12:21:32 PM »

British it is

faksta · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2011, 12:38:21 PM »

A.M.Breardshaw's AMB?

faksta · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2011, 04:20:56 PM »

woodinsight · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2011, 04:53:49 PM »

First letter is A, but not AMB

faksta · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2011, 05:20:33 PM »

AEG for A.E.Guy? I have my doubts about it being from 1950 though.

faksta · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2011, 05:26:43 PM »

Hope no one would mind if I try one more, last for now - ATC of Alf Carroll.

woodinsight · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2011, 01:51:50 AM »

Neither AEG or ATC.
I'll leave it for a couple of days before I add another letter clue.

woodinsight · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2011, 04:16:20 PM »

okay - another small clue although I doubt it will help much - the second initial is K

barrett · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2011, 08:40:24 AM »

This is the AKH special built by Alan Haworth in 1950-51, and is thought to be the 'first Rochdale' as they built the aluminium body. It has a Ford Ten engine and a tubular chassis designed and built by Haworth himself.
Another picture:

woodinsight · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:38:38 AM »

That's the car!
Well done Barrett.

I didn't realise that Alan K. Howarth designed the chassis also and I had suspected it was fitted with a Ford Ten engine. I knew about Rochdale building the aluminium body, so thanks for the extra information.

News:

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