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Solved - MJW #441 - Eldred Norman's Double V8 Special 1948
« on: May 20, 2011, 04:11:23 PM »
What racing car is this? The man who built it is pictured.
What is required for a point is the builder's name, what the car was called, what powered it and what year did it first race?
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2011, 03:28:23 AM »
Let's move this one up a notch
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2011, 01:29:24 PM »
German monster?
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2011, 01:36:53 PM »
Looks as though it may be German but it's not
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2011, 02:09:53 PM »
The guy looks british. Is it from there?
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2011, 02:23:21 PM »
No, he's not British and the car is not from there either
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2011, 02:36:19 PM »
Sweden?
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2011, 02:53:53 PM »
Not Sweden (and not Scandinavian)
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2011, 09:31:28 AM »
Another view -
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2011, 12:08:33 PM »
Now it looks rather Australian...
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2011, 12:24:36 PM »
Quote from: faksta on June 02, 2011, 12:08:33 PM
Now it looks rather Australian...
Australian it is.....
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2011, 01:11:00 PM »
It's a Double-V8 Mk2 then, isn't it?
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2011, 01:20:30 PM »
Quote from: faksta on June 02, 2011, 01:11:00 PM
It's a Double-V8 Mk2 then, isn't it?
Yes, it is the Double V-8.
I don't know if it is the Mk 2.
I'll lock it for you now to come back with the builder's name and what is was powered with for the solution.
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2011, 01:26:27 PM »
Built by Eldred Norman using two Mercury V8s...
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Re: MJW #441
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2011, 01:45:11 PM »
Quote from: faksta on June 02, 2011, 01:26:27 PM
Built by Eldred Norman using two Mercury V8s...
That's correct. By the way the car made its' first appearance in 1948.
As far as I know there was only one car that was modified and probably became the Mk 2 version.
I'll scan the full story when I get a moment and post it here.
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Re: Solved - MJW #441 - Eldred Norman's Double V8 Special 1948
« Reply #15 on: February 29, 2020, 01:50:51 AM »
As driven by H. Neale, Woodside Road Race, 1949:
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