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Solved - MJW #641 - Joy 1 Pedal Car 1946
« on: October 21, 2011, 03:47:52 AM »
What car is this?
What was it called?
Who designed it?
What year was it introduced?
What car was it the forerunner of?

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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2011, 10:55:49 AM »
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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2011, 01:47:12 AM »
Any possibility that it's a prototype Bantam done by Count Sakhnoffsky?

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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2011, 04:24:22 AM »
Any possibility that it's a prototype Bantam done by Count Sakhnoffsky?
No, but it is the forerunner of a well-known car..... ;)

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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2011, 03:48:50 AM »
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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2011, 08:13:57 AM »
Is this the Austin Eight Joy 1 Pedal Car?

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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2011, 02:30:55 PM »
Is this the Austin Eight Joy 1 Pedal Car?
Yes it is!
Can you give me the other details as asked for originally?
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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2011, 02:48:01 PM »
It was designed by Alfred Ash in 1946 and it was the forerunner of the Austin J40.

Mr Ash's daughter Marcia in the car in 1946.


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Re: MJW #641
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2011, 03:04:38 PM »
It was designed by Alfred Ash in 1946 and it was the forerunner of the Austin J40.

Mr Ash's daughter Marcia in the car in 1946.


That's it and thank you for that excellent photo  :)