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Solved - NEH 1363: Leonard-Lester MG N-Type Special
« on: November 24, 2011, 10:27:26 AM »
Who built this on what basis and what's it called, for 1 point?

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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2011, 04:52:22 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2011, 04:49:59 AM »
Will front page coverage elicit any answers?!
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2011, 06:11:46 AM »
It didn't so let's try the Pro's..
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2011, 07:01:22 AM »
Austin-Healey based?
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2011, 07:46:22 AM »
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2011, 09:42:14 AM »
Perhaps based on an MG then?
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2011, 12:29:22 PM »
Quote from: woodinsight on December 23, 2011, 09:42:14 AM
Perhaps based on an MG then?

That's right, yes.
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2011, 02:26:52 PM »
It looks similar to John Tojeiro's original MG Special but I'm not convinced on that one.....
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2011, 02:31:09 PM »
Quote from: woodinsight on December 23, 2011, 02:26:52 PM
It looks similar to John Tojeiro's original MG Special but I'm not convinced on that one.....

John Tojeiro wasn't involved in this one!
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2011, 02:43:52 PM »
Okay, perhaps the Jacobs MG Special of 1949?
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2011, 03:26:28 PM »
Quote from: woodinsight on December 23, 2011, 02:43:52 PM
Okay, perhaps the Jacobs MG Special of 1949?

Nothing to do with Dick Jacobs either!
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2011, 11:00:36 PM »
Back to the drawing board as they say!
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2011, 03:05:56 AM »
This one had me scratching my head for the last couple of hours as it appears the car has changed in appearance since it's racing days in the early 1950s.
I now believe it's one of Lionel Leonard's cars - this one based on an NE MG.
A search on a well-known MG website turned up the fact that it is fitted with a body by Harry Lester.
As my library is packed away at the moment I haven't got an in-period photo of the car at the moment.
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Re: NEH 1363
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2011, 04:33:44 AM »
You've got there!
This car is indeed the Leonard-Lester MG N-Type special; there's plenty about it on the 'Net for those who want to know more.
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