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Solved - NEH 1131: 1951 Weber Special
« on: May 27, 2011, 09:33:55 AM »
For 1 point, what is this car?
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Re: NEH 1131
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2011, 04:08:20 AM »
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Re: NEH 1131
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2011, 04:32:51 AM »
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Re: NEH 1131
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2011, 05:45:24 AM »
Weber 1100cc supercharged special built by J. Weber, Bristol c.1952
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Re: NEH 1131
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2011, 07:10:40 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on June 24, 2011, 05:45:24 AM
Weber 1100cc supercharged special built by J. Weber, Bristol c.1952

That's the right car, yes.
But what is it based on, to get your point?
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Re: NEH 1131
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2011, 12:04:57 PM »
Quite frankly I don't know. I have very little information on this car.
I can only guess it may have been based on an MG.
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Re: NEH 1131
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 06:43:52 PM »
Quote from: woodinsight on June 24, 2011, 12:04:57 PM
Quite frankly I don't know. I have very little information on this car.
I can only guess it may have been based on an MG.

Pretty good guess, because it is indeed based on an MG!
Basis is a 1930's Magnette, but I note the car has a 1951 Bristol registration number (NHY 815) so it must have been very substantially altered to get a new number; normally the car would keep the same original number if it used the engine/chassis.
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Re: Solved - NEH 1131: 1951 Weber Special
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2011, 09:50:31 AM »
Actually a lot of unaltered cars were re-registered post war to get the Flat Rate road tax, and, but for the late date I'd suggest that the original Magnette might well have been re-registered for that reason.
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