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Solved -PJ269- McCandless Sports Car 1956
« on: October 22, 2009, 06:00:58 PM »
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2009, 03:52:19 AM »
No idea yet, but it must be Irish, or Northern Irish!
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2009, 05:40:33 AM »
Crossley engined?
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2009, 05:52:15 AM »
Not Crosley-powered.
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2009, 06:08:16 AM »
Quote from: Allan L on October 23, 2009, 03:52:19 AM
No idea yet, but it must be Irish, or Northern Irish!
Sorry Allan, but I missed your reply...
You are absolutely right, this is an Irish car, as the shape of the grille may suggest...
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2009, 05:16:02 PM »
This one shouldn't be so hard...
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2010, 07:10:58 AM »
I'm truly surprised this one is still here.
You know the place and if I'm saying that it's not that hard...
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2010, 07:38:22 AM »
I don't know what can I add.
Think of the place, and a famous name have to come into your mind.
A quick search will remember you that this man was also involved in a sport, road car: this one!
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 05:52:47 PM »
Is that man Derek Daly?
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2010, 06:08:26 PM »
Not him...
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2010, 03:48:01 AM »
Could be Paddy Hopkirk
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2010, 04:24:49 AM »
Joe Kelly? (the racing driver not the member of the Kelly Family)
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2010, 05:52:16 AM »
Not Daly or Hopkirk.
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2010, 05:58:14 AM »
Quote from: Allemano on February 11, 2010, 04:24:49 AM
Joe Kelly? (the racing driver not the member of the Kelly Family)
That's all?
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2010, 06:02:35 AM »
They both end with "ly" after all...
Not Kelly,Daly or Hopkirkly.  ;D
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2010, 09:08:30 AM »
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 11, 2010, 06:02:35 AM
Hopkirkly.

Damn! You mean I messed up the spelling of ANOTHER name?
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2010, 09:15:49 AM »
It was a joke.  ;)
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2010, 09:21:59 AM »
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 11, 2010, 09:15:49 AM
It was a joke.  ;)


I know - just got dinged for spelling in two other posts this morning.  8)
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2010, 09:33:37 AM »
This one is not that hard (and I know that I can't keep saying that each time)...and this man was indeed a pilot, but.......
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2010, 09:49:34 AM »
Quote from: Paul Jaray on February 11, 2010, 09:33:37 AM
This one is not that hard (and I know that I can't keep saying that each time)...and this man was indeed a pilot, but.......

I couldn't find the English version, but I guess you probably know what it's about..  ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HVtpxXLKYQ

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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2010, 09:54:59 AM »
 :lmao:
The man who built this was very active as a pilot, constructor, inventor....in many fields.
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2010, 10:00:15 AM »
That's Rex McCandless in his Sports Car of 1956.
To many he is better known for his autogyros but he was also credited with the Norton"featherbed" frame motorcycle.
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Re: PJ - 269
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2010, 10:14:22 AM »
 :applause:
What took you so long?
That's the only decent pic I've been able to find...I believe it was called Shamrock (or the book where I read that was referring to the american-styled one?)
Well done.
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Re: Solved -PJ269- McCandless Sports Car 1956
« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2011, 10:43:03 AM »
This is the 3rd of 3 prototypes of what was hoped to be a production car. It was found that importing the mechanical bits to Northern Ireland and exporting the complete package would make it to expensive. I cannot find reference to Shamrock in reference to this car.
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Re: Solved -PJ269- McCandless Sports Car 1956
« Reply #24 on: December 08, 2013, 09:31:05 AM »
Also known as 'Dorothy's car' it was commissioned by Laurie McGladery for his wife Dorothys.
First registered in 1956. RZ 6516 was originally driven by Dorothy McGladdery.
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