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For the point I'll need to know exactly what this is, what it is known as, when it was built, who built it, who it was built for and what is its chassis number!

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2011, 10:22:23 AM »
No more red cars?!
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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2011, 04:36:23 AM »
One of Lady Dockers Daimlers ?

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2011, 08:56:06 AM »
One of Lady Dockers Daimlers ?

It's a Daimler, but nothing to do with Lady Docker!
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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2011, 04:31:37 PM »
1950, DE36 Hooper DHC

Green Goddess, six cars of this type were built, three left-hand drive which were all exported to Daimler's agent in New York, Fergus Motors, in June 1950.

The original owner was James Milton

Chassis number: 51753

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2011, 07:29:16 PM »
1950, DE36 Hooper DHC

Green Goddess, six cars of this type were built, three left-hand drive which were all exported to Daimler's agent in New York, Fergus Motors, in June 1950.

The original owner was James Milton

Chassis number: 51753

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You're on the right track all right - it's a DE-36 Green Goddess by Hooper, but it's not 1950, it's not No. 6 and it's not S/N 51753.

But since only 8 were made (not 6!) you're almost there.

Locked for you to have another crack at which Green Goddess this is!

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 11:04:37 AM »
I presume it's not Chasssis 51233.

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 11:21:39 AM »
I presume it's not Chasssis 51233.

No; actually you were only 1 number out before..
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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2011, 11:23:26 AM »
Was in the hands of Bristol motor company ?
Destroyed by fire in 2004.

Chassis 51754 Bodied by Hooper in 1951 for Tim Eaton of Canada

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2011, 11:25:38 AM »
The 'I presume it's not' post was tongue in cheek as 51233 was the first and last one to be bodied.  :)

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Re: NEH 1433
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2011, 11:33:12 AM »
Was in the hands of Bristol motor company ?
Destroyed by fire in 2004.

Chassis 51754 Bodied by Hooper in 1951 for Tim Eaton of Canada

That's the one, yes (no. 7 of 8 built).
Don't know if was in the hands of Bristol and I didn't know it was destroyed by fire either.  Shame.  But others survive and one of them was completely restoredrecently:

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