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What car is this? What name was it known by? Who was the constructor/driver and his nationality?
Also include make of engine in your reply.
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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2012, 06:43:35 AM »
Moving up.....

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2012, 07:28:07 PM »
Australian
Peugeot powered
Duncan Rollo

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2012, 01:03:35 AM »
Australian
Peugeot powered
Yes that's correct so far. Can you give me the name of the constructor/driver to complete the puzzle?
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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2012, 11:20:50 AM »
Is it Bob Kingsbury (the only Peugeot special builder I know of)
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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2012, 01:37:49 AM »
Is it Bob Kingsbury (the only Peugeot special builder I know of)
Not him I'm afraid.
The builder/driver of this car was sadly killed in it.....

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2012, 01:10:11 AM »
OPEN again.....

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2012, 10:16:34 AM »
Promoting this one to the point starved Pros......

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2012, 02:28:28 PM »
Bill Cooke?

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2012, 02:37:28 PM »

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2012, 02:42:49 PM »
Ian Mountain, 1954

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Re: MJW #1022
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2012, 03:41:01 PM »
Ian Mountain, 1954
Yes that's the man - well found!
I have the car filed as the Mountain Peugeot Special 1954 in the absence of any official name.
Another point to add to your large haul of them  ;D

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Re: Solved - MJW #1022 - Mountain Peugeot Special 1954 (Ian Mountain)
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2012, 03:47:07 PM »
Thank you  ;D