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Solved - MJW #809 - Vauxhall Special 1936/52 by Lionel Nicolls
« on: January 04, 2012, 12:55:15 PM »
Last one for today and probably the most difficult.
Identify the base car, the name of the person who was responsible for it's transformation and the dates involved - base car and year of re-bodying.
I don't know who actually built the body so I'd welcome any further information.....
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 05:22:26 AM »
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 01:12:41 AM »
Time for a Pro opinion
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2012, 08:39:31 AM »
Let's get this one rolling.  It is based on a Peugeot 203?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2012, 09:18:05 AM »
Not Peugeot based.
It may be a difficult one so let me provide a clue - the base car is British.
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2012, 12:12:12 PM »
The base car is a popular British make - not Ford!
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012, 04:14:21 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on March 07, 2012, 12:12:12 PM
The base car is a popular British make - not Ford!

Triumph base?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2012, 04:28:52 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on March 08, 2012, 04:14:21 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on March 07, 2012, 12:12:12 PM
The base car is a popular British make - not Ford!

Triumph base?
Not Triumph but a make known more for its saloons rather than any sporting types....(except in recent years!)
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2012, 05:42:16 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on March 08, 2012, 04:28:52 AM
Quote from: Carnut on March 08, 2012, 04:14:21 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on March 07, 2012, 12:12:12 PM
The base car is a popular British make - not Ford!

Triumph base?
Not Triumph but a make known more for its saloons rather than any sporting types....(except in recent years!)

That should narrow it down as there aren't many British names left..
Ford?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2012, 07:01:52 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on March 08, 2012, 05:42:16 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on March 08, 2012, 04:28:52 AM
Quote from: Carnut on March 08, 2012, 04:14:21 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on March 07, 2012, 12:12:12 PM
The base car is a popular British make - not Ford!

Triumph base?
Not Triumph but a make known more for its saloons rather than any sporting types....(except in recent years!)

That should narrow it down as there aren't many British names left..
Ford?
Not Ford......see reply 5!
The wheels may provide a clue ;)
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2012, 07:22:55 AM »
Vauxhall?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2012, 07:29:44 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on March 08, 2012, 07:01:52 AM
Quote from: Carnut on March 08, 2012, 05:42:16 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on March 08, 2012, 04:28:52 AM
Quote from: Carnut on March 08, 2012, 04:14:21 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on March 07, 2012, 12:12:12 PM
The base car is a popular British make - not Ford!

Triumph base?
Not Triumph but a make known more for its saloons rather than any sporting types....(except in recent years!)

That should narrow it down as there aren't many British names left..
Ford?
Not Ford......see reply 5!
The wheels may provide a clue ;)

Oh yes..
Actually I wrote Vauxhall first but then decided that even in modern times they're hardly renowned for sporting cars, which is why I changed it to Ford...
Just off-hand I can't think of any more large British manufacturers that a) still exist and b) were not involved in sporting cars in the 1950s!
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2012, 07:38:29 AM »
Yes, it's Vauxhall-based......
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2012, 07:11:17 AM »
OK, let's try to find the base car. Is it maybe an L-type Vauxhall (Wyvern/Velox)?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2012, 01:59:51 PM »
Quote from: ImpishGrin on July 02, 2012, 07:11:17 AM
OK, let's try to find the base car. Is it maybe an L-type Vauxhall (Wyvern/Velox)?
I don't know the model it was based on but the chassis is pre-1940 and the car was built post WW II......
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #15 on: July 04, 2012, 12:54:00 AM »
As this one is proving difficult to solve, I'm altering it to a two-point puzzle.

We've established that the base car is a pre-war Vauxhall and the conversion/bodywork is post-war.

A point is offered to the first person to come up with both correct dates.

The second point will be awarded to someone who can identify the owner/builder.
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #16 on: July 04, 2012, 08:54:10 AM »
OK, let's start with 1932/1952.
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2012, 10:29:41 AM »
Quote from: ImpishGrin on July 04, 2012, 08:54:10 AM
OK, let's start with 1932/1952.
You're 50% correct!
193x/1952 - locked for you until your next reply to fill in the 'x'
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2012, 06:48:16 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on July 04, 2012, 10:29:41 AM
Quote from: ImpishGrin on July 04, 2012, 08:54:10 AM
OK, let's start with 1932/1952.
You're 50% correct!
193x/1952 - locked for you until your next reply to fill in the 'x'
Any thoughts ImpishGrin before I open it again?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2012, 05:52:36 AM »
Open to all again
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2012, 06:17:45 AM »
1936/1952?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2012, 08:09:08 AM »
Quote from: Paul Jaray on September 04, 2012, 06:17:45 AM
1936/1952?
Yes, well done!
Another point for you.

So, this car is a 1936 Vauxhall-based sports car that was re-bodied in 1952.
The car was converted/rebuilt by L----- "N---" N------ at Enfield, Middlesex, UK
Still one point if you can find the name of this person. (the dashes do represent the number of missing letters)
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2012, 09:49:53 AM »
Lionel?
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2012, 10:14:51 AM »
Quote from: Paul Jaray on September 04, 2012, 09:49:53 AM
Lionel?
Yes!

Lionel "N---" N------

The second word is his "nickname" - a shortened version of his surname......
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Re: MJW #809
« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2012, 10:23:42 AM »
Lionel "Nick" Nichols?  (...Nickname   :D)
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