Author Topic: Solved - MJW #836 - Alexis Mk 1 1954 (Read 1664 times)

woodinsight · « **on:** January 16, 2012, 01:37:19 PM »

Identify the make, model and year of this small sports car for a point.....

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2012, 09:25:56 AM »

Great puzzles as usual!

woodinsight · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2012, 09:36:19 AM »

Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 18, 2012, 09:25:56 AM

Great puzzles as usual!

Thanks!
Sometimes I think they may be a bit tough to solve but only a handful end up in the BH.

woodinsight · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2012, 08:49:37 PM »

Expertise please.....

woodinsight · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:07:26 AM »

Pros turn

Djetset · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2012, 03:05:03 PM »

Starting at the beginning, is it Austin 7-based?

Allan L · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2012, 07:33:28 PM »

Those look more like prewar Ford 8 wheels and the grille looks like a flattened Ford Prefect job so perhaps it's a Ford special.

woodinsight · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2012, 10:19:56 PM »

I don't know what it was based on but I suspect it was Ford rather than Austin.
As a clue - this I believe was the forerunner of many cars of this marque.

Djetset · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2012, 04:07:44 PM »

A Buckler?

woodinsight · « **Reply #9 on:** February 14, 2012, 04:17:43 PM »

Not a Buckler.
Clue - this company made many single-seater racing cars.....

Carnut · « **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2012, 04:37:51 PM »

Lotus?

Djetset · « **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2012, 04:42:56 PM »

Cooper?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2012, 02:52:40 AM »

Tojeiro?

woodinsight · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2012, 03:22:01 AM »

Not Lotus, Cooper or Tojeiro....

pnegyesi · « **Reply #14 on:** February 15, 2012, 03:43:50 AM »

Lester?

woodinsight · « **Reply #15 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:17:21 AM »

Not Lester either

Djetset · « **Reply #16 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:25:17 AM »

So far all of our answers have been for British firms. Are we correct in thinking this car is British?

Wendax · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:27:40 AM »

Lola?

woodinsight · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:28:04 AM »

Yes it is British
A small clue - the single seaters the company built were mainly for the smaller capacity classes.

Djetset · « **Reply #19 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:29:21 AM »

Pilbeam?

woodinsight · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:40:55 AM »

Okay - hold everything for the moment!
I have just found the article accompanying the photo and I have to admit I was mistaken.
The puzzle car was not the forerunner of the maker of single-seaters and sports racers.

However it shares the same marque name.

It will be enough to give me the marque name to gain the point....

woodinsight · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:41:40 AM »

Quote from: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 06:29:21 AM

Pilbeam?

Not Pilbeam

Wendax · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:47:57 AM »

Emeryson?

Djetset · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2012, 06:56:26 AM »

Chevron?

Carnut · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:10:30 AM »

McLaren?

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