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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: woodinsight on January 16, 2012, 01:37:19 PM

Title: Solved - MJW #836 - Alexis Mk 1 1954
Post by: woodinsight on January 16, 2012, 01:37:19 PM
Identify the make, model and year of this small sports car for a point.....
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Post by: Paul Jaray on January 18, 2012, 09:25:56 AM
Great puzzles as usual!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: woodinsight on January 18, 2012, 09:36:19 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 18, 2012, 09:25:56 AM
Great puzzles as usual!  :thumbsup:
Thanks!
Sometimes I think they may be a bit tough to solve but only a handful end up in the BH.
Title: Re: MJW #836
Post by: woodinsight on January 22, 2012, 08:49:37 PM
Expertise please.....
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Post by: woodinsight on February 11, 2012, 11:07:26 AM
Pros turn
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Post by: Djetset on February 13, 2012, 03:05:03 PM
Starting at the beginning, is it Austin 7-based?
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Post by: Allan L 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.
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Post by: woodinsight 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.
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Post by: Djetset on February 14, 2012, 04:07:44 PM
A Buckler?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 14, 2012, 04:17:43 PM
Not a Buckler.
Clue - this company made many single-seater racing cars.....
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Post by: Carnut on February 14, 2012, 04:37:51 PM
Lotus?
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Post by: Djetset on February 14, 2012, 04:42:56 PM
Cooper?
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Post by: pnegyesi on February 15, 2012, 02:52:40 AM
Tojeiro?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 03:22:01 AM
Not Lotus, Cooper or Tojeiro....
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Post by: pnegyesi on February 15, 2012, 03:43:50 AM
Lester?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 06:17:21 AM
Not Lester either
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Post by: Djetset 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?
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2012, 06:27:40 AM
Lola?
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Post by: woodinsight 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.
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Post by: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 06:29:21 AM
Pilbeam?
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Post by: woodinsight 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....
Title: Re: MJW #836
Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 06:41:40 AM
Quote from: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 06:29:21 AM
Pilbeam?
Not Pilbeam
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2012, 06:47:57 AM
Emeryson?
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Post by: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 06:56:26 AM
Chevron?
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Post by: Carnut on February 15, 2012, 08:10:30 AM
McLaren?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 10:41:22 AM
Not Emeryson, Chevron or McLaren.....
It's not obscure and most of you will know the make  ;)
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Post by: Carnut on February 15, 2012, 11:03:16 AM
Elva?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 11:54:48 AM
Sorry but not Elva
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Post by: pnegyesi on February 15, 2012, 12:19:28 PM
Kieft?
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Post by: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 12:44:02 PM
Mallock?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 02:37:20 PM
Not Kieft or Mallock....
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Post by: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 02:41:07 PM
Not B.R.M. surely?
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Post by: Wendax on February 15, 2012, 02:45:06 PM
Although from a different time: Reynard?
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Post by: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 02:46:27 PM
Also too early for Van Diemen I guess?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 02:57:24 PM
Not BRM
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Post by: woodinsight on February 15, 2012, 03:00:39 PM
The puzzle car dates from 1954.
The race car manufacturer of the same name dates from 1959 although they did produce a different type of car in the earlier 1950s.....
Confusing perhaps but the clues are there.
Title: Re: MJW #836
Post by: Djetset on February 15, 2012, 03:06:16 PM
That rules out Connaught then(?).
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Post by: Carnut on February 16, 2012, 09:42:40 AM
You never answered Wendax's Lola question!?
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Post by: Carnut on February 16, 2012, 11:00:54 AM
Crossle?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 16, 2012, 11:44:06 AM
Quote from: Carnut on February 16, 2012, 09:42:40 AM
You never answered Wendax's Lola question!?
That one slipped my notice, thanks Carnut.
It's not a Lola though....
Title: Re: MJW #836
Post by: woodinsight on February 16, 2012, 11:45:09 AM
Not Connaught or Crossle....
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Post by: woodinsight on February 16, 2012, 11:46:09 AM
The make is more on a par with Reynard or Van Diemen.....
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Post by: pnegyesi on February 17, 2012, 08:03:45 AM
Merlyn?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 17, 2012, 10:17:14 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on February 17, 2012, 08:03:45 AM
Merlyn?
Not Merlyn....
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Post by: Carnut on February 17, 2012, 10:51:45 AM
Alexis?
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Post by: woodinsight on February 17, 2012, 11:49:13 AM
Quote from: Carnut on February 17, 2012, 10:51:45 AM
Alexis?
Bingo! We have a winner!

The puzzle car is an Alexis Mk 1 built in 1954.
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