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Solved - MJW #882 - Jacobs-MG Special 1949
« on: April 12, 2012, 01:42:04 PM »
What car is this?
Name the marque, which car marque it was based on and the year for a point.
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 02:40:27 PM »
Experts?

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 04:02:43 PM »
Stovebolt Special?
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2012, 12:15:46 AM »
There is a resemblance but it's not the Stovebolt

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2012, 08:03:25 AM »
Is it another ex-HWM team car: an [a?] HWM-Jaguar?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 12:26:22 PM »
Is it another ex-HWM team car: an [a?] HWM-Jaguar?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Unfortunately you're barking up the wrong tree.....
Nothing to do with either HWM or Jaguar - it's a smaller car than those.

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2012, 03:43:00 PM »
Austin Seven based?
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2012, 03:45:18 PM »
Austin Seven based?

No - larger than an an Austin Seven!

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2012, 07:06:54 AM »
Jaguar?

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2012, 01:04:26 PM »
Jaguar?

No - smaller than a Jaguar.... ;)

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2012, 03:09:42 PM »
Triumph Herald/Spitfire ?
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2012, 03:27:09 PM »
Triumph Herald/Spitfire ?
No - it's an older base car than those......

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2012, 04:52:46 PM »
Final guess:  MG TD based
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2012, 04:55:40 PM »
Final guess:  MG TD based
Yes - based on an MG TD.
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2012, 06:24:52 PM »
Please unlock - I haven't a clue as it clearly is not a Lester-MG
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2012, 12:46:06 AM »
Not a Lester-MG
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2012, 12:29:19 PM »
Dick Jacobs
1951

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2012, 12:53:02 PM »
Dick Jacobs
1951
Yes it is a Jacobs-MG Special but not from 1951 (slightly earlier than that).
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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2012, 05:50:15 PM »
My source said 1951 but ok, let say 1950...

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Re: MJW #882
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2012, 12:35:18 AM »
My source said 1951 but ok, let say 1950...
Alright let's not split hairs - the car was actually built in 1949.
Another point for you.

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Re: Solved - MJW #882 - Jacobs-MG Special 1949
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2012, 11:52:24 AM »
Thank you!