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GTC #42 SOLVED: Bolwell MkVI
« on: September 15, 2008, 10:57:53 AM »
Guess this car.

1 point for the correct answer.

Good luck!
« Last Edit: April 18, 2015, 02:37:01 AM by DHoffmann »

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2008, 05:39:40 AM »
Pros?

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2008, 05:45:50 AM »
Merlyn MK VI?
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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2008, 05:47:10 AM »
Merlyn MK VI?
Nope, although this was probably intended for a similar league as evidenced by the similar bodywork.

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2008, 05:55:10 AM »
Perhaps a Genie-Climax
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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2008, 08:34:35 AM »
Also no. I believe this one to be a bit less known on the international circuit. It's a one-off.

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2008, 03:48:35 AM »
Australian?
Opinionated but sometimes wrong

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2008, 04:21:46 AM »
Regardless - cool logo.  ;)
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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2008, 05:02:52 AM »
 ;D It's original, that offset thing!
Australian?

Yessir.

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2008, 07:46:18 AM »
One-off, this.

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2008, 11:13:54 AM »
Bolwell mk6?
This one...
« Last Edit: October 11, 2008, 11:23:05 AM by Paul Jaray »

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2008, 12:04:57 PM »
Bolwell mk6?
This one...
Argh, the one and seemingly only image of the car on the web becomes my undoing.  ;D

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Re: GTC #42
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2008, 04:26:44 AM »
One-off, this.

That threw me. I didn't suspect it was a one-off from a prolific builder of cars.  :P
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Solved - NEH 2941: Bolwell SR6 one-off
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2013, 07:29:41 AM »
Identify this car correctly for 1 point:

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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2013, 02:37:33 PM »
boy does that look like the Campbell corvette special out of the Tom Mittler collection

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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2013, 06:02:49 PM »
boy does that look like the Campbell corvette special out of the Tom Mittler collection

..but that's not what it is!
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2013, 04:21:31 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2013, 05:13:47 PM »
Is it from the USA?
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2013, 05:46:02 PM »
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2013, 10:43:51 AM »
I loved this era of racing car design. It always seemed to me that it was hoped that such low cars would somehow simply slip under the air. 8)

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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2013, 03:19:35 PM »
And the radar it seems!
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #21 on: September 21, 2013, 07:36:07 AM »
Could it be a Healey?

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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #22 on: September 21, 2013, 01:29:44 PM »
Could it be a Healey?

It's not a Healey!
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2013, 01:22:42 PM »
Professionals?
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Re: NEH 2941
« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2013, 01:38:03 PM »
Felday ?
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