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Solved - NEH 2682: Ford-based special from Kenya - 1959
« on: May 17, 2013, 10:35:05 AM »
What's this and where was this car built - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2013, 11:45:21 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2013, 04:55:23 PM »
Lancia Aprilia based?

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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2013, 06:22:59 PM »
Looks more like a Ford Prefect.
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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2013, 12:41:39 AM »
More like a Ford Eight than a Prefect. :-\

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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2013, 10:07:10 AM »
Lancia Aprilia based?

Not a Lancia..

Looks more like a Ford Prefect.
More like a Ford Eight than a Prefect. :-\

..but Ford Prefect 1172 cc sidevalve-based, yes.  
Anyway, that was the easy bit..  So now, where was this car built?
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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2013, 12:17:48 PM »
South Africa?
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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2013, 01:10:11 PM »
South Africa?

Right continent, wrong country..
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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2013, 02:36:43 PM »
Kenya?
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Re: NEH 2682
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2013, 07:27:23 PM »
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Re: Solved - NEH 2682: Ford-based special from Kenya - 1959
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2013, 10:31:04 AM »
Do you know any more about this car?
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Re: Solved - NEH 2682: Ford-based special from Kenya - 1959
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2013, 11:02:21 AM »
Do you know any more about this car?

I'm afraid not.
I can PM you the link to the site where I found it but it doesn't really add much..
I'll do it tomorrow.
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