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Solved - MJW #1058 - Binnie MG Holden Special 1953
« on: December 12, 2012, 05:12:31 PM »
For a point I need the base car, model, what engine it used and the name of the constructor
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2012, 06:46:26 PM »
Looks like an MG engine.
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2012, 02:48:10 AM »
Quote from: FrontMan on December 15, 2012, 06:46:26 PM
Looks like an MG engine.
There is an MG connection but not the engine!
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2012, 03:44:15 AM »
Moving up a level
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2012, 05:48:17 PM »
Bmc a series engine?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2012, 04:58:27 AM »
Quote from: gilescooperuk on December 25, 2012, 05:48:17 PM
Bmc a series engine?
No - not a British engine....
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2012, 06:23:12 AM »
Peugeot engine?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2012, 10:41:47 AM »
Quote from: D-type on December 26, 2012, 06:23:12 AM
Peugeot engine?
Not a Peugeot or indeed a French engine......
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2012, 10:56:59 AM »
American?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2012, 11:19:30 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on December 26, 2012, 10:56:59 AM
American?
Nothing to do with America - North or South
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2012, 11:21:14 AM »
Italian motor?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2012, 11:31:58 AM »
Quote from: RayTheRat on December 26, 2012, 11:21:14 AM
Italian motor?

Not an Italian motor.

A clue (similar to one I've given in my #1061) is that the base car comes from one country but the engine and car were constructed and raced in another......
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2012, 12:15:43 PM »
Something tells me this isn't the UK. Is it Australia? Maybe MG chassis with Holden engine.
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2012, 03:42:10 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on December 26, 2012, 12:15:43 PM
Something tells me this isn't the UK. Is it Australia? Maybe MG chassis with Holden engine.
Yes - you're spot on there......
LOCKED for you to tell me the name of the constructor and the MG model used for the chassis
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2012, 04:03:33 PM »
Is it an original version of the Norman Crowfoot Special? MG TC chassis?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #15 on: December 26, 2012, 04:53:06 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on December 26, 2012, 04:03:33 PM
Is it an original version of the Norman Crowfoot Special? MG TC chassis?
Not by Norman Crowfoot and the it's not a TF chassis.
I'll keep it locked for you for one more try only.
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2012, 07:44:11 AM »
Unlock it by all means. I've tried Google and Google Image, and I've been through the nostalgia forum's Australian Racing 50s thread. No clues. Is it a pre-war Magnette chassis?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #17 on: December 27, 2012, 08:02:53 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on December 27, 2012, 07:44:11 AM
Unlock it by all means. I've tried Google and Google Image, and I've been through the nostalgia forum's Australian Racing 50s thread. No clues. Is it a pre-war Magnette chassis?
Okay thanks nicanary - by the way it's a post WWII chassis that it's based on......
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2013, 03:10:00 AM »
I wonder if a Pro knows the answer?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2013, 04:26:23 AM »
MG TC chassis?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2013, 04:35:08 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on January 05, 2013, 04:26:23 AM
MG TC chassis?
A later model than a TC which rather belies the look of the car!
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2013, 04:56:31 AM »
MG TD?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2013, 05:20:55 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on January 05, 2013, 04:56:31 AM
MG TD?
Hmm....I now have conflicting evidence that it's either a TD or TF chassis.

Just to sum up what has been established so far.....
It's an Australian MG TD/TF? based car with a Holden engine.
All I need now the the name of the person who built it.
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2013, 07:05:09 AM »
is the car still around?
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Re: MJW #1058
« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2013, 07:55:05 AM »
Quite honestly I don't know what happened to the car.
I've now confirmed it was an MG TD Special fitted with a Holden engine.

Another clue - the man I'm looking for had a business to do with Holden engines and also raced other Holden engined MGs.
This one was, I believe, the first one.

Here's another small photo of the car -
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