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What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 1971
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2012, 05:08:47 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1971
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2012, 06:02:43 PM »
UK special, probably built on something from the '50s or '60s; not a Bentley (or it would have surely have a Bentley grille) but perhaps something of a similar size, given the width.

Based on a Mk V Jaguar? Daimler Conquest? Or something less obvious?

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Re: NEH 1971
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2012, 06:27:51 PM »
UK special, probably built on something from the '50s or '60s; not a Bentley (or it would have surely have a Bentley grille) but perhaps something of a similar size, given the width.

Based on a Mk V Jaguar? Daimler Conquest? Or something less obvious?


I can see that you're thinking in print, but technically you're only allowed one question per post.
If you were still a Rookie I'd probably let you get away with it, but now that you're an Expert you're going to have to conform!

So, pick a question and ask it!
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Re: NEH 1971
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2012, 04:38:45 AM »
"Slack Special", based on a 1954 Jaguar MkVII and built by Bill Slack in the late 1950s/early 1960s.

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Re: NEH 1971
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2012, 06:29:54 AM »
"Slack Special", based on a 1954 Jaguar MkVII and built by Bill Slack in the late 1950s/early 1960s.


That's not a question!
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NEH 2470
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2013, 07:37:05 AM »
What's this and who built it - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2013, 05:49:18 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2013, 06:58:19 AM »
Riley Special ?

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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2013, 07:35:12 AM »
Riley Special ?

No Riley bits that I'm aware of..
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2013, 04:35:12 PM »
Willys connections?

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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2013, 06:23:14 PM »
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2013, 06:36:02 AM »
BMC A-Series engine?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2013, 10:30:27 AM »
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2013, 01:29:56 PM »
Some sort of Autotest special?
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2013, 01:51:46 PM »
British?

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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2013, 02:39:15 PM »
Some sort of Autotest special?

Don't think so; just a road car I believe.

British?

Yes!
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2013, 07:32:12 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2013, 10:10:32 AM »
When I first looked at this car it appeared to be quite small but if you look at certain details - wheels, bonnet (hood) length and the general heavy appearance - it became obvious that this car had been constructed from a larger car - almost certainly British.

I have recently posted several cars, based on Jaguars in particular, that have fascinated me by their sheer numbers and had a three-quarters rear view of this particular car (see below).

This particular car is the Slack Special built by William T. "Bill" Slack in the early/mid 1960s when he was the foreman at Caffyn's East Sussex garage. It was really a training exercise for Bill's trainee mechanics and was based on a shortened (by almost a metre!) 1954 Jaguar Mk VII chassis and clothed in a fairly basic but well-finished aluminium body.
Bill Slack retained the car for around 30 years before it was sold to a new owner in 1995.

Here's the photo from my photo library -

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Re: NEH 2470
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2013, 10:47:34 AM »
The phantom Jaguar specialist strikes again!
It seems you're absolutely right, although I had a different name when I posted it (I clearly hadn't read the story through closely enough but I'll pm you the link so you can read all about it).

Unfortunately though, as soon as I saw the name Slack I realised this is a repost of one of my own puzzles..  D'oh (again..)

So I'm sorry to say I'll have to merge it, though I'll give you a point for it as you've gone to some trouble to find it!

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Re: Solved - NEH 1971: Jaguar Slack Special on a 1954 Jaguar Mk VII
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2013, 11:10:48 AM »
Thanks Norman - PM sent