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Identify the make and approx. engine size of this sports car for one point.
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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 06:21:19 AM »
Experts?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 03:18:30 PM »
is there some Ferrari 250 gt sw base in this car?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 03:48:45 PM »
is there some Ferrari 250 gt sw base in this car?
No, far from that.....

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 04:19:51 PM »
American home-made ?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 04:24:57 PM »
American home-made ?
The base car is not American but I believe it was rebodied in the USA.....

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2013, 05:41:03 PM »
Austin Healey based?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2013, 03:52:51 AM »
Austin Healey based?
The base car is British but not an Austin-Healey

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2013, 04:18:36 AM »
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2013, 05:09:51 AM »
Triumph based?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2013, 01:48:59 PM »
Aston Martin DB3s base?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2013, 02:15:11 PM »
Allard base ?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2013, 03:47:42 PM »
Not Allard, Aston Martin or Triumph based.......

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2013, 05:30:14 PM »
Jaguar ck based?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2013, 11:46:37 PM »
Jaguar ck based?
Not that either - the car is relatively small even though the driver is large......

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2013, 01:41:18 AM »
MG based?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2013, 01:51:30 AM »
MG based?
Not MG but of a similar size to the smaller cars of that marque

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2013, 03:41:10 AM »
Morris?
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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2013, 04:33:02 AM »
Morris?
Not Morris
The marque I'm looking for built mainly sports cars.....

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #20 on: March 13, 2013, 04:44:56 AM »
Morgan?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2013, 04:55:23 AM »
Lotus?

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2013, 05:57:57 AM »
Dellow?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2013, 08:56:54 AM »
Not Dellow, Lotus or Morgan but you've got the right idea ;)

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Re: MJW #1150
« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2013, 09:07:11 AM »
Interestingly, the car is LHD, and you'ld think that low-volume manufacturers would not have made a chassis in that format. How about a build-it-yourself car? Buckler?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia