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Solved - NEH 1742: MER by Matamata Engineering
« on: April 12, 2012, 07:35:54 AM »
What's this and who built it - for 1 point? (Picture has been changed due to re-post..)

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Re: NEH 1742
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 05:19:34 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1742
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 08:21:07 AM »
This is an MER special built by Les Reisterer of New Zealand.
A few were built, and this one is driven here by Doug Cross at the Pukehoke Grass track, probably in 1970
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Re: NEH 1742
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 09:09:55 AM »
Quote from: Oswald on April 19, 2012, 08:21:07 AM
This is an MER special built by Les Reisterer of New Zealand.
A few were built, and this one is driven here by Doug Cross at the Pukehoke Grass track, probably in 1970

Largely correct.
It is a (I thought it was THE!) MER, powered by a 1293cc bored-out Mini Cooper engine and it is being driven by Doug Cross.
But I have a different builder.
Locked for you to come up with what I have.
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Re: NEH 1742
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2012, 06:37:08 AM »
Les Reisterer's company was named Matamata Engineering (MER is for Matamata Engineering Reisterer), so I guess this is what you have.
He build 5 or 6 and at least one has a rather gorgeous streamlined body.
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Re: NEH 1742
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2012, 07:28:14 AM »
Quote from: Oswald on April 20, 2012, 06:37:08 AM
Les Reisterer's company was named Matamata Engineering (MER is for Matamata Engineering Reisterer), so I guess this is what you have.
He build 5 or 6 and at least one has a rather gorgeous streamlined body.


Matamata Engineering is what I was looking for, yes, although I understood that it was Alan Pepper's company..

Well done.
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Solved NIC#64 - 1969 MER sports-racing car
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2013, 08:18:11 AM »
What is this car?
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Re: NIC #64
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2013, 01:55:16 PM »
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Re: NIC #64
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2013, 05:02:04 AM »
That's a 1969 MER, designed by Les Reisterer and built by Matamata Engineering in New Zealand. The engine is a 1357cc A-series.
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Re: NIC #64
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2013, 05:16:43 AM »
Quote from: Oswald on December 09, 2013, 05:02:04 AM
That's a 1969 MER, designed by Les Reisterer and built by Matamata Engineering in New Zealand. The engine is a 1357cc A-series.


Exactly. We've had one of their single-seaters before, but they also made sports-racers.
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Re: Solved - NEH 1742: MER by Matamata Engineering
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Re: Solved - NEH 1742: MER by Matamata Engineering
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2015, 06:00:17 AM »
Thanks.
Done.
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