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Solved - NEH 2413: 1959 Jaguar XK150S converted into "Tow Car" 1968 by WSM
« on: January 25, 2013, 07:32:20 AM »
For the point I need:

What's the base car and from when does it date?
Who did the modifications?
When was this body constructed?
What is the car known as and why?

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Re: NEH 2413
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2013, 06:37:27 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 2413
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2013, 06:48:29 AM »
Started as a 1959 XK 150 FHC.
Bought in 1964 from a Mr. Hull, designed by Douglas Wilson Spratt and built in 1968 by Peels in kingston upon Thames.
Nicknamed 150 S-tate and also Towcar, as the car was fitted with a tow bar to trailer racing cars to meetings. The car was even raced..
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Re: NEH 2413
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2013, 07:41:03 AM »
Quote from: Hiawatha on February 01, 2013, 06:48:29 AM
Started as a 1959 XK 150 FHC.
Bought in 1964 from a Mr. Hull, designed by Douglas Wilson Spratt and built in 1968 by Peels in kingston upon Thames.
Nicknamed 150 S-tate and also Towcar, as the car was fitted with a tow bar to trailer racing cars to meetings. The car was even raced..

That's it, yes, although I had as being built by WSM (which of course stands for Wilson-Spratt Motors) and I hadn't heard of the S-tate nickname!
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Re: NEH 2413
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2013, 06:50:25 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on February 01, 2013, 07:41:03 AM
That's it, yes, although I had as being built by WSM (which of course stands for Wilson-Spratt Motors) and I hadn't heard of the S-tate nickname!

I just read that WSM actually stands for "Wilson-Spratt-McManus"..!
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