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Solved - NEH 2979: MGA Special from Puerto Rico
« on: September 13, 2013, 07:26:19 AM »
What's this, from where - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2013, 09:07:16 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2013, 05:15:29 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2013, 06:05:32 AM »
Looking at the background, is this car based on a Jeep CJ of some kind?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2013, 06:05:58 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 07, 2013, 06:05:32 AM
Looking at the background, is this car based on a Jeep CJ of some kind?

No!
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2013, 06:58:59 AM »
American?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2013, 11:52:34 AM »
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2013, 04:11:27 PM »
Is it a home-made one-off?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2013, 06:37:48 PM »
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2013, 04:52:22 PM »
South American ?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2013, 06:28:33 PM »
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2013, 12:26:39 AM »
Austin-Healey based?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2013, 03:56:41 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on October 09, 2013, 12:26:39 AM
Austin-Healey based?

No, but you're heading in the right direction..
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2013, 04:26:59 AM »
Triumph Spitfire?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2013, 06:14:03 AM »
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2013, 07:03:19 AM »
MG Midget?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2013, 07:12:33 AM »
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #17 on: October 09, 2013, 08:37:55 AM »
MGB based?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #18 on: October 09, 2013, 08:46:59 AM »
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2013, 09:28:15 AM »
MG A?
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #20 on: October 09, 2013, 10:30:39 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on October 09, 2013, 09:28:15 AM
MG A?

Yes!
I can lock it for you now to see if you can trace its origins.
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #21 on: October 09, 2013, 10:46:57 AM »
Thank you, but it is not my field...I'll try to find something more, but I'm sure someone else would be quicker...so feel free to unlock when you want.
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #22 on: October 09, 2013, 10:50:53 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on October 09, 2013, 10:46:57 AM
Thank you, but it is not my field...I'll try to find something more, but I'm sure someone else would be quicker...so feel free to unlock when you want.

All right.  Anyone can have a go!
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #23 on: October 09, 2013, 02:30:58 PM »
Only Jeeps in the background helped, it's amazing what Google will turn up if you search: "mga based""jeep"

MGA based Roadster made in Puerto Rico, there's only one in existence, the chassis & drive train are British made while the rest of the parts were from different cars including the front fenders off a motorcycle.

The body was made from sheets of metal, the drive train and chassis are off a MGA roadster, the fenders are off a motorcycle and some parts were taken from a Jeep CJ.
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Re: NEH 2979
« Reply #24 on: October 09, 2013, 04:36:31 PM »
It's amazing that I spent almost an hour on googling about "MG A based jeep", without any result, and I searched in google.it, .de, .co.uk, .us....not in google.portorico!
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