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Solved - NEH 3099: Australian Ford V8-engined Special
« on: November 19, 2013, 07:53:33 AM »
What's this, from where (and I don't know who the builder was...) - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 3099
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2013, 05:28:10 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 3099
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2013, 09:52:11 AM »
Ford Special?  Australian?  1950s ?
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Re: NEH 3099
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2013, 11:19:17 AM »
Quote from: D-type on November 26, 2013, 09:52:11 AM
Ford Special?  Australian?  1950s ?

Right on all counts.
But I just need you to be a bit more specific about its engine for the point.
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Re: NEH 3099
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2013, 11:51:04 AM »
Ford V8 ?
In Australia, was it branded as the Ford Pilot, or was that only in Britain/
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Re: NEH 3099
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2013, 07:55:16 AM »
Yes, that's really all I know about this car.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3099: Australian Ford V8-engined Special
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2013, 11:49:41 AM »
Unmodified puzzle photo:

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Re: Solved - NEH 3099: Australian Ford V8-engined Special
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2013, 12:58:41 PM »
I have a feeling that this car is a recent  'in the spirit of the 1950s' Ford V8 powered special.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3099: Australian Ford V8-engined Special
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2013, 02:10:02 PM »
Quote from: D-type on December 03, 2013, 12:58:41 PM
I have a feeling that this car is a recent  'in the spirit of the 1950s' Ford V8 powered special.

The grille looks an awful lot like a late-40s Ford truck unit.
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