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Speedsport Ford T Special
« on: October 31, 2012, 04:19:02 PM »
Who knows this car?
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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2012, 03:44:11 PM »
Up!

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 03:22:31 PM »
Our professional puzzlers might know this one...

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2012, 04:18:37 PM »
German?

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 04:23:39 PM »
No, neither the (obvious) basis car nor the coachbuilding company were german.

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2012, 04:46:18 PM »
Emmel from Belgium?

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2012, 04:53:07 PM »
Not Emmel, but Belgium is right!

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2012, 04:53:29 PM »
Speedsport?

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2012, 04:55:47 PM »
LOCKED for you!

Give me a reasonable year and the point is yours.

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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2012, 05:00:12 PM »
Bartsoen & Bonar started their Model T conversions as Speedford in 1923, changed the name to Speedford in 1924 and discontinued their production in 1927. So I go for 1924.
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Re: grob 2012_10_31 (05)
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2012, 05:29:51 PM »
Right!
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Re: Speedsport Ford T Special
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2012, 09:52:56 PM »

The car seems to be much lighter than a regular Model T Ford. If thats possible :-)

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Re: Speedsport Ford T Special
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2013, 02:18:21 PM »
One rare photo of a Speedsport at Spa-Francorchamps:

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Re: Speedsport Ford T Special
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2018, 08:31:34 AM »
A wonderful contemporary advertisement: