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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #25 on: October 03, 2014, 05:17:36 PM »
Taft?
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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #26 on: October 03, 2014, 06:56:31 PM »
Tait ?
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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #27 on: October 04, 2014, 12:26:06 AM »
Trot
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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2014, 01:49:13 AM »
Not Taft , Tait or Trot ! :o
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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2014, 05:01:37 AM »
Is it an English joke name - Test? (Another word for trial).
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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2014, 06:08:16 AM »
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I didn't know this word !
T.E.S.T Special 1953
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Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2014, 07:26:35 AM »
I suspect I got lucky on this one - the name of the car suggests that it was built by 4 people with the initials T.E.S.T. Still, every point is welcome at the Pro level.

I've never seen that photo before, nor have I heard of the car. Many British enthusiasts built trials cars in the 40s and 50s of this type, usually Ford 1172 s/v powered, until Mike Cannon came along with his lightweight cars which were readily available and affordable.
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Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2015, 09:15:54 AM »
By chance I've just seen this car mentioned on another site. It was described in detail in Autosport of 20.11.53. It had a supercharged Ford 1172cc s/v engine and coils at the back. I still don't know the full name of the builder, but his first name was Tony, because the name of the cars stands for "Tony's Eleven Seven Two."
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Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2015, 05:50:03 AM »
It's funny how things turn up long after you've forgotten about it. I've just watched a film on Youtube of the 1960 Felixstowe Rally, and this event was won by Tony Bray in the T.E.S.T. registration YMX9. He is seen during a driving test (manoeuvering) which formed part of the rally. So he didn't use the car just for trials.

BTW the film captions claim that he was a former boyfriend of Margaret Thatcher!
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Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2015, 06:06:31 AM »
Another pic
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Re: SAC#796
« Reply #35 on: March 21, 2022, 03:23:54 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 04, 2014, 05:01:37 AM
Is it an English joke name - Test? (Another word for trial).
Apparently it was Tony's Eleven Seventy Two, the builder being named Tony Gray
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