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SAC#868 : Ford Falcon Special 1951
« on: November 20, 2014, 03:40:15 AM »
What's this , for 1 point !  :)
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Re: SAC#868
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2014, 01:11:28 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#868
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2014, 05:01:07 AM »
Pros !

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Re: SAC#868
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2014, 06:09:04 AM »
I think we all know where the photo was found! ;D

Based on a Ford 1172cc s/v ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: SAC#868
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2014, 06:49:58 AM »
Yes !
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Re: SAC#868
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2014, 10:44:19 AM »
I think we all know where the photo was found! ;D


I'd be happy to know it...  ???

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2014, 11:06:58 AM »
Me too. It's not the first time that I read this kind of cryptic message.

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2014, 01:53:02 PM »
I'm not going to reveal my regular sources, but SACO has been taking quite a few recently from one place. It provides some really interesting puzzles, but trying to solve them will take a long time. You have to know where to look!
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2014, 02:08:59 PM »
 :)

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2014, 03:14:16 PM »
I know it...and it seems it's not a one-off

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2014, 04:58:57 PM »
I've found it - it's called a Ford Falcon Special, first registered in April 1951. Obviously powered by a Ford 10hp engine.

Falcon GRP bodies were first made in 1957, so I've no idea whether this car has any connection with that company. As a matter of interest, this special was for sale at £595, which seems an awful lot of money for a car flat-out at 60mph. At the time, you could have bought a Bugatti or similar for the same money.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2014, 05:42:42 PM »
..and here's her sister:
(they are not the same but in the description there are several matching points)

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Re: SAC#868 : Locked
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2014, 05:49:03 AM »
Yes ! Ford Falcon Special 1951
Another point for nicanary !  :)
The sister or the same car ? :

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Re: SAC#868 : Ford Falcon Special 1951
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2014, 06:17:56 AM »
There are many minor differences, but the biggest one is that they have different registration numbers from around the same period!
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