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SOLVED: Djetset #449 - 1954 Warrior-Bristol
« on: December 05, 2010, 06:47:56 AM »
Full details of this car please to gain a point.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2010, 04:09:07 PM by Djetset »
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Re: Djetset #449
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2010, 07:50:13 AM »
That's a re-run
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Re: Djetset #449
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2010, 07:52:39 AM »
OK, it didn't show up ay all on a search.  I will change the image now though.
« Last Edit: December 05, 2010, 07:54:51 AM by Djetset »
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Re: Djetset #449
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2010, 04:31:56 AM »
Experts?
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Re: Djetset #449
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2010, 06:07:57 AM »
Warrior-Bristol 1954

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Re: Djetset #449
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2010, 06:26:19 AM »
Well done Woodinsight; another point closer to becoming a Pro!  It is indeed the 1954 Warrior-Bristol, a car with a very complex history having raced in England, Australia and now the USA.  Nice to see a Bristol-related puzzle being solved promptly though  ;)
« Last Edit: December 12, 2010, 04:08:46 PM by Djetset »
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #449 - 1954 Warrior-Bristol
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2010, 04:04:34 PM »
It also raced in Singapore extensively - but that's just another snippet of this car's race history.
I might also try to do an article in the future as there is not enough space here to do the car justice.

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #449 - 1954 Warrior-Bristol
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2010, 04:10:45 PM »
Thanks for the extra info Woodinsight, and I look forward greatly to reading your more extensive article on this car, as it has had a full and complex racing career.
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SAC#704 : Warrior-Bristol 1954
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2014, 01:54:38 AM »
Please , identify this car correctly for 1 point !  :)

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2014, 02:24:47 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2014, 07:03:19 AM »
From UK ?

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2014, 08:38:17 AM »
Yes !

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2014, 10:57:39 AM »
MG A ??

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2014, 11:18:49 AM »
Frazer Nash?
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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2014, 02:30:27 PM »
Not MG A and not Frazer Nash !

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2014, 07:03:45 PM »
Based on a Bristol 450?

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2014, 07:05:03 PM »
A long shot: is it the Revis-Borgward?
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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2014, 01:38:47 AM »
Not a Revis-Borgward !

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2014, 02:26:11 AM »
Pros !

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2014, 04:49:53 AM »
That air intake looks like it could be for an Elva ohv conversion on a Ford sv Engine. Is that a Buckler chassis ?
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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2014, 05:52:20 AM »
Not Elva or Buckler !

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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2014, 06:29:33 AM »
It looks a great deal like the Warrior-Bristol without the tail fin. Is it an early version?
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Re: SAC#704
« Reply #22 on: May 17, 2014, 07:07:56 AM »
Yes ! Warrior-Bristol 1954
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Re: SAC#704 : Warrior-Bristol 1954
« Reply #23 on: May 17, 2014, 07:35:55 AM »
It's a repost, which is why I had doubts!
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #449 - 1954 Warrior-Bristol
« Reply #24 on: May 17, 2014, 07:45:41 AM »
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