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Solved NIC#242 - 1918 Straker-Squire 15hp Brooklands racer
« on: June 26, 2014, 10:13:33 AM »
Year and marque please, for one point.
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2014, 06:30:32 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2014, 06:07:36 AM »
Sunbeam ?

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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2014, 06:14:23 AM »
If not a Sunbeam it could be a 1922 Star...

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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2014, 06:29:42 AM »
Neither a Sunbeam nor a Star. But it is British.
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2014, 06:38:21 AM »
Vauxhall ?

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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2014, 06:45:47 AM »
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2014, 09:31:59 AM »
Talbot ?

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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2014, 10:04:25 AM »
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2014, 12:30:02 PM »
So many left.... AC ?

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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2014, 12:34:36 PM »
So many left.... AC ?

You're right - so many. Most British marques were used for racing at some time or other.

Bigger than an AC.
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2014, 06:10:28 AM »
Is it from 1920-1925?
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2014, 06:35:11 AM »
Is it form 1920-1925?

A little bit earlier.
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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2014, 08:03:00 AM »
Found it : 1918 Straker-Squire at Brooklands

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Re: NIC #242
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2014, 08:12:06 AM »
Found it : 1918 Straker-Squire at Brooklands

Yes! Well solved. Nearly every car maker in the UK was represented at Brooklands at some time or other - most of the races were on a handicap basis, so anything could enter, and most did. This basic form of streamlining was commonplace, so it's not always easy to recognise the marque.

This is a 15hp model, nicknamed PDQ. (Pretty Damned Quick).
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Re: Solved NIC#242 - 1918 Straker-Squire 15hp Brooklands racer
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2014, 10:24:22 AM »
PDQ, a really good name !