Author Topic: Solved: PN #656 -- Harry Firth's MG TC special, 1950s (Read 1201 times)

pnegyesi · « **on:** June 29, 2014, 06:58:56 AM »

Do you know this car? Great! Because I don't. So this may be a repost. I know a country and an approximate year. Otherwise it is up to you to give me proof. So for a point: who built this?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2014, 02:08:21 AM »

Experts?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2014, 05:50:16 AM »

Professionals?

nicanary · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2014, 08:27:55 AM »

This will have to be a process of elimination if I'm going to be the one who solves it. You say you don't know much about it, but do you know what country it's from? UK ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2014, 08:34:02 AM »

not from UK

nicanary · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2014, 08:44:23 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on July 13, 2014, 08:34:02 AM

not from UK

Australia?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2014, 09:27:46 AM »

nicanary · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2014, 10:20:56 AM »

Riley engine?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2014, 10:33:07 AM »

"I know a country and an approximate year. Otherwise it is up to you " - sorry I just found this car on a cover of a magazine and I thought this looks great

nicanary · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2014, 10:38:03 AM »

I should have read the question again! This could take some time I think. Usually I would put the date around 1948/50 but competitive racing cars were hard to come by in Australia at the time, and it could be any time into the mid-50s. Or pre-war

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pnegyesi · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2014, 11:43:14 AM »

"into the mid-50s." - the magazine cover I took it from was published slightly later

nicanary · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2014, 12:23:46 PM »

Thanks for the tip on the year. I've been looking at that supercharger on the front, and working on a theory that it could be based on an MG K3, but the exhaust ports are on the wrong side. That exhaust arrangement is very professional for a homebuilt car.

It could be the start of a hillclimb rather than a race. In the meantime I'll work on the year - 1958?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2014, 12:29:37 PM »

almost, a teeny bit earlier younger

nicanary · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2014, 12:34:16 PM »

So that'll be 1957. Still can't identify the car, though.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2014, 12:56:23 PM »

sorry, my reply was confusing. It is 1959

nicanary · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2014, 01:24:51 PM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on July 13, 2014, 12:56:23 PM

sorry, my reply was confusing. It is 1959

My mistake. Younger means younger.

660851 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 07, 2014, 02:07:36 AM »

harry firth supercharged MGTC melbourne Victoria anywhere from about 1953 to 1958

660851 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 07, 2014, 02:08:26 AM »

and probably Rob Roy or Templestowe hillclimb

nicanary · « **Reply #18 on:** August 07, 2014, 05:47:15 AM »

If you want confirmation of this solution, I can tell you he's correct. I'm annoyed that I didn't find it, but now I know the answer, it's all so obvious!

Here's a photo of the car in more recent times.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #19 on:** August 07, 2014, 06:26:01 AM »

Thank you, point awarded to 660851

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Author Topic: Solved: PN #656 -- Harry Firth's MG TC special, 1950s (Read 1201 times)