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Solved NIC#331 - 1952 Jason Formula 3
« on: December 07, 2014, 03:53:22 PM »
What is this car?
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2014, 12:57:39 PM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2014, 11:42:03 AM »
Looks like a Cooper Mk 5...
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2014, 02:05:06 PM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on December 22, 2014, 11:42:03 AM
Looks like a Cooper Mk 5...

Indeed it does, but this is Autopuzzles, so it's a bit harder than that.
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2014, 02:21:27 PM »
Mahle Gas Burner wheels....so.....Is it VW or Porsche based?
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2014, 02:23:39 PM »
Quote from: ValkyrieGT on December 22, 2014, 02:21:27 PM
Mahle Gas Burner wheels....so.....Is it VW or Porsche based?

Definitely not.
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2014, 07:27:40 AM »
Is it a 500?
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2014, 05:08:07 PM »
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2014, 11:25:09 AM »
It's Jason by Godfrey Messerby (now Sir Godfrey) driven here by Roy Hunt. 'JASON' from July, August, September, October and November over which months the car was designed and built in 1952.
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Re: NIC #331
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2014, 07:03:59 PM »
My source spells the name as Messervey, but that's of no consequence. One well-earned point to you.

It was originally powered by a Triumph motor with homebuilt fuel injection using a CAV diesel pump (Messervey worked for them), but I believe it now runs a JAP. In the photo you can see a small hump on the top of the nose, and that is a tunnel housing the rev counter.
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