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SAC#948 : 1961 Heron Europa (the Diva GT prototype )
« on: March 31, 2015, 05:24:56 PM »
What's this,  for 1 point !  :)

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2015, 01:51:44 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2015, 02:02:06 AM »
Pros !

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2015, 02:58:28 AM »
British chassis and body ?

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2015, 03:03:00 AM »
Yes !

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2015, 03:04:35 AM »
MG based ?

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2015, 04:01:34 AM »
Lotus connection?
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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 05:00:12 AM »
Not Lotus or MG based !

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 06:00:32 AM »
Austin Healey Sprite base ?

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2015, 07:18:23 AM »
Not Austin Healey Sprite base  !

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2015, 07:42:11 AM »
TVR base ?

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2015, 07:46:34 AM »
That had me confused for a while, and I had to resort to my A-Z British cars 1945/75.

1961 Heron Europa. Very pretty.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2015, 08:08:29 AM »
It had me stumped but you're right nicanary it is!

Not the usual one though, featured here:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=28079.msg326014#msg326014

This is in fact the first prototype car, not one of the 12 production cars, and it has recently been restored.
Looks better than the production ones to my mind!
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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2015, 08:26:21 AM »
I thought for a long time that it was an Evante converted to fastback, but the doors were the wrong shape. This model was the origin of the later Diva GT.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: SAC#948
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2015, 02:26:26 PM »
Yes !1961 Heron Europa (the Diva GT prototype )
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