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What is this for one point?
« Last Edit: July 31, 2015, 06:06:07 AM by Djetset »
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2015, 07:08:33 AM »
Moving on up...
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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2015, 08:46:10 AM »
siata spring 1968?

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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2015, 09:40:07 AM »
siata spring 1968?
Sorry, but not one of those.
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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2015, 02:37:06 PM »
Pros?
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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2015, 03:33:32 PM »
Magenta clone?

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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2015, 03:56:36 PM »
Magenta clone?
Sort of, but it's not a Magenta.
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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2015, 04:13:28 PM »
Gepard?

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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2015, 04:15:19 PM »
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2015, 12:13:59 PM »
Wheels seem fairly small. Mini-based ?

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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2015, 08:03:53 AM »
Wheels seem fairly small. Mini-based ?
Yes, Mini-based.
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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2015, 05:41:00 AM »
It's the Ascender built by Silcoates prep school for the BP ‘Buildacar' competitions under the supervision of Les Brown. It survives, too.
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Re: Djetset 729
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2015, 05:58:51 AM »
It's the Ascender built by Silcoates prep school for the BP ‘Buildacar' competitions under the supervision of Les Brown. It survives, too.
Well done Oswald, I'm loving your fine detective work.  A well-deserved point to you.
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset 729 - Ascender Trike by Silcoates Prep School
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2015, 06:16:03 AM »
Nice find!
Any more views of it?

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Re: SOLVED: Djetset 729 - Ascender Trike by Silcoates Prep School
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2015, 06:21:37 AM »
Nice find!
Any more views of it?  Sorry PJ, I don't have any other images of this car, but Oswald might have(?).
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset 729 - Ascender Trike by Silcoates Prep School
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2015, 01:59:48 PM »
I do!
But I'm saving the best one for my next book…
The Mini Mouse, shown next to it here and using 125cc Honda Spacey scooter power, was stolen back in the late 1990s by the way...
« Last Edit: July 31, 2015, 02:05:22 PM by Oswald »
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset 729 - Ascender Trike by Silcoates Prep School
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2015, 03:52:03 PM »
Thank you!  ;)
Can't wait for the new book too!