Topic: Solved NIC#338 - 1954 Arklay Special

[nicanary]

Year and name of this car, for one point.

[nicanary]

Experts?

[richard cuyler]

Standard 10 underneath?

[nicanary]

Standard 10 underneath?

To be honest, I don't know much about the underpinnings, but I'm fairly confident there's no Standard involvement.

[nicanary]

Pros?

[Allan L]

The wheels look like those used by Singer for their saloons of the 30s/40s but the carbs are the wrong side for that.
Perhaps it's Morris/MG-engined.

[nicanary]

The wheels look like those used by Singer for their saloons of the 30s/40s but the carbs are the wrong side for that.
Perhaps it's Morris/MG-engined.

And that's my problem - all I know about the car is its name, and the names of two of the owners. I wish I could help more, but there's nothing else on the 'net.

[Paul Jaray]

Lester-MG?

[nicanary]

Lester-MG?

Not that. A one-off.

[Willie McCrum]

There's something a bit Riley-ish about it. Might there be some Riley content ?

[nicanary]

There's something a bit Riley-ish about it. Might there be some Riley content ?

It could very well be so, but I really don't know. As I have posted previously, all I know is the name of the car and who built it. It's one of those puzzles which could take a long time to solve, unless you get lucky.

I will say this - the photo is available on the internet.

[D-type]

Is it Australian?

[nicanary]

Is it Australian?

No.

[4popoid]

I'm not sure, but is the car shown in the picture below the puzzle car?  If so, it is the Arklay Special (front engine 1087 cc - perhaps a Ford engine), driven by W. H. Arklay at Goodwood in 1954.

[nicanary]

How do you do this??  Another one I thought would last much longer. Correct, and another well-deserved point.

I can find nothing more about the car.  It was built in 1954 by W.Arklay and when this image was taken it was owned by Mike Espezel. I suspect that the engine size would lead us to a Riley 9hp motor, but have no proof.

It looks an awful lot like a Buckler, but I have checked a certain site, and it does not appear there, and anyway it would almost certainly have a Ford engine if that was the case.