Author Topic: Solved - NEH 4040: 1936 Austin Seven Competition blt as prototype for intended production in 1959 (Read 357 times)

Carnut · « **on:** April 21, 2015, 07:53:22 AM »

What's this, built when and for what purpose - for 1 point?:

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Carnut · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2015, 06:06:37 AM »

Experts?

richard fridd · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2015, 12:49:48 PM »

Hamblin?

Carnut · « **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2015, 04:15:31 AM »

Hamblin?

No, it just looks a bit like one..

Carnut · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2015, 04:41:39 AM »

Professionals?

oko94 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2015, 04:52:03 AM »

1936 Austin Seven Competition Special, built as a pre-production prototype

Carnut · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2015, 04:56:18 AM »

1936 Austin Seven Competition Special, built as a pre-production prototype

Correct so far, but that year is when the original of which this is a replica would have been built; when was this built?
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oko94 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2015, 05:02:02 AM »

Carnut · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2015, 06:39:21 AM »

Yes, that's right.
I note the registration number is from 1936 so it seems to have been based on a real 1936 chassis.

Wendax · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2015, 06:41:08 AM »

It was built by Jim Shaw of Dante Motor Works.

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