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Solved - NEH 4171: Fairthorpe Electron No. 1 - 1956
« on: July 10, 2015, 07:28:11 AM »
What's this, from when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2015, 05:33:49 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2015, 08:34:01 AM »
This is killing me. I've seen this car before and I can't remember where. The wheels look a bit Triumph-esque, so Triumph chassis?
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2015, 11:49:54 AM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on July 27, 2015, 08:34:01 AM
This is killing me. I've seen this car before and I can't remember where. The wheels look a bit Triumph-esque, so Triumph chassis?

No Triumph bits!
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2015, 01:35:18 PM »
Convair GT?
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2015, 04:53:27 AM »
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2015, 09:27:19 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on July 27, 2015, 11:49:54 AM
Quote from: richard cuyler on July 27, 2015, 08:34:01 AM
This is killing me. I've seen this car before and I can't remember where. The wheels look a bit Triumph-esque, so Triumph chassis?

No Triumph bits!

Are you quite sure, Carnut? Those seem to be Triumph TR2 steel wheels and Standard Motor Company hubcaps..... ???
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2015, 02:28:54 PM »
I agree and it's probable they are.
What I really meant was that is it doesn't have a Triumph chassis, engine or any other mechanical bits, though I'll concede it might have Triumph wheels.
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2015, 07:42:30 AM »
!960s era?
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2015, 08:33:34 AM »
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2015, 04:22:05 AM »
This is not hard so is going to be a very easy Pro point for someone..
Surprised it's got so far.
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2015, 04:38:49 AM »
1956 Fairthorpe Electron
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2015, 05:07:58 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on August 21, 2015, 04:22:05 AM
This is not hard so is going to be a very easy Pro point for someone..
Surprised it's got so far.


There are Experts who I thought would have got that one. Early Electrons had Microplas Mistral bodies - I reckon that could be the most "used" of all GRP shells.

Yet again I miss out on the easy ones  ;D
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Re: NEH 4171
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2015, 05:38:27 AM »
Ah, I see you've edited your original post Wendax.
I was going to say it wasn't an Electron Minor and ask you to look again.
But you're right this time, it's an Electron and in fact is the original Electron with Coventry Climax engine.
The various treatments of the nose are very confusing as are the various names on the Electron theme.
This seems to be the only one with the headlights behind covers however and it seems to be the prototype car using an un-modififed Microplas Mistral shell; all production cars had exposed headlights (as far as I can find anyway!) and modified bodies.

So it's another point for Wendax.
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Re: Solved - NEH 4171: Faithrope Electron No. 1 - 1956
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2015, 05:44:17 AM »
Yes, I edited several times, starting with Mistral, then finding the car incorrectly identified as an Electron Minor and finally being sure that it is not the Minor, but the initial Electron.

Now it is your turn to modify the heading (Fairthorpe instead of Fairthrope).  ;)
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Re: Solved - NEH 4171: Faithrope Electron No. 1 - 1956
« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2015, 06:19:24 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on August 21, 2015, 05:44:17 AM
Now it is your turn to modify the heading (Fairthorpe instead of Fairthrope).  ;)

Done; I got that one comprehensively wrong (Faithrope is actually what I'd written..!)
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Re: Solved - NEH 4171: Fairthorpe Electron No. 1 - 1956
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2015, 12:25:28 PM »
Useless Fact of the Day.  Fairthorpe built 30 Electrons with this Mistral body.
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Re: Solved - NEH 4171: Fairthorpe Electron No. 1 - 1956
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2015, 02:53:39 PM »
Quote from: Djetset on August 23, 2015, 12:25:28 PM
Useless Fact of the Day.  Fairthorpe built 30 Electrons with this Mistral body.

Only useless to the man in the street; fascinating to us anoraks on AP!  Thanks.
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Re: Solved - NEH 4171: Fairthorpe Electron No. 1 - 1956
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2015, 02:46:12 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on August 23, 2015, 02:53:39 PM
Quote from: Djetset on August 23, 2015, 12:25:28 PM
Useless Fact of the Day.  Fairthorpe built 30 Electrons with this Mistral body.

Only useless to the man in the street; fascinating to us anoraks on AP!  Thanks.
Sad but true  :)
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