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Solved - NEH 4254: Lawler Special
« on: September 07, 2015, 08:33:00 AM »
What's this and on what was it based - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2015, 05:46:48 AM »
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2015, 04:34:56 AM »
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2015, 04:43:08 AM »
Made in Germany ?
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2015, 04:49:29 AM »
It looks like a modified Tornado Tempest to me.
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2015, 05:22:20 AM »
Djetset is correct, and it was restored in Holland, which is why it's LHD. I'm pretty sure a small company like Tornado didn't make cars for export in LHD.

I've even found the website for the restoration company, but alas they don't mention what the base car is. Ford 1172 cc sidevalve?
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2015, 05:25:59 AM »
Yes, usually the Tempest used the faithful Ford sidevalve engine.  Tornado did build a few LHD cars for export, mainly for the North American markets.
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2015, 05:26:33 AM »
It has modern underpinnings, couldn't find which so far.
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2015, 05:30:11 AM »
It is Arie Van Wijngaarden's Lawler Special and it is said to be based on a Tornado Typhoon.
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Re: NEH 4254
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2015, 05:44:09 AM »
Yes, that's the car.
I can find very little about it on the 'Net, like who built it or why it's called the Lawler Special.
It's clearly a Tornado Typhoon body but what's underneath?  Something interesting by the looks of it!

Here's another picture:



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