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Solved NIC#449 - 1957 Aston-Ford
« on: August 01, 2015, 07:19:12 AM »
This car has been a previous puzzle, but the image is missing from that old puzzle, and so are most of the posts. So this could be an easy one. What is it?
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Re: NIC #449
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2015, 06:59:56 AM »
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Re: NIC #449
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2015, 09:11:48 AM »
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Re: NIC #449
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2015, 04:31:15 PM »
1952 Aston-Ford?

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Re: NIC #449
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2015, 05:28:05 PM »
1952 Aston-Ford?

Yes, although my notes say it was 1957 - I think the date 1952 would refer to the donor car.

It was originally one of the Aston-Butterworth F2 single-seaters, and converted in 1957 to a sports car by Dickie Metcalfe. The body was by Maurice Gomm and it was at the time Climax engined although it is now "powered by Ford".
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