Author Topic: Solved: PN #772 -- One off by John Cowperthwaite, 1975-1979 (Read 1108 times)

pnegyesi · « **on:** July 13, 2015, 10:37:40 PM »

Who built this car and when? A point is waiting for you!

pnegyesi · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2015, 11:09:28 AM »

Experts?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2015, 10:27:44 AM »

Professionals?

Allan L · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:01:42 AM »

Three-litre Sunbeam of some sort from c1926?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:02:15 AM »

Decades younger and not related to Sunbeam

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:13:53 AM »

South America?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:30:04 AM »

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:31:43 AM »

British?

ropat53 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:32:54 AM »

Twin engine?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:33:58 AM »

British, not twin engined

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:34:35 AM »

Aero engined then?

ropat53 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:38:23 AM »

Seems to have prewar Jaguar wheels, is it Jaguar based?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:40:42 AM »

not Jaguar engine, and it is based on a van

Carnut · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2015, 11:47:11 AM »

Also it's newer than it looks as that is a 1950's registration number..

nicanary · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2015, 12:45:33 PM »

Was the commercial vehicle on which it was based, also from pre-WW2 ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2015, 12:53:57 PM »

no, it was post-war

nicanary · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2015, 01:04:28 PM »

Perkins diesel engine?

Djetset · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2015, 01:05:24 PM »

Photo taken at Donington?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2015, 01:21:49 PM »

I did not take note of the location of the photo. There's no Perkins engine

nicanary · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2015, 01:31:55 PM »

Fordson base?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2015, 02:16:01 PM »

nicanary · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2015, 02:24:32 PM »

Bedford?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2015, 02:42:41 PM »

nicanary · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2015, 03:50:31 PM »

You say it is based on a van, but that chassis looks pre-war. Is this a bespoke chassis with a post-war van engine ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #24 on:** July 26, 2015, 04:34:28 PM »

Here's all I know: "Underneath ??'s one-off recreation of a classic Mercedes lurks the running gear of a BMC 30cwt van!"
Picture was taken in 1983.

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