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Solved NIC#338 - 1954 Arklay Special
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:06:07 PM »
Year and name of this car, for one point.
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2015, 12:43:43 PM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2015, 08:42:52 AM »
Standard 10 underneath?
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2015, 08:54:05 AM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on January 13, 2015, 08:42:52 AM
Standard 10 underneath?

To be honest, I don't know much about the underpinnings, but I'm fairly confident there's no Standard involvement.
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2015, 12:09:05 PM »
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2015, 06:33:34 AM »
The wheels look like those used by Singer for their saloons of the 30s/40s but the carbs are the wrong side for that.
Perhaps it's Morris/MG-engined.
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2015, 06:36:45 AM »
Quote from: Allan L on February 13, 2015, 06:33:34 AM
The wheels look like those used by Singer for their saloons of the 30s/40s but the carbs are the wrong side for that.
Perhaps it's Morris/MG-engined.

And that's my problem - all I know about the car is its name, and the names of two of the owners. I wish I could help more, but there's nothing else on the 'net.
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2015, 08:13:33 AM »
Lester-MG?
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2015, 11:23:25 AM »
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2015, 03:49:45 PM »
There's something a bit Riley-ish about it. Might there be some Riley content ?
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2015, 07:11:11 PM »
Quote from: Willie McCrum on February 28, 2015, 03:49:45 PM
There's something a bit Riley-ish about it. Might there be some Riley content ?

It could very well be so, but I really don't know. As I have posted previously, all I know is the name of the car and who built it. It's one of those puzzles which could take a long time to solve, unless you get lucky.

I will say this - the photo is available on the internet.
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2015, 02:47:22 PM »
Is it Australian?
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2015, 07:07:03 PM »
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2015, 03:40:13 PM »
I'm not sure, but is the car shown in the picture below the puzzle car?  If so, it is the Arklay Special (front engine 1087 cc - perhaps a Ford engine), driven by W. H. Arklay at Goodwood in 1954.
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Re: NIC #338
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2015, 05:47:56 AM »
How do you do this??  Another one I thought would last much longer. Correct, and another well-deserved point.

I can find nothing more about the car.  It was built in 1954 by W.Arklay and when this image was taken it was owned by Mike Espezel. I suspect that the engine size would lead us to a Riley 9hp motor, but have no proof.

It looks an awful lot like a Buckler, but I have checked a certain site, and it does not appear there, and anyway it would almost certainly have a Ford engine if that was the case.
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