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Solved NIC#502 - Wolseley Aerees Special
« on: December 15, 2015, 05:24:02 PM »
What is this car?
« Last Edit: December 31, 2015, 04:04:40 PM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#502
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2015, 03:18:23 PM »
I feel I'm almost cheating to answer this as I own the car! It's currently known as the Wolseley Aerees Special but has previously been called Aerees 1 and (mistakenly) Aries 1. It has a 6 cylinder Wolseley Hornet Special engine and gearbox in a modified Fiat 500A Topolino chassis and was built in its current form in 1946.

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Re: NIC#502
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2015, 04:03:57 PM »
I feel I'm almost cheating to answer this as I own the car! It's currently known as the Wolseley Aerees Special but has previously been called Aerees 1 and (mistakenly) Aries 1. It has a 6 cylinder Wolseley Hornet Special engine and gearbox in a modified Fiat 500A Topolino chassis and was built in its current form in 1946.

Is this an Auto Puzzles first?? I really can't argue with anything you've said, given the circumstances. My source (an internet photostream which as we all know cannot be doubted  ;D) claimed that it's from 1934 and spells it Aeres. Presumably the date refers to the original engine or the chassis.

A very easy point for you. I usually say "well solved" but that would be a bit irrelevant!
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia