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Solved NIC#560 - 1951 Flather Special
« on: February 08, 2016, 06:40:40 AM »
What is this car and when was it built?
« Last Edit: April 07, 2016, 04:03:02 PM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#560
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2016, 07:00:00 AM »
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Re: NIC#560
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2016, 03:56:06 PM »
Aiken 500 F3, 1948/9 ?

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Re: NIC#560
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2016, 04:47:13 PM »
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Re: NIC#560
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2016, 03:30:27 PM »
1951 Flather Special

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Re: NIC#560
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2016, 04:02:27 PM »
1951 Flather Special

That's the one. Built by Dennis Flather and sometimes entered as the Flather Steel Special to advertise his business.  It originally had an HRD engine but this was replaced by a more competitive JAP.
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