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Solved NIC#579 - Alta-Mercury of Roy Shadbolt (aka Monarch Special)
« on: March 21, 2016, 08:33:40 AM »
What is this car, who is the driver, and where is it racing?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2016, 06:51:23 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2016, 02:25:31 PM »
From UK both car and driver ?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2016, 03:06:36 PM »
Quote from: mekubb on May 11, 2016, 02:25:31 PM
From UK both car and driver ?

Part of the car is from UK, the rest is not. Nor the driver.
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2016, 05:47:17 AM »
Any HRG in it?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2016, 05:58:05 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on May 12, 2016, 05:47:17 AM
Any HRG in it?

None that I know of.
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2016, 04:19:48 AM »
Australian ?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2016, 05:05:53 AM »
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2016, 02:11:21 PM »
Delage ?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2016, 02:19:56 PM »
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2016, 05:50:07 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2016, 05:55:29 AM »
Any Alta connection?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2016, 05:59:00 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on June 25, 2016, 05:55:29 AM
Any Alta connection?

Yes indeed. This is the Pros section, so I'm not going to lock it at this stage - tell me more before the others beat you to it.
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2016, 03:13:24 PM »
Alta chassis with non-British engine?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2016, 04:56:52 PM »
Quote from: Wendax on June 26, 2016, 03:13:24 PM
Alta chassis with non-British engine?

Yes.
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2016, 05:02:46 PM »
There was an Alta with Maserati engine. Is it this one?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2016, 05:05:13 PM »
Quote from: Wendax on June 26, 2016, 05:02:46 PM
There was an Alta with Maserati engine. Is it this one?

Not this one, I'm afraid.
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2016, 02:02:53 AM »
American engine?
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2016, 05:13:38 AM »
Yes, it was of American origin, although the engine may have been built (I don't know for sure) in a nearby country.
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2016, 05:37:13 AM »
Roy Shadbolt in his Alta-Mercury at Grouse Mountain hillclimb
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Re: NIC#579
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2016, 05:44:39 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on June 27, 2016, 05:37:13 AM
Roy Shadbolt in his Alta-Mercury at Grouse Mountain hillclimb

Well solved. I don't know much about this car - it looks to me that the chassis may have been lengthened. No doubt these days it's back to original spec and worth a large sum of money.

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PS I've just realised I forgot to say that the car was sometimes referred to as the Monarch Special.  I'll add that to the title.
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