Author Topic: Solved: PN #958 -- Bevan Wylie Ford 10 Special (aka the "Lamprey Ford Special"  (Read 1559 times)

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2016, 06:54:02 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2016, 07:55:40 AM »
Boy in background, far right: "Ha ha, check that out, guys! It's falling apart as it goes along!"

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2016, 10:01:08 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2016, 01:15:21 PM »
Made in UK ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2016, 01:34:58 PM »
no
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2016, 01:42:06 PM »
Made in Australasia ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2016, 01:45:42 PM »
yes
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2016, 03:23:49 AM »
Made in Australia ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2016, 08:47:20 AM »
no
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2016, 09:07:31 AM »
Ford-based ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2016, 10:20:02 AM »
yes
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2016, 11:04:52 AM »
Built between 1952 and 1957 ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2016, 11:22:05 AM »
no
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2016, 11:29:51 AM »
There were so many of these cars at the time - I've got a long,long list, but no pictures!

Jock Aitken?
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2016, 11:36:01 AM »
Built before 1952 ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2016, 12:04:29 PM »
built later than 1952 and not from Jock Aitken
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2016, 12:05:51 PM »
Russell Buckthought?
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2016, 01:03:01 PM »
Built in 1958 ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2016, 01:03:47 PM »
built later than 1958 and not by Russell Buckthought
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2016, 01:09:09 PM »
Built between 1959 and 1963 ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2016, 01:55:09 PM »
yes
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2016, 03:29:07 PM »
Built in 1959 ?

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Re: PN #958
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2016, 03:57:24 PM »
I've wasted my time - my list was for cars from the mid-50s. It was very unusual for a Ford sidevalve special to be built as late as post-1958, even in NZ.
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Re: PN #958
« Reply #24 on: November 29, 2016, 12:09:46 AM »
sorry, to be precise: first version was built in 1958 but it was updated to the pictured shape in 1960
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