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Solved - NEH 4400: A. Lempriere Triumph Special - 1960
« on: December 16, 2015, 07:01:30 AM »
What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2015, 05:32:17 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2015, 09:25:38 AM »
Australian car?

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2015, 06:02:06 AM »
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2015, 10:13:46 AM »
British car ?

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2015, 12:58:40 PM »
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2015, 11:01:31 AM »
Europeen?

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2015, 11:05:45 AM »
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2015, 11:12:32 AM »
Made in USA?

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2015, 12:55:58 PM »
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2015, 04:36:54 AM »
Australian car?

No.

Sorry frederick59 but I was mistaken.
This IS an Australian car.
My apologies.
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2015, 11:45:49 AM »
Back to Australia :)
looking at the shape and type of this car,i will go for a Buchanan,(but i doubt that you propose such an easy puzzle) ;D

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2015, 01:38:42 PM »
Back to Australia :)
looking at the shape and type of this car,i will go for a Buchanan,(but i doubt that you propose such an easy puzzle) ;D

You're right, that would be too easy!
Nothing at all to do with Buchanan.
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2016, 04:35:48 AM »
Pro's?
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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2016, 04:55:24 AM »
A. Lempriere Triumph Special - Templestowe Hill Climb 25th September 1960

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Re: NEH 4400
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2016, 05:12:57 AM »
A. Lempriere Triumph Special - Templestowe Hill Climb 25th September 1960

That's all I have too so it's another point for PJ!
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Re: Solved - NEH 4400: A. Lempriere Triumph Special - 1960
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2016, 05:34:56 AM »
Missed it by seconds! I've been waiting for that one. It looks a lot like a Buchanan bodyshell to me.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: Solved - NEH 4400: A. Lempriere Triumph Special - 1960
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2016, 05:42:08 AM »
Missed it by seconds! I've been waiting for that one. It looks a lot like a Buchanan bodyshell to me.

You'll have to have an extra piece of Weetabix to speed you up..

Thinking about it I think you're probably right about the bodyshell.
It wouldn't have made nay difference if I'd said yes to the Buchanan question though as that wouldn't be of any help in finding the answer; in fact it would probably have been more of a hindrance!
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