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Solved NIC#498 - Leprechaun Mk1 Formula 3 of Redmond Gallagher
« on: December 09, 2015, 04:01:40 PM »
What is this car, and who built it?
« Last Edit: January 01, 2016, 08:51:31 AM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#498
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2016, 07:16:48 AM »
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Re: NIC#498
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2016, 08:36:27 AM »
Leprechaun Mk 1 - Redmond Gallagher aboard.  Support race for British GP perhaps ?

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Re: NIC#498
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2016, 08:50:49 AM »
Leprechaun Mk 1 - Redmond Gallagher aboard.  Support race for British GP perhaps ?

Correct on all 3 counts - it was indeed the 1951 British GP meeting.

I wonder if he had a bar of chocolate for lunch?

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Re: Solved NIC#498 - Leprechaun Mk1 Formula 3 of Redmond Gallagher
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2016, 09:35:53 AM »
Redmond did indeed comission the car , designed by Nick Flynn ,assisting in the construction Tommy Doyle and George Reddy

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Re: Solved NIC#498 - Leprechaun Mk1 Formula 3 of Redmond Gallagher
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2016, 10:09:26 AM »
Redmond did indeed comission the car , designed by Nick Flynn ,assisting in the construction Tommy Doyle and George Reddy

Good point Shamrock - my question asked who built it? I was actually looking for Gallagher's name, but as you say he didn't design or build it. I didn't word the puzzle very well. Thanks for the additional info.
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