Author Topic: SOLVED: FW #142: Austin A40 Special, Wilson Kong, USA, 1952  (Read 4207 times)

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SOLVED: FW #142: Austin A40 Special, Wilson Kong, USA, 1952
« on: October 26, 2022, 03:39:48 PM »
Please identify this car: Builder? Base car? Year?
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Re: FW #142
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2022, 02:22:40 AM »
From France?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2022, 04:08:07 AM »
No

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2022, 04:27:26 AM »
Italy?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2022, 05:16:25 AM »
No

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2022, 05:35:03 AM »
German?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2022, 05:42:10 AM »
No

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2022, 05:49:04 AM »
Spain?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2022, 06:51:14 AM »
No

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2022, 07:55:55 AM »
European?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2022, 09:14:48 AM »
Partly

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2022, 04:10:27 AM »
European chassis?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2022, 04:47:40 AM »
Yes

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2022, 10:37:25 AM »
Experts?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2022, 01:43:38 PM »
US body?
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Re: FW #142
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2022, 03:36:58 PM »
Yes

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2022, 08:27:21 AM »
US engine?
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Re: FW #142
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2022, 08:32:02 AM »
No

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #18 on: November 16, 2022, 06:04:31 PM »
Are the engine and chassis from the same maker?
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Re: FW #142
« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2022, 06:10:27 PM »
Yes, both modified

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2022, 03:23:39 PM »
Professionals?

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #21 on: December 11, 2022, 03:46:18 PM »
Jaguar chassis/engine?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2022, 06:02:18 PM »
No

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Re: FW #142
« Reply #23 on: December 13, 2022, 05:04:42 PM »
MG chassis/engine?
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Re: FW #142
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2023, 06:40:14 PM »
Bump  :bump:
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