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Solved NIC#822 - Warman Special built by Rod Hadfield
« on: June 16, 2017, 11:22:43 AM »
What is this car called, and what are the chassis and engine?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2017, 08:12:42 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2017, 05:50:25 PM »
Looks like a v12 so obvious bases could be jaguar, or BMW ?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2017, 05:49:45 AM »
Quote from: gilescooperuk on July 29, 2017, 05:50:25 PM
Looks like a v12 so obvious bases could be jaguar, or BMW ?

The engine is indeed a V12, but no connections with Jaguar or BMW in either engine or chassis.

(Sorry - there is a VERY vague connection between the puzzle car and one of those names. Mustn't mislead you, but it's not the link you probably were thinking of).
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2017, 06:22:20 AM »
Merlin engine?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2017, 06:33:32 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 06:22:20 AM
Merlin engine?

Not a Merlin, but you're very close!
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2017, 07:17:40 AM »
Kestrel?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2017, 07:18:51 AM »
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2017, 07:24:37 AM »
Griffon?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2017, 07:25:10 AM »
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2017, 07:32:17 AM »
An engine intended for an airship?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2017, 08:10:30 AM »
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An engine intended for an airship?

It was designed for one main use, but not in airships.
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2017, 02:31:17 PM »
Was it a Rolls Royce engine?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2017, 04:11:49 PM »
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Was it a Rolls Royce engine?

Yes. It was a Rolls-Royce engine with a specific name which was built for a purpose other than a car engine.
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2017, 04:21:28 PM »
Surely not a Vulture?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2017, 04:24:42 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 04:21:28 PM
Surely not a Vulture?

No. I hinted before that the engine is related to a Merlin................
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2017, 04:44:32 PM »
I am a bit slow today, is it the Meteor tank engine???
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2017, 04:52:18 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 04:44:32 PM
I am a bit slow today, is it the Meteor tank engine???

YES!
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2017, 05:00:39 PM »
The car is lhd, Is it from the U.S?
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2017, 04:56:33 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 05:00:39 PM
The car is lhd, Is it from the U.S?

The chassis is American. The car was built elsewhere.
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2017, 04:24:30 PM »
It's Rod Hadfield's Warman Special built in Australia ..... and surprisingly it took some finding. There are so many aero engined cars!

The basis for the chassis is a Packard, and it is a full size version of a model his grandfather built in the 30's.

Rod Hadfield is a prolific car builder - he also built a Merlin engined 55 Chevrolet, and a Fiat Topolino with an 8 litre V12 la France fire engine motor.
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Re: NIC#822
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2017, 05:01:31 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 31, 2017, 04:24:30 PM
It's Rod Hadfield's Warman Special built in Australia ..... and surprisingly it took some finding. There are so many aero engined cars!

The basis for the chassis is a Packard, and it is a full size version of a model his grandfather built in the 30's.

Rod Hadfield is a prolific car builder - he also built a Merlin engined 55 Chevrolet, and a Fiat Topolino with an 8 litre V12 la France fire engine motor.

That's the car. Well found. I agree with you that there are a heck of a lot of these aero-engined specials around, and it's hard to keep track of them. The chassis is from a 1932 Packard, and the Meteor engine came from a Centurian tank.
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Re: Solved NIC#822 - Warman Special built by Rod Hadfield
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2017, 05:05:37 PM »
Front view.
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Re: Solved NIC#822 - Warman Special built by Rod Hadfield
« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2024, 04:49:04 PM »
A recent photo

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