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Solved - NEH 5242: Clinton Racing Car by Clinton Engineered
« on: January 10, 2018, 02:21:16 PM »
What's this, built by whom - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2018, 11:15:09 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2018, 02:37:14 PM »
U.K?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2018, 04:39:27 AM »
Yes..
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2018, 04:59:52 AM »
Midas?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2018, 06:11:06 AM »
Good guess but no relation.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2018, 09:13:34 AM »
Planned to enter production?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2018, 10:37:30 AM »
Don't think it's going to be available for sale, more built for their own purposes I believe.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2018, 02:43:21 PM »
Have they made any other cars?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2018, 05:53:31 PM »
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on February 04, 2018, 02:43:21 PM
Have they made any other cars?

I don't believe so, no.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2018, 12:16:45 PM »
Built by one person or a group of people?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2018, 12:30:02 PM »
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on February 05, 2018, 12:16:45 PM
Built by one person or a group of people?

By a firm.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2018, 05:41:34 PM »
Is this delicious little thing a rallycross car?  8) 8)
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2018, 06:59:35 PM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on February 05, 2018, 05:41:34 PM
Is this delicious little thing a rallycross car?  8) 8)

Not that I'm aware of, no.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2018, 11:54:30 PM »
Has it raced in any sort of championship at all?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2018, 04:34:23 AM »
I don't think it's ever raced (yet!)
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2018, 07:02:49 AM »
Very long-travel suspension...a proposed Paris-Dakar competitor?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2018, 08:57:49 AM »
Is it made of fibreglass?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2018, 02:33:09 PM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on February 06, 2018, 07:02:49 AM
Very long-travel suspension...a proposed Paris-Dakar competitor?

I don't know what type of race it was built for.

Quote from: ChanceHuncha on February 06, 2018, 08:57:49 AM
Is it made of fibreglass?

Yes.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2018, 08:51:36 PM »
I found something relating to the name 'Clinton'. Could that be close to what the answer is?
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2018, 06:31:48 AM »
Lewinsky, perhaps?   ;) ;D
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #21 on: February 27, 2018, 07:23:11 AM »
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2018, 07:23:53 AM »
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I found something relating to the name 'Clinton'. Could that be close to what the answer is?

Yes!
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2018, 07:54:20 PM »
Its the Clinton Racing Car. Or the... ‘High Performance Specialist Racing Car.’ By Clinton Smith. Of Clinton Engineering.
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Re: NEH 5242
« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2018, 07:29:44 AM »
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Its the Clinton Racing Car. Or the... ‘High Performance Specialist Racing Car.’ By Clinton Smith. Of Clinton Engineering.

That's it, yes.
The name of the company seems to be 'Clinton Engineered', which sounds a bit odd so maybe not.
I don't know if it's a car they intend to produce for sale or if it has just been constructed for their own use.

Here is a picture showing its spaceframe construction:

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