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Solved - NEH 5390: Very early Fairthorpe Electron
« on: March 02, 2019, 05:56:31 AM »
What's this car, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5390
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2019, 07:10:12 AM »
Fairthorpe Electron
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Re: NEH 5390
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2019, 07:58:38 AM »
Yes it is.
The rear end is completely different from any Fairthorpe Electron or Electron Minor I've ever seen so I thought it might be an early prototype, but I haven't been able to find out if that's true.
Maybe you know?
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Re: Solved - NEH 5390: Very early Fairthorpe Electron
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2019, 12:28:18 PM »
I have been a Club member more than 20 years ago as I always wanted to buy a later type (but never did) This was actually the Fairthorpe/Tornado/Turner and Rochdale Club. Today they seem to dispose of some more marques. Interesting club-scene! Maybe you should contact them as you have the photo. Kind regards
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Re: Solved - NEH 5390: Very early Fairthorpe Electron
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2019, 12:50:51 PM »
It reminds me of this previous puzzle of mine

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2014-43/solved-nic149-fairthorpe-electron-of-david-brown-1958/msg318341/#msg318341

I assumed that the rear wings were from an Atomota but maybe Fairthorpe built early cars to this design, grafting the wings onto the Microplas front end.
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Re: Solved - NEH 5390: Very early Fairthorpe Electron
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2019, 01:44:54 PM »
Yes, it's very similar, but I don't think it's the same car as the wheelarches and other minor details are different.
From the same era so maybe it's another prototype!
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