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Solved NIC#1070 - SS 16hp Special
« on: May 11, 2019, 06:31:32 AM »
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2019, 06:49:02 AM »
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2019, 11:40:55 AM »
based on a British car? Riley?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2019, 11:43:18 AM »
based on a British car? Riley?

It is British, but not a Riley.
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2019, 04:02:14 PM »
MG?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2019, 05:00:04 PM »
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2019, 04:47:23 AM »
It looks a bit big, but could it be based on a Ford Ten?
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2019, 05:24:54 AM »
It looks a bit big, but could it be based on a Ford Ten?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2019, 11:31:27 AM »
Is the base car prewar - Lagonda?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2019, 11:56:21 AM »
Is the base car prewar - Lagonda?

Two questions again - tut tut.....

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2019, 04:40:15 PM »
Based on a prewar BMW or Frazer Nash?
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2019, 05:13:20 PM »
Based on a prewar BMW or Frazer Nash?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2019, 09:05:49 AM »
Is it under 2 litres?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2019, 12:18:08 PM »
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2019, 12:22:02 PM »
Prewar, British, >2 litres.  Bentley?
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2019, 12:28:16 PM »
Prewar, British, >2 litres.  Bentley?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2019, 02:53:36 PM »
Hudson?

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2019, 03:27:21 PM »
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2019, 07:07:18 PM »
An Allard?
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2019, 09:22:01 PM »
Alvis??

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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #20 on: June 16, 2019, 06:07:48 AM »
Neither Allard nor Alvis.
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #21 on: June 16, 2019, 06:20:15 AM »
Based on an SS?
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #22 on: June 16, 2019, 06:26:33 AM »
Based on an SS?

Yes!  LOCKED for D-type. I don't know much about this car - for the point what model of SS provided the base?
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #23 on: June 16, 2019, 09:25:57 AM »
It could be any of them.  Let's try an SS II
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Re: NIC#1070
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2019, 09:31:14 AM »
It could be any of them.  Let's try an SS II

No. Bit earlier  :D. Still locked.
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