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Solved NIC#1397 - 1953 Ransley Riley
« on: April 27, 2024, 09:41:52 AM »
What is this car?
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2024, 02:35:12 PM »
Down under (AUS/NZ)
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2024, 03:26:51 PM »
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2024, 12:57:47 PM »
The Maybach?
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2024, 01:09:52 PM »
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2024, 04:58:35 AM »
Jack Myers, Cooper T20 Waggott-Holden
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2024, 05:09:22 AM »
Quote from: knewit on May 14, 2024, 04:58:35 AM
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No. Not that car.
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2024, 10:57:31 AM »
Can we narrow this down?  Is it from Australia or is it New Zealand?
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2024, 11:15:27 AM »
Quote from: D-type on May 16, 2024, 10:57:31 AM
Can we narrow this down?  Is it from Australia or is it New Zealand?

New Zealand.
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2024, 05:18:43 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2024, 09:48:42 AM »
Jaguar engine?
I found it Ransley Riley at the 1955 Dunedin race.
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Re: NIC#1397
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2024, 10:19:56 AM »
Quote from: ropat53 on July 20, 2024, 09:48:42 AM
Jaguar engine?
I found it Ransley Riley at the 1955 Dunedin race.

That's correct. It was built in 1953 and was not the first car to be named that - there was another before WW2, also Riley engined.
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Re: Solved NIC#1397 - 1953 Ransley Riley
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2024, 10:23:48 AM »
Thank you for the point.
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