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Solved NIC#1282 =Triumph Gloria Special (Dolomite engine)

Started by nicanary, December 27, 2020, 09:43:38 AM

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nicanary

Please tell me what you can about this car.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

nicanary

I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

fromwien


nicanary

I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

fromwien

Looks like a Brooklands-Special?

D-type

Aston Martin based special ?
Duncan Rollo

The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.

nicanary

As far as I know it wasn't built for Brooklands. Regarding Aston Martin - the body is believed to have been "donated" by one.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

FrontMan

Wolseley Hornet Daytona base ?

nicanary

I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

fromwien


nicanary

I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

fromwien


nicanary

I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

fromwien

Should the hint follow to 'Triumph'?

nicanary

Quote from: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 08:20:31 AM
Should the hint follow to 'Triumph'?

Yes. Please tell me what you can find. LOCKED for fromwien.
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fromwien

A 1232ccm or 1496ccm 4-cylinder (like in the Gloria 12 models, 1934-37)?

nicanary

Quote from: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 02:49:18 PM
A 1232ccm or 1496ccm 4-cylinder (like in the Gloria 12 models, 1934-37)?

It has a Gloria chassis. Still locked.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

fromwien

Please unlock, I have only found an Bonhams-auction-advert showing this car, mentioning all the details, I found out before...

nicanary

Quote from: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 07:28:45 AM
Please unlock, I have only found an Bonhams-auction-advert showing this car, mentioning all the details, I found out before...

If you can tell me the engine fitted, the point is yours. Still locked.
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fromwien

Thank you very much. I used some time for better research than before. Here my result:This car was registered ADM 691 in Mold, Flintshire, in 1937. Who built this 'Special' remains a mystery. In the 60's -vaguely- this 'Special' found its way to the USA, was auctioned 2017 by Bonhams, and is now owned by Chris Baltazar, Mass., USA.
This 'Special' has been built on a '36 Triumph Gloria chassis. The builder installed a Coventry-Climax-engine, which had been replaced by an 1.5-litre-4-cyl. from a later Dolomite (still in the car). The bodywork originated from an pre-war Aston-Martin-Ulster. Before Baltazar bought this car, this body -still visible on the puzzle-picture- was auctioned separately. Baltazar is on the way to recreate this coachwork.
Attached picture of the 50's

nicanary

Good work! the point is yours.
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