Topic: Solved NIC#1287 - ATN de Havilland Special

[nicanary]

I apologise for the paint which is obscuring a watermark. It's the only image I could find. What is it?

[nicanary]

experts?

[fromwien]

Down Under?

[nicanary]

Down Under?

No.

[FrontMan]

At Shelsley Walsh in the early 1950s ?

[nicanary]

At Shelsley Walsh in the early 1950s ?

It's the mid-50s but not Shelsley Walsh.

[FrontMan]

Prescott ?

[FrontMan]

The Pick Special ?

[nicanary]

Prescott ?

It's not the Pick but it IS Prescott.

[FrontMan]

How about Archie Butterworth's Steyr-engined Jeep-based special ?

[nicanary]

How about Archie Butterworth's Steyr-engined Jeep-based special ?

Not that.

[FrontMan]

Allard?

[nicanary]

Allard?

No.

[nicanary]

Pros?

[gte4289]

Tom Dryver (aka Tom Norton) in the De Havilland/ATN Special, 1956

[nicanary]

Tom Dryver (aka Tom Norton) in the De Havilland/ATN Special, 1956

You found it. Well done. I can't find out much more about the car, but one comment reckons it had an MG Q-type chassis which seems unlikely to me, unless it was lengthened.

One poni to you.

[gte4289]

Tom Dryver (aka Tom Norton) in the De Havilland/ATN Special, 1956

You found it. Well done. I can't find out much more about the car, but one comment reckons it had an MG Q-type chassis which seems unlikely to me, unless it was lengthened.

One poni to you.

Thanks for the point! I agree that the wheelbase appears to be longer in the puzzle photo, but this could be due to distortion of the image. From a discussion of the car that appeared in the 'letters' section of Motorsport, 1987-88:

[gte4289]

And an image of Doreen Evans in the Q-Type:

[nicanary]

Thanks. That's interesting.  The Bellevue Special still exists and has raced at Goodwood so either it's a repop or the ATN did not disappear into oblivion.