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Author Topic: SOLVED: Djetset 812 - Howard Freshwater Austin Seven Special, 1949-50  (Read 3369 times)

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SOLVED: Djetset 812 - Howard Freshwater Austin Seven Special, 1949-50
« on: January 27, 2017, 08:52:01 AM »
What is this car, when was it built, and who made it please for a point?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2017, 04:37:59 AM »
Austin Seven base, 1936-ish?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2017, 05:30:31 AM »
Yes, Austin Seven based, but not 1936. Any idea who built it?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2017, 12:33:34 PM »
Moving up...
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2017, 09:10:21 AM »
A Gordon England special?

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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2017, 11:51:52 AM »
Quote from: D-type on February 15, 2017, 09:10:21 AM
A Gordon England special?
Sorry, but not that.
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2017, 05:06:26 AM »
Not a Brooklands machine, with those stub exhausts!  A long distance record attempt, perhaps?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2017, 05:20:15 AM »
Quote from: FrontMan on February 16, 2017, 05:06:26 AM
Not a Brooklands machine, with those stub exhausts!  A long distance record attempt, perhaps?
No Brooklands history at all, and not built for any record attempts to the best of my knowledge.
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2017, 11:44:59 AM »
A  postwar German "Eigenbau"
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2017, 11:53:25 AM »
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2017, 05:12:02 PM »
A Walter Bäümer Snr. creation?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2017, 04:32:32 AM »
Quote from: FrontMan on February 17, 2017, 05:12:02 PM
A Walter Bäümer Snr. creation?
No.
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2017, 12:35:46 PM »
Let's try barking up another tree?  Is it from Australia?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2017, 01:21:01 PM »
Quote from: D-type on February 18, 2017, 12:35:46 PM
Let's try barking up another tree?  Is it from Australia?
Afraid not.
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2017, 04:14:40 AM »
Murray Jamieson?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2017, 05:12:06 AM »
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2017, 03:50:28 PM »
Up to the Pros...
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2017, 05:02:57 PM »
Built in the UK?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2017, 05:39:39 PM »
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #19 on: March 28, 2017, 05:05:52 AM »
Not suitable for Brooklands, so- do you know if it raced at Donington?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2017, 05:31:36 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on March 28, 2017, 05:05:52 AM
Not suitable for Brooklands, so- do you know if it raced at Donington?
Sorry Nicanary, but I am not sure where it raced, although it certainly didn't compete at Brooklands.
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #21 on: March 28, 2017, 05:34:38 AM »
Quote from: Djetset on March 28, 2017, 05:31:36 AM
Quote from: nicanary on March 28, 2017, 05:05:52 AM
Not suitable for Brooklands, so- do you know if it raced at Donington?
Sorry Nicanary, but I am not sure where it raced, although it certainly didn't compete at Brooklands.

So this is post-war?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2017, 05:36:30 AM »
Ah ha, you've rumbled my subtle clue!  Yes, despite appearances, it is post-war  ;)
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2017, 08:22:28 AM »
Was it built by someone who went on to become a well-known racing car constructor?
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Re: Djetset 812
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2017, 11:55:00 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on March 28, 2017, 08:22:28 AM
Was it built by someone who went on to become a well-known racing car constructor?
No, but he did build at least two more cars, on of which has been featured in AP before.
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