Author Topic: OGB-192 Jaguar rear engine by Bill Thompson UK  (Read 5947 times)

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #50 on: March 05, 2019, 09:52:23 AM »
One of the bands he was in (playing guitar), used to played as a cover band in UK at 1990's.  And yes, they have records. He died 2017
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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #51 on: March 05, 2019, 02:34:06 PM »
Was the cover band specialized in covers of a specific artist/band ?

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #52 on: March 05, 2019, 02:56:13 PM »
Mostly Punk bands, some famous

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #53 on: May 25, 2019, 05:53:25 AM »
Time for other view

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #54 on: May 25, 2019, 08:50:52 AM »
Mostly Punk bands, some famous

Has he covered some Sex Pistols songs ?

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #55 on: May 25, 2019, 09:59:06 AM »
I don't know, maybe. Can't find anything related

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #56 on: May 25, 2019, 10:30:37 AM »
Has he covered some Buzzcocks songs ?

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #57 on: May 25, 2019, 11:19:13 AM »
I don't know much about the band. Apparently, they played their own songs and american rock songs, and they used to play in NY for while

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #58 on: May 25, 2019, 11:39:05 AM »
As you said the band covered "mostly Punk bands, some famous" I thought you knew which band they covered.

Anyway, it's not leading anywhere so I probably need to restart my investigations from scratch.

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #59 on: May 25, 2019, 11:53:35 AM »
I intended to say that they played as a previous band in the more known groups presentation

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #60 on: May 25, 2019, 05:28:25 PM »
Is the puzzle car powered by a Jaguar engine ?

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #61 on: May 25, 2019, 05:44:52 PM »
The source doesn't tell, but here is the image

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #62 on: August 05, 2019, 11:15:42 PM »
One of the bands he was in (playing guitar), used to played as a cover band in UK at 1990's.  And yes, they have records. He died 2017
Was he born in UK?

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #63 on: August 06, 2019, 12:20:23 AM »
Yes

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #64 on: August 31, 2019, 01:14:52 PM »
I don't know much about the band. Apparently, they played their own songs and american rock songs, and they used to play in NY for while

Did this guy lived in NY before this death?
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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #65 on: August 31, 2019, 02:07:20 PM »
According to one source, The band played within US until 2011. He died in UK

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #66 on: August 31, 2019, 03:37:55 PM »
so he was
- sax player
- guitar player
- played in a cover band, doing punk songs
- customized Jaguars
- played in the US
- died in UK in 2017

did the band you mentioned first with two sax players had any records out?
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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #67 on: August 31, 2019, 04:11:28 PM »
I don't think so. I couldn't find any record. And he built a few other cars, including trikes and bikes. I believed it's not obscure at all

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #68 on: December 31, 2019, 12:58:17 AM »
New Year's hint to solve this one
There were a lot of known people with the same name, even an historic bugatti's race driver, an actor, some american politicians, american football player, australian football player, ...

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #69 on: December 31, 2019, 01:03:28 AM »
Brian Lewis?

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #70 on: December 31, 2019, 01:08:53 AM »
No, but name start with B

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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #71 on: December 31, 2019, 01:15:58 AM »
No, but name start with B
Bill Thompson? ("Wild Bill" Thompson?)
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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #72 on: December 31, 2019, 01:27:40 AM »
That's the one!!
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Re: OGB-192 Name this car
« Reply #73 on: December 31, 2019, 01:30:41 AM »
That's the one!!
 Happy New Year!!
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Re: OGB-192 Jaguar rear engine by Bill Thompson UK
« Reply #74 on: May 10, 2020, 06:06:32 AM »
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