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Solved NIC#1399 - SAS Special of Frank Cuttell
« on: April 27, 2024, 09:51:29 AM »
I'm afraid I don't know much about this car, but there's a point for anyone who can name it.
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2024, 12:02:52 PM »
British?
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2024, 03:05:19 PM »
Quote from: D-type on April 28, 2024, 12:02:52 PM
British?

It is based on a British car, yes,
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2024, 05:56:00 PM »
Was the car built in Australia?
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2024, 04:53:01 AM »
Quote from: D-type on April 28, 2024, 05:56:00 PM
Was the car built in Australia?

Yes, based on an imported GB car.
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2024, 05:19:19 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2024, 09:43:37 AM »
ERA based?
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2024, 10:21:24 AM »
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2024, 10:30:02 AM »
Riley?
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2024, 10:44:33 AM »
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2024, 11:26:23 AM »
Let's try narrowing it down a bit - was the original GB car made in Coventry?
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2024, 12:19:28 PM »
Quote from: Allan L on July 20, 2024, 11:26:23 AM
Let's try narrowing it down a bit - was the original GB car made in Coventry?

The company headquarters was in Coventry.
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2024, 10:37:15 AM »
Well that leaves a lot of well-known makes. We've had Riley so perhaps it has an Alvis
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2024, 10:48:23 AM »
Quote from: Allan L on July 21, 2024, 10:37:15 AM
Well that leaves a lot of well-known makes. We've had Riley so perhaps it has an Alvis

Not a Riley. The base car is rather unexpected.
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2024, 05:58:34 AM »
If the origin is unexpected, it can't be Alvis. . .
I'll go through my list of Coventry motor marques in alphabetical order so, just for completeness, I'll offer Armstrong-Siddeley. . .
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Re: NIC#1399
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2024, 06:03:38 AM »
Quote from: Allan L on July 22, 2024, 05:58:34 AM
If the origin is unexpected, it can't be Alvis. . .
I'll go through my list of Coventry motor marques in alphabetical order so, just for completeness, I'll offer Armstrong-Siddeley. . .

And that's it! It's pictured at the Philip Island Historic meeting and captioned simply as 1936 Armstrong-Siddeley supercharged. I can find nothing about it on my search engine.
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Re: Solved NIC#1399 - 1936 Armstrong-Siddeley s/c racer
« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2024, 06:56:48 AM »
That is unexpected indeed!
Some of the A-S engines were pretty powerful and there were many sizes available in the 1930s - do you know the size here?
Until a couple of years ago I had a usefully knowledgable Australian contact who would have known more about this racing car, but he's died.
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Re: Solved NIC#1399 - 1936 Armstrong-Siddeley s/c racer
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2024, 08:41:38 AM »
Sorry, I know nothing more.
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Re: Solved NIC#1399 - 1936 Armstrong-Siddeley s/c racer
« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2024, 05:00:02 AM »
Thanks to the contacts of Allan L I have now found out more about this car. It was built about 10 years ago by Frank Cuttell of Newcastle, NSW using the engine from a 1936 Armstrong Siddeley (unknown model) with altered breathing and a rear-mounted supercharger. The builder has passed away and the car is now in the USA.

It was known as the SAS Special and I have amended the puzzle title.
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