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Solved NIC#1392 - 1949 Mewhinney or Indian Special
« on: March 25, 2024, 12:25:42 PM »
What is this, and who built it?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2024, 08:22:54 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2024, 01:25:34 PM »
Seems to be a heavily revised Austin Seven but as I don't recognise any of the people, I can't say which - but just for fun I'll remember Jack French's A7 "Simplicity" was echoed by one called "Complexity" so perhaps it's that.
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2024, 03:08:35 PM »
It does have an Austin7 chassis, but the rest of the car comes from much further afield.
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2024, 07:02:14 AM »
OK. An Austin 7 chassis. It was built a long way from Longbridge. A clue - the builders have featured on AP in a previous puzzle.
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2024, 07:09:14 AM »
Australia?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2024, 07:20:50 AM »
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2024, 08:17:12 AM »
american homemade?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2024, 08:38:20 AM »
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2024, 08:45:15 AM »
New Zealand, then?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2024, 10:04:36 AM »
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2024, 04:47:24 AM »
OK. Masters ?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2024, 05:33:22 AM »
Bill Ashton's Indian 1200 cc Special ?
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Re: NIC#1392
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2024, 05:50:50 AM »
I knew it wouldn't take the Masters very long. It was built by Ted George and Bill Ashton who have featured on AP in a previous puzzle.  An Indian 1200cc engine on an Austin 7 frame.

It was sometimes called the Mawhinney Special or Indian Special.
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Re: Solved NIC#1392 - 1949 Mewhinney or Indian Special
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2024, 06:03:35 AM »
Thank you!!
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