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Djetset 858
« on: November 15, 2017, 07:16:43 AM »
The base car is easy, so no points for identifying that, but one point for correctly identifying the name of the company that undertook this estate conversion.
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2017, 06:00:31 AM »
Up...
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2017, 07:18:10 AM »
Rawles Motorsport?

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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2017, 07:22:24 AM »
Rawles Motorsport?
No, nothing to do with Rawles.
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2017, 02:15:28 PM »
To eliminate the obvious - Harrington
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2017, 02:16:32 PM »
To eliminate the obvious - Harrington
No, it's not an obvious one I'm afraid!
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2017, 03:35:22 PM »
Was it The Aesthete Constructors Ltd? I may be wrong about this.

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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2017, 04:07:13 AM »
It seems that in 1965 or so there was a corner of coachworks/special building  that made estate car conversions of sportscars.
I had the Daimler SP250 equivalent which was on AP a while ago, but have no idea who did it:
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2017, 06:24:14 AM »
Was it The Aesthete Constructors Ltd? I may be wrong about this.
Not Aesthete.
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2017, 04:30:18 AM »
Up to the Pros...
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2017, 08:07:57 AM »
Here's another (front) view of this mystery Austin-Healey, which might help to solve the puzzle.
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2017, 08:36:27 AM »
Seems it has thrown off its burden in the meantime:

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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2017, 09:08:29 AM »
Well spotted Wendax!  I did read that (mercifully) this Austin-Healey was returned to its original format, which is a relief for us all  :)
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2018, 04:54:16 AM »
The BH beckons...
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2018, 10:50:21 AM »
BH time.
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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2020, 02:16:07 AM »
The base car is easy, so no points for identifying that, but one point for correctly identifying the name of the company that undertook this estate conversion.
Harold Radford?

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Re: Djetset 858
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2020, 03:27:13 AM »
No.
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