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Solved - NEH 5645: Italia Special by John Wingrove
« on: February 18, 2021, 06:21:23 AM »
What's this, by whom and powered by what - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2021, 06:27:01 AM »
"Powered by what" means an uncommon engine?
Gas turbine?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2021, 09:45:48 AM »
No, the question only means what engine does it have.
It's a petrol engine borrowed from a production car.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2021, 10:56:21 AM »
One-off handmade car?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2021, 11:46:38 AM »
Yes.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2021, 11:50:37 AM »
VW floorplan and mechanics?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2021, 02:05:37 PM »
No.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2021, 12:58:58 PM »
UK?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2021, 05:35:56 PM »
Yes.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2021, 02:11:49 PM »
Rear engined and based on rear engined production car?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2021, 05:19:33 PM »
Mid-engined but it didn't use a production car's base.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2021, 05:49:45 PM »
The only car from this manufacturer?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2021, 05:48:54 AM »
It's not really from a manufacturer; more a home-built but using some parts from a kit-car.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2021, 05:09:03 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2021, 12:07:18 PM »
Professionals?
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2021, 02:58:53 PM »
If ever a car had a tortured history, this is it.
Bought originally as a Dial Buccaneer Kit by John Wingrove, very little of the kit remained by the time it was completed. It emerged with a new spaceframe chassis with Lotus Elan suspension, Ford V6 power with minimal re-use of the Buccaneer body.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2021, 09:34:58 AM »
All absolutely right, but the car had a name.
Locked for you to give me it for the point.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2021, 08:30:49 AM »
I've given you a point johno because you've identified the right car, but I'll only keep it locked for another 24 hours for you to complete the answers.
After that I'll have to move this puzzle up to the Masters and offer another point if someone else can give me the car's name.
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2021, 08:29:48 AM »
OK, so let's see what the Masters know..
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2021, 08:35:57 AM »
Italia Special
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Re: NEH 5645
« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2021, 10:58:55 AM »
That's right, yes.
A bit odd as there isn't much (anything?!) about it actually!
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