Solved - NEH 5246: Austin Royale Roadster - 1951/1986

Started by Carnut, January 21, 2018, 01:59:54 PM

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Carnut

January 21, 2018, 01:59:54 PM Last Edit: February 15, 2018, 11:34:46 AM by Carnut
What's this, who built it originally for whom, when and with what engine and who completed it, when and with what engine? All for 1 point!

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Carnut

#1
February 15, 2018, 11:30:38 AM
Experts?
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ChanceHuncha

#2
March 14, 2018, 09:03:24 AM
Is it by Moal?
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Carnut

#3
March 14, 2018, 10:08:06 AM
No..
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ChanceHuncha

#4
March 14, 2018, 12:39:08 PM
U.S at least?
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Carnut

#5
March 14, 2018, 01:35:40 PM
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ChanceHuncha

#6
March 14, 2018, 02:30:36 PM
Anything to do with Dick Kraft?
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Carnut

#7
March 14, 2018, 07:06:23 PM
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 14, 2018, 02:30:36 PM
Anything to do with Dick Kraft?

Yes!
so I'll lock it for you to see what you can find out.
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ChanceHuncha

#8
March 16, 2018, 08:49:47 AM
Was it done in California?
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Carnut

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March 16, 2018, 12:07:45 PM
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ChanceHuncha

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March 16, 2018, 02:26:10 PM
Was it completed by Dick Kraft?
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Carnut

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March 16, 2018, 06:50:45 PM
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 16, 2018, 02:26:10 PM
Was it completed by Dick Kraft?

No, it was completed much later..
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ChanceHuncha

#12
March 17, 2018, 10:56:22 AM
Is this car currently up for auction?
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Carnut

#13
March 17, 2018, 12:38:11 PM
I don't think it's been auctioned but it was For Sale, though I don't know when.
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ChanceHuncha

#14
March 17, 2018, 08:06:47 PM
Was it built recently? Around the 2000's?
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Carnut

#15
March 18, 2018, 05:20:53 AM
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on March 17, 2018, 08:06:47 PM
Was it built recently? Around the 2000's?

No.  It was originally built soon after WWII but was only completed more than 30 years later.
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sixtee5cuda

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March 18, 2018, 11:54:34 AM
Lock continues?

Carnut

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March 18, 2018, 02:27:03 PM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on March 18, 2018, 11:54:34 AM
Lock continues?

OK, only until midnight tonight UK time (currently it's 6.26 PM here).
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sixtee5cuda

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March 19, 2018, 09:27:36 AM
This 1951 Austin Royale Roadster appears to be for sale at about $37K.  Paraphrased from the listing:

This roadster was started by Dick Kraft and Art Ingels in the early 1950s.  Ingles constructed this body for Doc Young.  The body was originally built with a taller nose piece and higher hood profile to accommodate a 4 cylinder Ferguson engine.

Doc Young never saw the car completed.  The frame and body panels changed hands twice before being assembled into a vehicle by Bill Durst in 1986.

The current owner pulled the car from dry storage and had it completely gone through including an engine rebuild with a performance camshaft regrind. The car has under 100 miles on it since rebuild. Engine is a 2.0L Ford Capri 4 cylinder with a Weber carb.

ChanceHuncha

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March 19, 2018, 11:16:43 AM Last Edit: March 19, 2018, 11:18:57 AM by ChanceHuncha
Darn. Just had it too. Well done Cuda!
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Carnut

#20
March 19, 2018, 12:57:37 PM
That's about the long and the short of it sixtee5cuda; well done.
Not many points now and you'll be joining the ranks of the real know-alls!
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