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Solved - NEH 5476: 1959 Special by Mr James of East Grinstead
« on: August 09, 2019, 06:16:49 AM »
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2019, 05:11:47 AM »
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2019, 06:54:37 AM »
is it an American self-built?

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2019, 07:56:01 AM »
Self-built but not American
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2019, 10:13:36 PM »
European?

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2019, 04:30:29 AM »
Yes..
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2019, 08:34:10 AM »
British?

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2019, 10:34:43 AM »
Yes, it's British..
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2019, 11:11:06 AM »
was its base from a well-known brand?

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2019, 05:56:06 PM »
Yes, a common base for such specials.
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2019, 05:11:22 PM »
So this is a Ford 1172 special presumably - is the body home made or was it intended for manufacture?

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2019, 06:06:02 PM »
Ford 1172 cc sidevalve is correct; I think it was just a home-built and not intended for production, though I'm not absolutely sure about that.
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2019, 01:01:23 PM »
Is it on the internet or in a magazine?

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2019, 01:09:43 PM »
Is it on the internet or in a magazine?

I took the picture from a book.  I haven't been able to find it on the 'Net.
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2019, 10:01:21 AM »
I think it's time this one moved up as well..

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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2019, 10:03:37 AM »
I've been waiting a while for this one! It's a 1959 Special made by a Mr. James of East Grinstead, England.
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Re: NEH 5476
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2019, 02:03:00 PM »
I've been waiting a while for this one! It's a 1959 Special made by a Mr. James of East Grinstead, England.

That's right.
Probably Ford side-valve based, like the majority of these 50s glass-fibre specials.
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