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Solved NIC#1152 - Orva III of John Lancaster
« on: November 09, 2019, 07:32:58 AM »
What was the name of this car, and who built it?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2019, 06:20:57 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2019, 12:36:41 PM »
As the Clubman's Formula encouraged home builders there are hundreds of different cars.  Because I like the name, I'll guess at Haggispeed?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2019, 03:00:18 PM »
Quote from: D-type on December 01, 2019, 12:36:41 PM
as the Clubman's Formula encouraged home builders there ae hundreds of different cars.  Because I like the name, I'll guess at Haggispeed?

It's not the Haggispeed because it's not Clubmans Formula!
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2019, 07:45:04 PM »
The wheels are off a Lola - does that help us?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2019, 05:05:57 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on December 01, 2019, 07:45:04 PM
The wheels are off a Lola - does that help us?

Not really.
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2019, 10:06:26 AM »
Is it Australian perchance?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2019, 11:20:53 AM »
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2019, 02:47:54 PM »
Is it British?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2019, 03:12:37 PM »
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2019, 07:39:59 AM »
Is it a homebuilt car as opposed to a heavily modified manufactured car.
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2019, 08:30:34 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on December 03, 2019, 07:39:59 AM
Is it a homebuilt car as opposed to a heavily modified manufactured car.

Yes - homebuilt.
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2019, 03:28:50 PM »
Lets go for the engine - it appears not to be a crossflow - is from a BMC brand?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2019, 04:36:04 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on December 03, 2019, 03:28:50 PM
Lets go for the engine - it appears not to be a crossflow - is from a BMC brand?

No.
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2019, 05:54:20 PM »
Is it a 750 Formula car powered by either an Austin 7 or a Reliant engine?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2019, 04:20:08 AM »
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Is it a 750 Formula car powered by either an Austin 7 or a Reliant engine?

It's not a 750 but you're  getting much closer to the answer.
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2019, 07:44:13 AM »
A car competing in the 1172 Formula of the 750MC?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2019, 08:43:42 AM »
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A car competing in the 1172 Formula of the 750MC?

Yes. Now only a zillion cars to choose from!
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2019, 02:23:31 PM »
Let's eliminate the obvious: it isn't a Mallock U2 is it?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2019, 03:02:21 PM »
Quote from: D-type on December 04, 2019, 02:23:31 PM
Let's eliminate the obvious: it isn't a Mallock U2 is it?

No. Totally homebuilt.
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2019, 03:08:36 PM »
John Lancaster's 1172 cc special at Silverstone, 1966. Lancaster also raced the 998 cc 'Orva Special'. Was this an 1172 cc version of the same car?
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Re: NIC#1152
« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2019, 04:22:49 PM »
You have found the car and the point is yours. I have lost my notes but from memory the car raced with an 1172 engine which disintegrated, and it was replaced with a Ford MAE and so presumably did not qualify for Formula 1172 races. It was the third iteration of the car and was known as Orva III.
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Re: Solved NIC#1152 - Orva III of John Lancaster
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2019, 05:02:11 PM »
Thanks for the point!
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