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Title: Solved NIC#1282 =Triumph Gloria Special (Dolomite engine)
Post by: nicanary on December 27, 2020, 09:43:38 AM: Please tell me what you can about this car.
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Post by: nicanary on January 31, 2021, 06:54:46 AM: Experts?
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Post by: fromwien on January 31, 2021, 07:58:31 AM: British?
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Post by: nicanary on January 31, 2021, 08:37:18 AM: Quote from: fromwien on January 31, 2021, 07:58:31 AM
British?

Yes.
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Post by: fromwien on January 31, 2021, 10:26:30 AM: Looks like a Brooklands-Special?
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Post by: D-type on January 31, 2021, 10:32:18 AM: Aston Martin based special ?
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Post by: nicanary on January 31, 2021, 10:45:12 AM: As far as I know it wasn't built for Brooklands. Regarding Aston Martin - the body is believed to have been "donated" by one.
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Post by: FrontMan on January 31, 2021, 01:58:45 PM: Wolseley Hornet Daytona base ?
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Post by: nicanary on January 31, 2021, 03:40:33 PM: Quote from: FrontMan on January 31, 2021, 01:58:45 PM
Wolseley Hornet Daytona base ?

No.
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Post by: fromwien on February 02, 2021, 06:55:38 PM: Singer?
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Post by: nicanary on February 03, 2021, 05:44:51 AM: Quote from: fromwien on February 02, 2021, 06:55:38 PM
Singer?

No.
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Post by: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 06:03:10 AM: Standard?
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Post by: nicanary on February 03, 2021, 06:12:59 AM: Quote from: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 06:03:10 AM
Standard?

No, although there is a connection.
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Post by: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 08:20:31 AM: Should the hint follow to 'Triumph'?
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Post by: nicanary on February 03, 2021, 10:11:17 AM: Quote from: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 08:20:31 AM
Should the hint follow to 'Triumph'?

Yes. Please tell me what you can find. LOCKED for fromwien.
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Post by: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 02:49:18 PM: A 1232ccm or 1496ccm 4-cylinder (like in the Gloria 12 models, 1934-37)?
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Post by: nicanary on February 03, 2021, 03:17:41 PM: Quote from: fromwien on February 03, 2021, 02:49:18 PM
A 1232ccm or 1496ccm 4-cylinder (like in the Gloria 12 models, 1934-37)?

It has a Gloria chassis. Still locked.
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Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 07:28:45 AM: Please unlock, I have only found an Bonhams-auction-advert showing this car, mentioning all the details, I found out before...
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Post by: nicanary on February 04, 2021, 08:15:33 AM: Quote from: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 07:28:45 AM
Please unlock, I have only found an Bonhams-auction-advert showing this car, mentioning all the details, I found out before...

If you can tell me the engine fitted, the point is yours. Still locked.
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Post by: fromwien on February 04, 2021, 09:16:49 AM: Thank you very much. I used some time for better research than before. Here my result:This car was registered ADM 691 in Mold, Flintshire, in 1937. Who built this 'Special' remains a mystery. In the 60's -vaguely- this 'Special' found its way to the USA, was auctioned 2017 by Bonhams, and is now owned by Chris Baltazar, Mass., USA.
This 'Special' has been built on a '36 Triumph Gloria chassis. The builder installed a Coventry-Climax-engine, which had been replaced by an 1.5-litre-4-cyl. from a later Dolomite (still in the car). The bodywork originated from an pre-war Aston-Martin-Ulster. Before Baltazar bought this car, this body -still visible on the puzzle-picture- was auctioned separately. Baltazar is on the way to recreate this coachwork.
Attached picture of the 50's
Title: Re: NIC#1282
Post by: nicanary on February 04, 2021, 09:58:09 AM: Good work! the point is yours.