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Solved NIC#825 - BCM Special
« on: June 16, 2017, 11:27:58 AM »
What is this car?
« Last Edit: July 30, 2017, 04:16:45 PM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2017, 08:10:50 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2017, 09:02:05 PM »
Australian?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2017, 05:45:58 AM »
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2017, 06:21:22 AM »
South African?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2017, 06:33:54 AM »
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2017, 07:16:39 AM »
Well that is a hay bale so is it British?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2017, 07:18:27 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 07:16:39 AM
Well that is a hay bale so is it British?

 ;D. Not British. You were closer with your first guess.
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2017, 07:36:56 AM »
New Zealand?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2017, 07:40:55 AM »
I was going to ask that - so is it South American?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2017, 08:09:13 AM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 07:36:56 AM
New Zealand?

Not South American, because it is from New Zealand.
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2017, 01:40:00 PM »
It looks a hairy beastie - is it the Lycoming Special?
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2017, 02:16:44 PM »
Aha, methinks it's J.Armstrong's BCM special, which at 2260cc is presumably Zephyr powered. In 1961 it overturned at the Tahuma circuit, killing the unfortunate driver., a Mr Mabey.
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2017, 02:22:58 PM »
Brian Mabey was in fact the builder of the car, (his 3rd) and it is Vauxhall powered ..... and it still exists.
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Re: NIC#825
« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2017, 04:16:05 PM »
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 30, 2017, 02:22:58 PM
Brian Mabey was in fact the builder of the car, (his 3rd) and it is Vauxhall powered ..... and it still exists.

It's not Lycoming powered, because tobytwirl has correctly identified the BCM Special and provided more information than I had about the car. Alll I know is that Armstrong came from Dunedin.

I'm pleased that you found out the make of engine, because I didn't know! Well solved.
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