Author Topic: Solved NIC#943 - 1954/55 BRM-Jaguar Mk1 (Read 1457 times)

nicanary · « **on:** April 13, 2018, 04:56:39 AM »

A car which has me mystified. What is it called?

nicanary · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2018, 04:25:38 AM »

Experts?

tobytwirl · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2018, 06:44:43 AM »

Looks like a Mistral body, so is it an early Fairthorpe??

nicanary · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2018, 07:16:50 AM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 28, 2018, 06:44:43 AM

Looks like a Mistral body, so is it an early Fairthorpe??

It looks like a Mistral body to me, too. I actually know very little about the car, but it has no Fairthorpe connection AFAIK.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2018, 08:21:01 AM »

So has it got a name like EJS-Climax where we need to know the engine?

nicanary · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2018, 08:30:42 AM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 28, 2018, 08:21:01 AM

So has it got a name like EJS-Climax where we need to know the engine?

You're on the right lines. All I know is the name of the car and the approximate year it was built. The title of the car is a real headache and appears to make no sense, but identifying the engine would be a good start.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2018, 08:47:00 AM »

Climax?

nicanary · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2018, 08:54:53 AM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 28, 2018, 08:47:00 AM

Climax?

No.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2018, 10:04:52 AM »

Ford?

nicanary · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2018, 11:35:08 AM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 28, 2018, 10:04:52 AM

Ford?

No.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2018, 01:15:33 PM »

Austin/Morris

nicanary · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2018, 01:42:38 PM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 28, 2018, 01:15:33 PM

Austin/Morris

No.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2018, 05:48:27 PM »

Daimler V8?

tobytwirl · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2018, 08:36:11 PM »

nicanary · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2018, 05:41:08 AM »

Neither Daimler V8 nor MG.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2018, 07:44:54 AM »

Jaguar?

nicanary · « **Reply #16 on:** April 29, 2018, 09:31:08 AM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 29, 2018, 07:44:54 AM

Jaguar?

Yes. This car is powered by Jaguar.

tobytwirl · « **Reply #17 on:** April 29, 2018, 10:48:56 AM »

Now I am stuck. There were a number of Microplas-Jaguars, with various chasses, but typically on shortened xk120 underpinnings. I have not managed to find any reference to this one. Presumably it has a unique name. Is it's history British?

nicanary · « **Reply #18 on:** April 29, 2018, 11:08:12 AM »

Quote from: tobytwirl on April 29, 2018, 10:48:56 AM

Now I am stuck. There were a number of Microplas-Jaguars, with various chasses, but typically on shortened xk120 underpinnings. I have not managed to find any reference to this one. Presumably it has a unique name. Is it's history British?

That's the problem. I found the car by accident, like so many puzzles, and I can find nothing more that this one image and its caption. However, the caption carries a distinctive name for the car, and I believe it to be correct. AFAIK it has always been British.

D-type · « **Reply #19 on:** April 29, 2018, 11:32:17 AM »

Is the name a person's name, like Jordan or an animal name like Shark?

nicanary · « **Reply #20 on:** April 29, 2018, 02:25:43 PM »

Quote from: D-type on April 29, 2018, 11:32:17 AM

Is the name a person's name, like Jordan or an animal name like Shark?

Three initials, and they're ones which will surprise and mystify. It's called a XXX-Jaguar.

gilescooperuk · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2018, 02:43:55 PM »

Ah well there are only 16700 possible combinations shouldn’t take too long....

Seriously are these initials something recognisable as a car thing.

ERF?

D-type · « **Reply #22 on:** April 29, 2018, 03:38:41 PM »

Obviously not an HWM-Jaguar although it does somewhat resemble one. One of the E-Type ERAs was at one time re-engined with a Jaguar engine and fitted with a sports car body but this isn't it either.
Is it a set of initials that we would recognise?

nicanary · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2018, 04:15:21 PM »

It's not ERF or HWM.

The three initials are instantly recognisable to a car enthusiast.

D-type · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2018, 05:15:39 PM »

RGS?
The Atalanta had a Jaguar engine I think.

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