NEH 3559

Carnut · June 19, 2014, 07:44:51 AM

What's this, built by whom, from when and powered by what - for 1 point?:

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Carnut · June 30, 2014, 05:04:33 AM

Experts?

Carnut · July 14, 2014, 06:01:09 AM

Professionals?

nicanary · July 14, 2014, 06:28:58 AM

Nobody has dared to name the base car in case you lock it for them!

AlexFrance · July 14, 2014, 07:03:57 AM

Any Ford involved here?

Carnut · July 14, 2014, 07:28:13 AM

Quote from: AlexFrance on July 14, 2014, 07:03:57 AM
Any Ford involved here?

It has a Ford engine but nothing else AFAIK.

AlexFrance · July 15, 2014, 04:51:01 AM

Is it a home-built one-off?

Carnut · July 15, 2014, 05:02:36 AM

Quote from: AlexFrance on July 15, 2014, 04:51:01 AM
Is it a home-built one-off?

Yes!

nicanary · July 18, 2014, 06:28:35 AM

Buckler frame ?

shamrock · July 18, 2014, 07:34:00 AM

The Transit ford , one off built in Ireland

Carnut · July 18, 2014, 07:48:21 AM

Quote from: nicanary on July 18, 2014, 06:28:35 AM
Buckler frame ?

No..

Quote from: shamrock on July 18, 2014, 07:34:00 AM
The Transit ford , one off built in Ireland

..and No.

serra · July 21, 2014, 03:29:49 AM

It reminds me some trial cars, is there any relation with trial races?

Carnut · July 21, 2014, 04:50:45 AM

Quote from: serra on July 21, 2014, 03:29:49 AM
It reminds me some trial cars, is there any relation with trial races?

I wouldn't have thought it was a Trials Car as the clearance between the wheels and mudguards is not big enough, but I don't know what it was used for for sure.

D-type · July 21, 2014, 05:13:26 PM

Austin 7 chassis with a Ford 10 engine?

Carnut · July 22, 2014, 03:55:29 AM

Quote from: D-type on July 21, 2014, 05:13:26 PM
Austin 7 chassis with a Ford 10 engine?

It didn't have an Austin chassis but it did have a Ford 1172 side-valve, yes.

nicanary · July 24, 2014, 06:55:30 AM

I've just realised that nobody's asked the country of origin. Was it built in the UK ?

Carnut · July 24, 2014, 08:35:29 AM

Quote from: nicanary on July 24, 2014, 06:55:30 AM
I've just realised that nobody's asked the country of origin. Was it built in the UK ?

It was.

Carnut · January 12, 2015, 05:33:49 AM

To the Black Hole...

oko94 · November 08, 2016, 03:08:40 AM

Was its chassis sourced from a manufacturer that was once part of BLMC ?

Carnut · November 08, 2016, 07:12:36 AM

Quote from: oko94 on November 08, 2016, 03:08:40 AM
Was its chassis sourced from a manufacturer that was once part of BLMC ?

The chassis-maker was part of BMC in later years..

oko94 · November 08, 2016, 09:29:43 AM

As far as I know the only manufacturer that got merged into BMC in later years was Jaguar in 1966, and the puzzle car seems way too small to be Jaguar-based. So, in your last reply, do you mean BMC, BMH or BLMC ?

Carnut · November 09, 2016, 03:52:27 AM

Quote from: oko94 on November 08, 2016, 09:29:43 AM
As far as I know the only manufacturer that got merged into BMC in later years was Jaguar in 1966, and the puzzle car seems way too small to be Jaguar-based. So, in your last reply, do you mean BMC, BMH or BLMC ?

"Later years" is of course a relative term.
I mean later in the life of the company rather than earlier. But not as late as Jaguar.
They were part of all three of those companies you mention.

oko94 · November 09, 2016, 04:12:25 AM

Alright, I thought you meant later in the life of BMC.

So, is it based on a Morris chassis ?

nicanary · November 09, 2016, 04:45:36 AM

Riley?

Carnut · November 09, 2016, 07:11:47 AM

Neither Morris nor Riley..

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