Solved - NEH 4302: Bolwell Mk 3 with Jaguar MKVII engine "The Elgaram Special"

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Carnut

October 08, 2015, 06:59:53 AM
What's this car, what is it derived from, who built it and what is it commonly known as - for 1 point?:

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Carnut

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October 22, 2015, 05:05:19 AM
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November 19, 2015, 04:57:08 AM
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oko94

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November 19, 2015, 05:38:09 AM
Is it a modern creation in the style of 50s etceterini ? Body surfacing seems too modern for a genuine item but I might be wrong of course !

Carnut

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November 19, 2015, 06:01:10 AM
Quote from: oko94 on November 19, 2015, 05:38:09 AM
Is it a modern creation in the style of 50s etceterini ? Body surfacing seems too modern for a genuine item but I might be wrong of course !

No, you're off-course there!
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Paul Jaray

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November 19, 2015, 06:08:41 AM
This is a Bolwell Mk3b, known as Jaguar-Elgaram Special, built by Bolwell's dentist.
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The Bolwell Mk3 started life as a Jag/Healey special originally built by Graeme Bolwell's dentist.  It featured a new Austin-Healey chassis with Austin-Healey front suspension, rear axle, wire wheels, and had Dunlop SP racing tyres on it. It came with a hotted up Jaguar Mark VII engine and gearbox that had D type valves, cams and other go faster gear, and it performed very nicely. It would do a standing quarter mile in 13.9 seconds at 102 mph.

The original fibreglass body was a bit heavy and was generally considered to be "ugly".  Graeme didn't like it so eventually he put a body of his own design on it.  This was to be the first fibreglass body built by Bolwell. There was a centre bulkhead made out of tubular steel and covered in aluminium. The doors were made out of steel but fibreglass was used for the bonnet and back panels.  Graeme utilised the rear window from an FE Holden as his windscreen.

Graeme's Bolwell Mk3 was advertised for sale in "Australian Motor Sports" magazine December 1963 as a Jaguar-Healey Sports.  The car was eventually traded in at Pitstop Motors in Frankston and purchased by Rex Styles in February 1964 for the sum of £17.  Rex used it as a road car and raced it in hillclimbs and other events as "The Elgaram" (this was based on Maragle Street spelt backwards).  The Elgaram has since passed through several owners and has had considerable changes since its first inception, including being fitted with a Ford Customline engine, a Holden FC engine, and a Jaguar XK120 rear end.

The last that was heard of the Elgaram was that a new owner was restoring it back to its original Bolwell specifications with a 3.8 litre Jaguar engine, and so on.  It is interesting that car number 77 at the MSCAV event at Sandown was recorded as having a 3800 cc engine capacity.  Hopefully we'll learn more soon.

oko94

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November 19, 2015, 07:01:03 AM
Quote from: Carnut on November 19, 2015, 06:01:10 AM
No, you're off-course there!

I blame the matte paint !

Carnut

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November 19, 2015, 07:05:28 AM
I didn't think this would fool PJ!
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