Solved: Sketched, The Second - Sketch of a Turner Imp that was never made

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 09:31:55 AM

Another pure Pro amusement.

The car on that sketch was never built. Do you know what it was meant to be?

gilescooperuk · July 13, 2009, 05:58:28 PM

Well - totally random guess but

Triumph prototype possible around the TR5, TR6 period?

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:01:47 PM

The period is correct, the country as well, but it is from a different make

gilescooperuk · July 13, 2009, 06:04:51 PM

Ok then I'll try a Healey...

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:14:21 PM

Not Healey!

gilescooperuk · July 13, 2009, 06:17:01 PM

is this a manufacturer you would expect to be producing this type of sports cars or not?

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:19:23 PM

That's a good question...
You mean the other cars of this make look completely different?

gilescooperuk · July 13, 2009, 06:23:26 PM

well not quite...

For example - you would expect MG, Triumph, healey to produce 2 seater sports cars so it would be a logical design.

However you wouldn't expect vauxhall to do the same (I can't think of a single performance vauxhall of that era?)

So the question is does it come from the design studio of an established sports car manufacturer or not?

I think that makes it clear

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:29:52 PM

Absolutely!

Yes, the basic configuration is expectable for that make, though something is completely different...

gilescooperuk · July 13, 2009, 06:34:35 PM

Well I'm guessing the configuration difference would be it is rear engined as it looks like it has vents above the rear lights..

Another guess coming up - Hillman?

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:40:40 PM

Exactly – The other cars of that brand aren't rear engined!

Unfortunately there were a lot of other makes which built cars with that classic roadster/spider configuration

It's neither Hillman.

gilescooperuk · July 13, 2009, 06:46:55 PM

Well that would exclude MG and Lotus then.

Last guess for tonight then....

TVR?

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:49:35 PM

Nope! I'm sorry for bad dreams you may have...

D-type · July 13, 2009, 06:51:33 PM

Lea Francis?

Allemano · July 13, 2009, 06:54:26 PM

Neither!

guido66 · July 14, 2009, 04:21:50 PM

Morgan?

Allemano · July 14, 2009, 04:22:43 PM

Not Morgan, sorry!

Otto Puzzell · July 15, 2009, 03:23:46 AM

Sunbeam?

Allemano · July 15, 2009, 03:29:56 AM

Sunbeam neither.

Otto Puzzell · July 15, 2009, 03:45:54 AM

Well, you didn't say "not a Vauxhall" in reply to gilescooperuk's post. So, was it to be a Vauxhall? GM had some rear-engine bits laying around in the early 60's.

Arunas · July 15, 2009, 03:51:21 AM

Reliant?

Allemano · July 15, 2009, 03:53:41 AM

Neither Vauxhall nor Reliant.

metalshapes · July 15, 2009, 04:00:38 AM

Bond ?

Otto Puzzell · July 15, 2009, 04:01:50 AM

Humber?

Allemano · July 15, 2009, 04:03:42 AM

Not a Bond.

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Solved: Sketched, The Second - Sketch of a Turner Imp that was never made