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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2009 => Topic started by: Ray B. on October 15, 2008, 01:01:26 PM

Title: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: Ray B. on October 15, 2008, 01:01:26 PM
Ever seen this ?

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Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Allemano on October 15, 2008, 01:06:39 PM
Porky roadster...
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on October 15, 2008, 01:23:22 PM
Indeed.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on November 08, 2008, 06:10:07 AM
Pro wisdom required...
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on December 30, 2008, 05:42:39 AM
 :bag:
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 02:47:59 PM
Let's try to slowly uncover the origins of this piggy vehicle.
It is a British car that participated in club racing in mid-fifties, right? With possibly Ford engine...
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 05:29:31 PM
Quote from: faksta on March 31, 2009, 02:47:59 PM
Let's try to slowly uncover the origins of this piggy vehicle.
It is a British car that participated in club racing in mid-fifties, right? With possibly Ford engine...
You're on to something. What's correct is in black. The rest I'd have to do a little research in order to answer, and I haven't got the time now.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 05:31:01 PM
I'll wait and do some search too  ;)
If you have this info now, was it a 1172cc Sidevalve?
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 05:41:55 PM
All right. Club racing and period are correct. I don't heave the exact engine displacement, but it seems quite near your number.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 06:22:55 PM
Maybe it is a Clare 90? I couldn't find any pictures of the car, but it used Ford engine for sure.
Also I guess it's NOT Lotus or Buckler...
Is it OK for one post?
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 06:37:48 PM
None of those, sorry.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 06:40:50 PM
Arden Ford...
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 06:45:02 PM
Nope
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 06:53:01 PM
DBM Ford Special  ^-^
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 06:59:14 PM
 :bag:
Nope.
"Ford" doesn't appear in its name.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 07:13:55 PM
MM Special.... ::)
There was a significant amount of such cars... hard to tell which of them this is. And with such a names Google is not a great assistans  :-\
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 07:21:58 PM
No again (and my heart bleeds for you).
This make is still active.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 07:28:37 PM
TVR?  :hyper:
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 07:30:46 PM
 :hyper:
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 07:31:31 PM
Which one? (and I'm going to bed now).
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 07:37:04 PM
The one driven by J.P.Hacking in Aintree in 1955?  :huh:
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 07:46:24 PM
That I don't know. Earlier than 1955.
What I am after is a "model" name. I have seen only one reference to this car on the internet, but I think it can be googled.

And to make it worth your while it will be a 2 points puzzle.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: faksta on March 31, 2009, 08:05:19 PM
1951 TVR 3 is what you wanted to hear?  :idea:
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188
Post by: Ray B. on March 31, 2009, 08:13:14 PM
You don't give up easily, do you?
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: faksta on April 01, 2009, 02:46:51 AM
It was an interesting one, thanks  :)
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: ImpishGrin on April 01, 2009, 05:34:16 AM
I'm not sure if you can say that TVR is "still active".
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: faksta on April 01, 2009, 06:43:03 AM
Aren't they? :scratch:
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: Allemano on April 01, 2009, 06:56:18 AM
They went bust (for several times) and nobody knows if they ever get back in business again.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: ImpishGrin on April 01, 2009, 07:01:56 AM
Well, technically the company still exists but they haven't built a thing since late 2006, when Smolensky moved it out of Blackpool, resigned and put the company into administration, only to buy it later back cheaper.

Every 6 months or so they issue a press release stating that the production is due to start soon, but that's all that can be said about TVR nowadays.
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: Otto Puzzell on April 16, 2015, 03:56:23 AM
Missing puzzle pic restored
Title: Re: Whaddyacallit #188 - Solved!!! 1951 TVR 3
Post by: Ray B. on April 16, 2015, 10:53:26 AM
Thanks. I sometimes do it when I'm alerted by someone posting in one of those and I see that the picture is missing, but I rarely took the time to check my old puzzles one by one.
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