Solved - NEH 264: Turnham Sports

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[white12]

It is a Turnham Sports .

Its story:
The car was based on a VW 1500 that had been wrecked with only 3,500 miles on the clock and the mechanicals were as new. The VW floor pan was cut and shut by 18" and a tubular chassis was constructed. The motor and gearbox were reversed to place the gearbox to the rear. Wheels where reduced to 13" and widened by Andy Morris at Cooee. Dunlop racing rubber was then fitted. A fibre glass mould from the John Goss "Tornado Special" was purchased from Jack Koerbin in Hobart and modified to fit. Front suspension was standard VW 1500 lowered slightly - rear used a torsion "Z" bar with standard dampers. Paul England Engineering in Melbourne did basic modification to the motor. That included balancing and port and polished heads. The camshaft remained standard. Twin side draft Weber carburetors were fitted with one throat blocked. A 1200 cooling fan was fitted and eventually a one-to-one top gear finished the mechanicals.

[Carnut]

Seems like you found it!
Would just add that Turnham comes from the names of the car's builders, Peter TURNbull and Tony HAMilton.
Believe the car was built around 1965/6.

[Allemano]

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[Julien1A]

Is that a beetle engine ??

[Allemano]

Is that a beetle engine ??

Well spotted, it's a VW engine.

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[serra]

It is the Trunham Sports, the first car by Trunham Sports cars, that started about 1966. The name is the part combining of Peter Turnbull and Tony Hamilton's last names. My source says this car first raced in 1967 at Baskerville in Tasmania.

[Allemano]

It is the Trunham Sports, the first car by Trunham Sports cars, that started about 1966. The name is the part combining of Peter Turnbull and Tony Hamilton's last names. My source says this car first raced in 1967 at Baskerville in Tasmania.

I have a slightly different spelling. Locked for you!

[serra]

Sorry for the delay, you are right I have translocated the r by u, It is Turnham Sports.

[Allemano]

Sorry for the delay, you are right I have translocated the r by u, It is Turnham Sports.

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