Q270 - solved - Manx 201

woodinsight · June 04, 2011, 10:58:54 AM

Hyndburn?

Quiller · June 05, 2011, 09:19:21 AM

Not that. Remember we're looking for a 'region'...

Carnut · June 05, 2011, 06:34:39 PM

Wessex?

woodinsight · June 06, 2011, 04:56:12 AM

Mercia?

Quiller · June 07, 2011, 05:46:45 AM

Neither those

woodinsight · June 07, 2011, 06:25:30 AM

Lake District?

Carnut · June 07, 2011, 10:44:46 AM

Britten-Norman?

Oguerrerob · June 07, 2011, 11:07:06 AM

Watford?

Quiller · June 07, 2011, 11:40:06 AM

It's not named after a town but an 'area' (not Lake District by the way)

Carnut · June 07, 2011, 11:44:40 AM

Quote from: Carnut on June 07, 2011, 10:44:46 AM
Britten-Norman?

I was thinking of their Islander, perhaps being an area; or even 'Britten' being a corruption of 'Britain'!

woodinsight · June 07, 2011, 12:03:56 PM

Pennine(s)?

Carnut · June 07, 2011, 12:09:38 PM

Northumbria?

Quiller · June 08, 2011, 09:13:14 AM

Neither of those.
Remember: a region with a population of circa 80,000....

Oguerrerob · June 08, 2011, 09:27:05 AM

Selby?

woodinsight · June 08, 2011, 10:36:45 AM

Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin)?

Quiller · June 09, 2011, 07:08:40 AM

Quote from: woodinsight on June 08, 2011, 10:36:45 AM
Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin)?

You've found the right place

Now all we need is the correct brand name and model designation...

woodinsight · June 09, 2011, 11:11:49 AM

Manx for brand name and GT for model designation?

Quiller · June 09, 2011, 04:13:01 PM

Quote from: woodinsight on June 09, 2011, 11:11:49 AM
Manx for brand name and GT for model designation?

Manx is the brand name!

I'll lock the puzzle for you till your next reply to come up with the model designation...

woodinsight · June 09, 2011, 06:49:33 PM

Manx 201 designed and built by airship designer Roger Munk (Airship Industries) in 1993.
The mid-engined coupe used a lightweight honeycomb chassis and carbon-Kevlar bodywork to keep weight down to only 975kg. It was planned to fit a flat-8 3.3 litre engine with a revolutionary crankshaft but this did not reach fruition.
It had been claimed that, in twin-turbo form, it would produce an output of 340 bhp powering the car to a maximum of 290kph. Despite announcing plans to make 70 cars per annum, the necessary finance never materialised.

Quiller · June 10, 2011, 11:04:52 AM

That's the car! A very interesting project. Other than a sole report in Autocar magazine (and the Beaulieu encyclopedia entry you've quoted), I've never seen any other info or pics on this car.

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Q270 - solved - Manx 201