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Title: Solved: Allemano's № 619 - Kas Kastner's MG TD Special 'Kassarrati'
Post by: Allemano on April 26, 2011, 09:23:28 AM
One point for the right and complete answer(s)!

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Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 08, 2011, 05:25:55 AM
moved.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 13, 2011, 06:06:24 AM
No response from the Exp's so moved to the Pro's.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: woodinsight on May 13, 2011, 06:19:11 AM
Initial guess (without full details at the moment) - Miller-Moretti Special?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 13, 2011, 06:25:30 AM
No, not that!
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: woodinsight on May 13, 2011, 06:51:55 AM
It's not the Bunce Buck in it's original form is it?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 13, 2011, 07:00:50 AM
Not that.
The builder is known for his later engagement in two specific makes, though this special is based on none of these.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allan L on May 13, 2011, 02:31:16 PM
Those look like Jowett wheels but it's LHD and there's an SU carb and a rocker box in the wrong place for a Jowett engine so probably not.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 04:58:37 AM
No Jowett connection here. It's based on a well known car, more common than any Jowett I think.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 05:42:27 AM
Italian chassis?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 06:14:30 AM
No, from the land of Jowetts
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 06:24:02 AM
A Jaguar special?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 06:55:52 AM
Not Jaguar, less powerful.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 06:57:48 AM
Ah - something pedestrian, like an MG?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 06:58:57 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 06:57:48 AM
Ah - something pedestrian, like an MG?
based on a MG indeed!
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 07:37:32 AM
Was it raced in a land down under?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 08:02:21 AM
The builder is not Australian, therefore I believe it was never raced in Oz.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 08:17:12 AM
OK - then western US.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 08:56:36 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on May 14, 2011, 08:17:12 AM
OK - then western US.
Yes.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: woodinsight on May 14, 2011, 09:01:50 AM
R.W. Kastner's MG Special?
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 09:29:29 AM
Quote from: woodinsight on May 14, 2011, 09:01:50 AM
R.W. Kastner's MG Special?
Yes! :applause:
Locked for you to post the missing requirements
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: woodinsight on May 14, 2011, 11:43:54 AM
R.W. Kastner is probably better known as 'Kas' Kastner who built this car nicknamed ""Kassaratti" based on an MG TD around 1959/60. He had already built another cycle-winged MG special in the early 1950s so I presume this was his second car.
Kas Kastner ran the Triumph Competition Department from 1960-1972 before joining Nissan's competition department to bring success to their racing programme. His position was Vice-President of Nissan Performance Technology.
There is of course, a lot more interesting history on 'Kas' Kastner that can be found on the 'net.
Title: Re: Allemano's № 619
Post by: Allemano on May 14, 2011, 02:02:59 PM
Well done!  :bow:
Title: Re: Solved: Allemano's № 619 - Kas Kastner's MG TD Special 'Kassarrati'
Post by: Allemano on September 15, 2014, 07:35:06 AM
Some nice footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWHfzI8oiw
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