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Title: Solved - MJW #320 - Lee Triumph Special
Post by: woodinsight on March 01, 2011, 01:56:45 PM: Another "not quite what it seems" puzzles.
For a point - what car was this based on, what engine did it have and who built it?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on March 03, 2011, 02:12:38 PM: I'm moving this one up as it may time to resolve
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: barrett on March 03, 2011, 03:11:44 PM: I have no idea, but the hardtop makes me think it may have started life as a Tornado?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on March 03, 2011, 04:00:52 PM: Well, I have no idea about the hardtop except that it was probably built by the constructer who built the car.
I don't know about a Tornado connection in relation to that.
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: gilescooperuk on March 04, 2011, 04:52:45 PM: Well it looks like a healey 3000 kit car.

Obvious one first Sebring?

I think the roof was nicked off a 105e anglia....
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on March 05, 2011, 01:01:55 AM: It may look like an Austin-Healey kit car but this is a 'one-off'
I don't have many details of the build except for the base car, engine and the name of the man who built it.
The body is the only Austin-Healey element and the base car is much older.
You may be correct regarding the roof though.
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: D-type on March 06, 2011, 12:28:13 PM: British?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on March 06, 2011, 12:46:37 PM: All British - chassis, engine, body and builder
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on March 14, 2011, 01:44:00 AM: Moving up again
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 10, 2011, 02:32:05 PM: Another one that needs a helping hand.

To summarise what we know so far -
British (all elements), Austin-Healey body, 'one-off' built by an individual.

I'm going to award more points now - one for the basis of the car - marque and model (it may have a specially built chassis but the running gear was from a British prewar car)
and another point for the make and size of the British engine it used.
It is believed the car was built in the mid-1950s by a Mr. xxx (possibly another point for the correct answer to that)
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 04:30:15 AM: That damn' Mr X again; prolific wasn't he?!
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 05:38:57 AM: Quote from: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 04:30:15 AM
That damn' Mr X again; prolific wasn't he?!
:D - true there are a lot of Mr.xs in my recent puzzles.
This man's surname is three letters long and sounds as if it may be Far Eastern in origin although it's a common enough British name.
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 05:56:51 AM: Lee?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 06:46:28 AM: Quote from: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 05:56:51 AM
Lee?
Lee it is - I don't know his first name or initial though.
One point for you.
Now all I need is the base car and the engine for more points....
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: barrett on April 22, 2011, 10:51:02 PM: Based on a Riley?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 22, 2011, 11:18:05 PM: Quote from: barrett on April 22, 2011, 10:51:02 PM
Based on a Riley?
Not Riley but an even more popular British make
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Allemano on April 23, 2011, 02:44:08 AM: Morgan?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 23, 2011, 02:54:35 AM: Not Morgan, sorry
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Allemano on April 23, 2011, 03:06:37 AM: Triumph?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 26, 2011, 05:13:42 AM: Apologies for the slow reply.
It is based on a Triumph - but which model?
~~The engine isn't Triumph however.~~
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Allemano on April 26, 2011, 05:16:10 AM: TR 3?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 26, 2011, 05:40:18 AM: Quote from: Allemano on April 26, 2011, 05:16:10 AM
TR 3?
Not that, much older
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Wendax on April 26, 2011, 05:46:07 AM: Dolomite (pre-war) ?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 26, 2011, 05:47:38 AM: Not the Dolomite but it is pre-war
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Allemano on April 26, 2011, 05:49:48 AM: Gloria based?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on April 26, 2011, 06:13:41 AM: Quote from: Allemano on April 26, 2011, 05:49:48 AM
Gloria based?
That's it - based on a Triumph Gloria. - one point for you.
Now for the engine, worth another point.
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on May 14, 2011, 02:30:29 AM: One last clue and it should be easy to solve now (for the last point)

Please note I made a wrong statement about the engine in an earlier post.

So for the point fill in the question marks
- the car uses a ? engine of ? litres designed by ?
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 04:51:59 PM: The car uses a Triumph engine of 2 litres designed by Coventry Climax.
Title: Re: MJW #320
Post by: woodinsight on May 15, 2011, 02:40:03 AM: Quote from: Wendax on May 14, 2011, 04:51:59 PM
The car uses a Triumph engine of 2 litres designed by Coventry Climax.
Quite correct - well done.
I haven't seen any other photos and don't know if the car still exists (the photo I think comes from the mid-1990s)
Title: Re: Solved - MJW #320 - Lee Triumph Special
Post by: woodinsight on June 23, 2011, 02:03:00 PM: I've come across two more photos taken in the 1970s of the Lee Triumph special that was being restored by Rob Green.