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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2012 => Topic started by: barrett on July 06, 2010, 02:41:12 PM
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Oh, and while we're at it, anyone know who made this? Seems to just be a glassfibre bonnet on a Spridget, but i'm SURE I've seen it before, and I think it was on this site..... anyone know? Seen in a 1968 edition of Autocar magazine
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Oh, and while we're at it, anyone know who made this? Seems to just be a glassfibre bonnet on a Spridget, but i'm SURE I've seen it before, and I think it was on this site..... anyone know? Seen in a 1968 edition of Autocar magazine
Has a certain remblance to the Bond GT4S 1300.
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indeed it has, but it's not one....
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Oh, and while we're at it, anyone know who made this? Seems to just be a glassfibre bonnet on a Spridget, but i'm SURE I've seen it before, and I think it was on this site..... anyone know? Seen in a 1968 edition of Autocar magazine
Somewhere I've got a photo of this car. It's actually Mini based but beyond that I have not a clue...
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I have no idea what this is - just the mechanical base, the approximate year and the country it was (probably) built in. If you can tell me that much, you'll get a point (Easy!) - If you can provide some concrete information about who built it then you can have another point!
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Moving up...
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This is a Mini derivative, built in the early 1960s in Dublin, Ireland.
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Yes, that's all I know about it so you get the point! Another point still on offer for anyone who can tell me who built it and if it had a name...
I'll move this up to the Pros for a while to see if anyone can help
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its the Firecrest , going out now will complete the post in 30 mins plus
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The Firecrest was a project iniated by Doug Glover , production manager of Lincoln & Nolan ( Austin agents for Ireland ) ,the idea being to produce a sportacar for the Irish market as all cars sold in Ireland had to be assembeled in the state .A prototype and 3 cars were built , body bucks ere built by the maintenance staff and sent out for moulding . 2 cars were as in the photo , famously PJ Wilhare cars his car at Knockalla hillclimb in 1970 and in a scene resembling an air crash ended up sitting on the remains of the floorpan with the debris scattered far and wide . The project stalled when Doug left the company .I would be keen to knoe the source of the photos posted as I have never seen them before
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Thank you for this information, Shamrock. Was the one car differing from the others simply called DGS by any chance?
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the prototype may have been called a DGS , Doug Glover Special or Sports , it was used in competition
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Incredible! I thought this one would never be solved. Once again, proving what a hub of automotive knowledge Autopuzzles is. Do you have any other photos of the cars Shamrock?
The first image I posted is from a 1968 copy of Autocar magazine (I forget which issue) but it has no other information about the car, the other is from Classic & Sports Car Some time in the last 15 years (!) but again no other information provided.
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I love the way they casually show a picture of that car simply to describe the joys of motoring in the Irish countryside, as though you'd see a Firecrest around nearly every corner!
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The third fglass car was a GT I saw it but have never seen a photo of it .
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The Firecrest dates from 1963
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The hardtop coupe Firecrest GT. Looks better than the open car - I'd love to see a side or rear view...
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so would I, I do remember seeing parked in Ranelagh ( Dublin ) where I lived , will keep looking for photos