Solved - NEH 1780: Eng Quee Special

[Carnut]

What's this, who built it on what basis, when and where - for 1 point?

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[Carnut]

Professionals?

[woodinsight]

Looks as though it may be from the Far East?

[Carnut]

Looks as though it may be from the Far East?

Asian it is..

[woodinsight]

Singapore specifically?

[Carnut]

Singapore specifically?

[Otto Puzzell]

The Eng Quee Special was an evolution of yet another prewar Special built by Lim Peng Han for Captain Peter Braid and based on a Wolseley Hornet chassis.

This car was derived from the Braid Special which had a highly modified engine with "an indeterminably high compression ratio" and was in fact the very first single-seater built in Singapore. The car reappeared after the war with some alterations, the neatly shaped tail from the original body serving as a hencoop during the war. After the war parts of the car were incorporated into Chia Eng Quee's "Special," sometimes it was referred to as the Rover Special, occasionally as a Hot Rod.

Don't know the precise year.

[Otto Puzzell]

On further though, I'm not so sure, given this picture and caption from the Singapore Free Press, 28 March 1957, Page 9. Perhaps the article from which you pulled the puzzle pic is not accurate/clear? If I found the same source you did, another picture of this car is juxtaposed with your puzzle pic.

[Carnut]

Well, since it said in the article that this was an evolution I assumed it went through different guises so might appear to be different depending on which picture you're looking it.
Taking the caption at its word this would definitely seem to be the Eng Quee Special, so unless someone else can prove otherwise I'm giving you the point and calling it solved!