Solved - NEH 1642: 1935 Ford V8-engined Batten Special

[Carnut]

What is this car and what is it based on, for 1 point?

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[bentleybob]

Is this a Wolseley Hornet Special?

[Carnut]

Is this a Wolseley Hornet Special?

No Wolseley parts at all!

[bentleybob]

Ford base?

[Carnut]

Ford base?

Yes!

[bentleybob]

1936/7 Batten Special by Beckenham Motor Company Ltd., based on a Ford V8?

[Carnut]

1936/7 Batten Special by Beckenham Motor Company Ltd., based on a Ford V8?

Yes, it is a Batten Special.
But it's not the same car you have pictured; that one is a little later.
So, locked for you to tell me what the car is based on (you have the engine already, a 3622cc Ford V8) and when it was built?

[bentleybob]

1935 Batten Special by Beckenham on Ford Model Y chassis with a Ford V8 of 3.622 cc at 100 HP, apparently enabling 190 Km/h  . Below another more formal one of the same era..

[Carnut]

That's the one!
Yes, I think 190 km/h is rather wishful thinking with those aerodynamics..
It's probably what it works out the car should do on paper rather than in the real world!

[bentleybob]

I remember driving a SS100 2 1/2 litre which started to jump all over the road at 75mph, and I quite agree 190 kph is neither her nor there..