Solved - MJW #1079 - HW Special 1960 (Alvis engine)

[woodinsight]

Stigetta?

No - what I'm looking for is a short name (the constructor's initials) followed by Special

[kwgibbs]

HB special?

[woodinsight]

HB special?

Hmm - you're very close with the name of the car.....Hx Special (x is the missing letter)
Don't forget I also need a year and the engine it was fitted with.
LOCKED for you to come up with the full answer

[kwgibbs]

I can,t find the missing letter, but is 1952 the year?

[woodinsight]

I can,t find the missing letter, but is 1952 the year?

No a few years younger than 1952
Have another guess before i open it again

[kwgibbs]

im going for 1955?

[woodinsight]

im going for 1955?

Even younger by a few years

[kwgibbs]

1959?

[woodinsight]

1959?

Almost - you're just  year out..

[kwgibbs]

1958,if only i could find the missing letter?

[woodinsight]

Wrong way with the year and we're looking for a letter in the lower half of the alphabet.....

[kwgibbs]

1960 HD ?

[kwgibbs]

the only other car that,s similar is DP special, I can,t find anymore  cars ,in that year with special after the first letter?

[woodinsight]

Not HD nor, of course, the DP Special.

[kwgibbs]

I did find a car ,called the HW , it doesn,t say anymore about,it hope it help,s and the year was 1960?

[woodinsight]

I did find a car ,called the HW , it doesn,t say anymore about,it hope it help,s and the year was 1960?

That's the car - the HW Special of 1960 - one point for you.

I'll offer a second point to anyone who can tell me what HW stands for and the make of engine fitted.....

[woodinsight]

Moving this one up for the Pros to finish off.......name of constructor and make of engine required for a point.

Here's the unaltered image -

[faksta]

Purely guessing: 'H' for Hudson engine (?) and 'W' for builder's name?

[woodinsight]

Purely guessing: 'H' for Hudson engine (?) and 'W' for builder's name?

Partly correct - the "HW" are the first name/surname of the builder but the engine is not Hudson......

[Wendax]

British engine?

[Paul Jaray]

Hakan Wennberg, Alvis TA14.

[woodinsight]

Hakan Wennberg, Alvis TA14.

That's it! (you must have the same source as I do)
Another point for you.

[Paul Jaray]

Hakan Wennberg, Alvis TA14.

That's it! (you must have the same source as I do)
Another point for you.

I think I do, but I have also 3 (bad) pics of this car in colour.

[woodinsight]

Hakan Wennberg, Alvis TA14.

That's it! (you must have the same source as I do)
Another point for you.

I think I do, but I have also 3 (bad) pics of this car in colour.

I've never seen any other pics of this car - it's difficult to imagine just what size it is from the puzzle pic...

[Paul Jaray]

Here you are:

EDIT: can't upload those pics (.bmp), I'll work it out later!