Another batch from me......
Rookies please be quick if you want to add to your points score as I'm going to move these up to the Experts in a few days.
First one is a bit of a mystery car to me - I only have a name, engine size and the name of the driver plus an approximate year.
Don't ask me what the base car is - I don't know......
One point if you can identify the name, nationality and approximate year.....
Experts..
Porsche base?
I don't know what the base car is.
It may have been built from scratch.....
I can hear the Pros gnashing their teeth whilst the Rookies and Experts are reaping the benefits of some puzzles......
So let's promote some of my Expert puzzles to the Pros to deal with - starting with this one
Hmmm.. RHD.. Is this another one from Oz?
Quote from: Carnut on February 09, 2013, 07:09:33 PM
Hmmm.. RHD.. Is this another one from Oz?
No it's not Australian but it is naturally RHD.....
Is the engine size 1172cc perhaps?
Is it South African?
Quote from: Allan L on February 10, 2013, 04:42:33 AM
Is the engine size 1172cc perhaps?
Less than 1172cc Allan.....
British?!
848 cc?
No it's not 933cc nor 848cc - it's a round number between 933 and 1172
Quote from: woodinsight on February 11, 2013, 07:53:38 AM
No it's not 933cc nor 848cc - it's a round number between 933 and 1172
950?
1000cc?!
Quote from: Carnut on February 11, 2013, 03:25:45 PM
1000cc?!
Yes!......but I have no idea which engine it is!
All I know is that's called an xxxxx 1000 c.19xx by x.x. xxxxxxx (you can count the number of x's)
Quote from: woodinsight on February 11, 2013, 04:44:24 PM
Quote from: Carnut on February 11, 2013, 03:25:45 PM
1000cc?!
Yes!......but I have no idea which engine it is!
All I know is that's called an xxxxx 1000 c.19xx by x.x. xxxxxxx (you can count the number of x's)
Hmmm... Looks rather Arnott-ish but there aren't enough xxx's for that..
Believe they made a 1000cc Climax-engined car like this around 1955. Any relation?
Quote from: Carnut on February 11, 2013, 06:22:14 PM
Quote from: woodinsight on February 11, 2013, 04:44:24 PM
Quote from: Carnut on February 11, 2013, 03:25:45 PM
1000cc?!
Yes!......but I have no idea which engine it is!
All I know is that's called an xxxxx 1000 c.19xx by x.x. xxxxxxx (you can count the number of x's)
Hmmm... Looks rather Arnott-ish but there aren't enough xxx's for that..
Believe they made a 1000cc Climax-engined car like this around 1955. Any relation?
It could be a Climax engine as this car is pictured in 1957.
I doubt if there is an Arnott connection except that this car also starts with an 'Ar'
So, now we have Arxxx 1000 c.1957 driven/built? by x.x. xxxxxxx
LOCKED for you to have another guess (I just need the name of the car now for the point - I'll name the driver/constructor later)
Hmmm.. this is tough as I'm not sure this car appears anywhere on the 'net?
I've tried a few 5-letter words I can think of beginning with Ar... but haven't come up with any pictures so let's try the more likely ones.
I thought of Ariel but that was a motorbike back in the '50s or a modern car from today so it probably isn't that!
Let's try Aries?
Quote from: Carnut on February 12, 2013, 08:00:08 AM
Hmmm.. this is tough as I'm not sure this car appears anywhere on the 'net?
I've tried a few 5-letter words I can think of beginning with Ar... but haven't come up with any pictures so let's try the more likely ones.
I thought of Ariel but that was a motorbike back in the '50s or a modern car from today so it probably isn't that!
Let's try Aries?
Bullseye!
I'm certain this car doesn't appear on the 'net.......so well done and another point for you.
The driver (constructor?) of this car is P.T. Salkeld and the photo was taken in 1957.
Here's the original un-retouched image showing the registration number that may reveal more about the car....
Thanks!
LPN is a Sussex registration which commenced issue in November 1956*, so that would tie in with your date.
*Curiously, as it looks much earlier, 1950/52 or so, and LPO, which is also Sussex, was issued in 1950.
Usually if a county or a city had several consecutive issues they would use them up in sequence, so LPM 1-999 would be followed by LPN 1-999 then LPO 1-999 then MPM 1-999 and MPN 1-999 and so on. Clearly though that is not the case here, as mentioned above. MPM 1 was issued in July 1957 and MPN followed it directly starting in September 1957, so obviously MPM followed on directlly from LPN 999, those sequences going LPM, LPN, MPM, MPN, NPM, NPN etc. LPO 1 dates from January 1950 so is not part of the same sequence at all, MPO 1 being from January 1951 and NPO 1 from March 1952. Perhaps PO was East Sussex and PM/PN were West Sussex, or vice versa!
Quote from: Carnut on February 12, 2013, 03:09:02 PM
Perhaps PO was East Sussex and PM/PN were West Sussex, or vice versa!
PM/PN were East Sussex and PO/PX West Sussex.
Quote from: Allan L on February 12, 2013, 06:30:42 PM
Quote from: Carnut on February 12, 2013, 03:09:02 PM
Perhaps PO was East Sussex and PM/PN were West Sussex, or vice versa!
PM/PN were East Sussex and PO/PX West Sussex.
Thanks!
I thought that was probably the answer.