This one is more known...1 point for its name!
Nice plate work Mr. Jaray! ;D
It's a British car, correct?
Yes it is...
This one is not so obscure...
Microplas Mistral?
Not that...
Autobodies Mk2?
Not that...
Ginetta G3 also known as Fairlite?
Not a Ginetta.
I don't know if this may help, but there is another pic of this car that shows a different front, but the windshield and the side of the car is the same.
This maker is not so popular as Ginetta, but is featured in all the books about british sports cars.
Could this be a Rochdale? Maybe an Mk VI?
Not a Rochdale.
Another clue: if you google this name on the net, you won't find any pic of it.
Len Terry's Terrier?
Not that...
Moore & Tye Special (1951), used Ford Pilot parts.
Kind regards
Spider Murphy
Probably Spider Murphy is right, but I'll bet for 1951 J.A.G., equipped with 3.6-liter, V8 ;D
...and here it comes another picture:
Quote from: Paul Jaray on August 23, 2009, 03:51:58 PM
I don't know if this may help, but there is another pic of this car that shows a different front, but the windshield and the side of the car is the same. .
One by one...
Who has seen this before? I'm not sure it ever had a proper name as such, so please tell be who built the body, what car's mechanical parts was it based on and when it was built
Very cool pic!
and a mistery too..I posted this car as a puzzle of mine long ago. It was puzzle 'PJ151' and I remember well because I did a poor photoshop of the plate....but now it doesn't show up in any search!
I had to look through the solved pages, one by one...I tried different ways (Jag, 1951, PJ151, title only, by user,..etc) but it went below the radar!
Hi Paul, as far as I know this car isn't the JAG special.... I trust my source as it's quite specific in it's details and also mentions the similarity between the cars... however this is a one-off special ordered by a client and built by a small company that, as far as i know, has no connection to the JAG...
Wow it sounds interesting!
I can move it back in the Rookie section and you can run it like a puzzle of yours (I'll change the title) or you can post your info here and I'll give you a point for solving this mistery!
OK, so to put this puzzle to bed it's probably easier to quote verbatim what information I have so please excuse the 'plagiarism'!
"Built in 1951 in the workshop of Messrs Moore & Tye of Hastings.... Bodied in aluminium, with a wooden floor, and mounted on a tubular chassis, the car utilised a number of Ford V8 Pilot parts including the engine and transmission"
"The car was built for an Eastbourne chiropodist,a fact borne out by the 1951 Eastbourne registration AJK 151. Many features bear an uncanny resemblance to the JAG cars built at Thames Ditton by John A. Griffiths from 1950, also Ford V8 powered, and one wonders if the 1950 JAG provided the inspiration"
Anyone know whereabout Moore & Tye were based? I'm off to Hastings on Saturday, it'd be interesting to have a look at the site of the workshops.
Bump!
Any chance the topic title can be changed PJ?
Sorry for being so late....so many things happened!
I'll fix it soooon. ;)
One point to Spider Murphy and one to Barrett.
Thank you for solving this mistery...again!
What's this, from when, powered by what - for 1 point?:
ANYONE FOUND GIVING ANSWERS OBTAINED BY USING GOOGLE SEARCH BY IMAGE MAY BE BANNED FOR AN INDETERMINATE PERIOD, AND THIS PUZZLE IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR AGREEMENT TO THAT IN THE THREAD IN THE NEWS AND INFORMATION SECTION.
Experts?
It turns out this is a re-post.
If one of the newer Experts want to ID it then you have a few days. If no-one does (not the one who ID'd it last time!) then it won't progress to the Pros but will be merged or deleted.
dutch?
Is it from the UK?
And if yes, could it be based on a Jaguar?
Quote from: AlexFrance on June 18, 2014, 05:16:50 PM
Is it from the UK?
And if yes, could it be based on a Jaguar?
Yes it's British, but nothing to do with Jaguar.
Allard?
If those are ford wheels then is it a pilot/v8 base?
Quote from: iani on June 28, 2014, 01:42:37 PM
If those are ford wheels then is it a pilot/v8 base?
Yes!
Just solved a SACO puzzle looking for a truck in a Wendax puzzle and a few minutes later came across this car to my surprise.... It's a 1951 J.A.G. powered by a 3.6 litre V8 Ford engine
Quote from: mekubb on July 09, 2014, 12:07:26 PM
Just solved a SACO puzzle looking for a truck in a Wendax puzzle and a few minutes later came across this car to my surprise.... It's a 1951 J.A.G. powered by a 3.6 litre V8 Ford engine
OK, you found my source and that is indeed what the caption says it is.
But the caption is wrong! This car is not a J.A.G. and is unconnected with it.
Armed with what you know now the answer should be quite easy to find; I'll lock it for you until your next reply to do so.
Knowing that it's not a JAG, doesn't help a lot finding out what it actually is. Could it be a Jensen spin-off ?
Quote from: mekubb on July 09, 2014, 04:20:12 PM
Knowing that it's not a JAG, doesn't help a lot finding out what it actually is. Could it be a Jensen spin-off ?
It's not a Jensen; nothing mainstream at all (if you'd call Jensen mainstream!)
Is the make mentioned on the same website ? ;)
Quote from: mekubb on July 10, 2014, 04:29:29 AM
Is the make mentioned on the same website ? ;)
No, but with the information established so far is should be quite easy to find it...
Probably easy if you know where to look.... I found the same pic on another well-known website and they also call t a JAG. Anyway, I have no clue so far, so please unlock
Quote from: mekubb on July 11, 2014, 05:16:54 AM
Probably easy if you know where to look.... I found the same pic on another well-known website and they also call t a JAG. Anyway, I have no clue so far, so please unlock
As you wish.
Now unlocked.
RGS ?
Experts have drawn a blank so it's time to merge this one now.
Although captioned on more than one website as a J.A.G. this car is indeed a one-off "Moore & Tye" with a Ford V8 Pilot engine.
I've re-attached 2 pictures to the original post but can't get the thumbnail to show up at all.
Maybe others can see it?
Quote from: Carnut on September 02, 2014, 06:26:35 AM
I've re-attached 2 pictures to the original post but can't get the thumbnail to show up at all.
Maybe others can see it?
You probably have to uncheck the pj151.jpg attachment.
Quote from: Wendax on September 02, 2014, 12:24:17 PM
Quote from: Carnut on September 02, 2014, 06:26:35 AM
I've re-attached 2 pictures to the original post but can't get the thumbnail to show up at all.
Maybe others can see it?
You probably have to uncheck the pj151.jpg attachment.
Bingo!
Thanks; I had thought of that but didn't like to since it was posted by PJ not me and I don't like meddling with what others have posted!
It's done the job however and it is the same picture as posted by PJ.