SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953

[Wendax]

Taft?

[nicanary]

Tait ?

[ropat53]

Trot

[SACO]

Not Taft , Tait or Trot !

[nicanary]

Is it an English joke name - Test? (Another word for trial).

[SACO]

 
I didn't know this word !
T.E.S.T Special 1953
1 point for nicanary ! 

[nicanary]

I suspect I got lucky on this one - the name of the car suggests that it was built by 4 people with the initials T.E.S.T. Still, every point is welcome at the Pro level.

I've never seen that photo before, nor have I heard of the car. Many British enthusiasts built trials cars in the 40s and 50s of this type, usually Ford 1172 s/v powered, until Mike Cannon came along with his lightweight cars which were readily available and affordable.

[nicanary]

By chance I've just seen this car mentioned on another site. It was described in detail in Autosport of 20.11.53. It had a supercharged Ford 1172cc s/v engine and coils at the back. I still don't know the full name of the builder, but his first name was Tony, because the name of the cars stands for "Tony's Eleven Seven Two."

[nicanary]

It's funny how things turn up long after you've forgotten about it. I've just watched a film on Youtube of the 1960 Felixstowe Rally, and this event was won by Tony Bray in the T.E.S.T. registration YMX9. He is seen during a driving test (manoeuvering) which formed part of the rally. So he didn't use the car just for trials.

BTW the film captions claim that he was a former boyfriend of Margaret Thatcher!

[Quiller]

Another pic

[D-type]

Is it an English joke name - Test? (Another word for trial).

Apparently it was Tony's Eleven Seventy Two, the builder being named Tony Gray