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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: SACO on August 27, 2014, 01:25:56 AM

Title: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
Post by: SACO on August 27, 2014, 01:25:56 AM
Please , identify this car for a point !  :)
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Post by: SACO on September 05, 2014, 01:26:17 AM
Experts !
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Post by: shamrock on September 05, 2014, 02:54:08 AM
The Toddler built by Wilbur Todd
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Post by: SACO on September 05, 2014, 06:19:58 AM
I have no this name!  have you other information ?
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Post by: shamrock on September 06, 2014, 08:37:10 AM
CHECKING OLD MAGAZINE ARTICLE I MAY BE WRONG
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Post by: SACO on October 02, 2014, 01:06:42 AM
Pros !
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Post by: Carnut on October 02, 2014, 04:14:08 AM
Its stance looks very Dellow-ish.  Is it Dellow-related?
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Post by: SACO on October 02, 2014, 04:58:42 AM
Not Dellow-related !
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Post by: nicanary on October 02, 2014, 06:15:02 AM
But it's clearly a British trials car - those seats would not be sufficient for a lengthy road journey.

Is it one of the Tucker-Peake cars?
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Post by: Carnut on October 02, 2014, 11:19:05 AM
Anything to do with Jack Turner?
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Post by: SACO on October 02, 2014, 11:33:24 AM
I just know the name of the car ! (4 letters )
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Post by: nicanary on October 02, 2014, 11:40:24 AM
random guess - Wasp ?
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Post by: SACO on October 02, 2014, 02:32:35 PM
Not Wasp !
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Post by: Carnut on October 03, 2014, 06:06:13 AM
Gnat?
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Post by: nicanary on October 03, 2014, 06:13:45 AM
Frog ?
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Post by: targhediferro on October 03, 2014, 07:01:18 AM
Jump?
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2014, 07:12:11 AM
Toad?
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Post by: SACO on October 03, 2014, 07:40:39 AM
Not Gnat ,Frog ,Jump or Toad ! but T...  ;)
A beautiful  trials car :
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2014, 07:42:36 AM
Trix?
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Post by: nicanary on October 03, 2014, 07:59:17 AM
Tiny ?
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Post by: oko94 on October 03, 2014, 08:43:45 AM
Tina ?
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Post by: Carnut on October 03, 2014, 01:52:49 PM
Tora?
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Post by: SACO on October 03, 2014, 03:39:34 PM
Not Trix , Tiny ,Tina or Tora !
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Post by: targhediferro on October 03, 2014, 04:19:26 PM
Tord?
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Post by: SACO on October 03, 2014, 04:44:26 PM
Not Tord !
t of Gnat was good ! T..T
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Post by: Wendax on October 03, 2014, 05:17:36 PM
Taft?
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Post by: nicanary on October 03, 2014, 06:56:31 PM
Tait ?
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Post by: ropat53 on October 04, 2014, 12:26:06 AM
Trot
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Post by: SACO on October 04, 2014, 01:49:13 AM
Not Taft , Tait or Trot ! :o
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Post by: nicanary on October 04, 2014, 05:01:37 AM
Is it an English joke name - Test? (Another word for trial).
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Post by: SACO on October 04, 2014, 06:08:16 AM
 :applause:
I didn't know this word !
T.E.S.T Special 1953
1 point for nicanary !  :)
Title: Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
Post by: nicanary on October 04, 2014, 07:26:35 AM
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.
Title: Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
Post by: nicanary on January 24, 2015, 09:15:54 AM
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."
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Post by: nicanary on January 28, 2015, 05:50:03 AM
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!
Title: Re: SAC#796 : T.E.S.T Special 1953
Post by: Quiller on January 28, 2015, 06:06:31 AM
Another pic
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Post by: D-type on March 21, 2022, 03:23:54 PM
Quote from: nicanary on October 04, 2014, 05:01:37 AM
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
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