SAC#868 : Ford Falcon Special 1951

SACO · November 20, 2014, 03:40:15 AM

What's this , for 1 point !

SACO · November 27, 2014, 01:11:28 AM

Experts !

SACO · December 08, 2014, 05:01:07 AM

Pros !

nicanary · December 08, 2014, 06:09:04 AM

I think we all know where the photo was found!

Based on a Ford 1172cc s/v ?

SACO · December 08, 2014, 06:49:58 AM

Yes !
Locked for you !

pguillem · December 08, 2014, 10:44:19 AM

Quote from: nicanary on December 08, 2014, 06:09:04 AM
I think we all know where the photo was found!

I'd be happy to know it...

oko94 · December 08, 2014, 11:06:58 AM

Me too. It's not the first time that I read this kind of cryptic message.

nicanary · December 08, 2014, 01:53:02 PM

I'm not going to reveal my regular sources, but SACO has been taking quite a few recently from one place. It provides some really interesting puzzles, but trying to solve them will take a long time. You have to know where to look!

SACO · December 08, 2014, 02:08:59 PM

Paul Jaray · December 08, 2014, 03:14:16 PM

I know it...and it seems it's not a one-off

nicanary · December 08, 2014, 04:58:57 PM

I've found it - it's called a Ford Falcon Special, first registered in April 1951. Obviously powered by a Ford 10hp engine.

Falcon GRP bodies were first made in 1957, so I've no idea whether this car has any connection with that company. As a matter of interest, this special was for sale at £595, which seems an awful lot of money for a car flat-out at 60mph. At the time, you could have bought a Bugatti or similar for the same money.

Paul Jaray · December 08, 2014, 05:42:42 PM

..and here's her sister:
(they are not the same but in the description there are several matching points)

SACO · December 09, 2014, 05:49:03 AM

Yes ! Ford Falcon Special 1951
Another point for nicanary !

The sister or the same car ? :

Carnut · December 09, 2014, 06:17:56 AM

There are many minor differences, but the biggest one is that they have different registration numbers from around the same period!

barrett · April 02, 2026, 07:59:31 PM

Quote from: SACO on December 09, 2014, 05:49:03 AMYes ! Ford Falcon Special 1951
Another point for nicanary !
The sister or the same car ? :

I wonder if you kept a record of when this advert was published? I thought I had, but I can't seem to find it, and this information would be very useful for me...

nicanary · April 03, 2026, 04:48:31 AM

It will have been a well-known motor sport magazine with a green cover, and extensive adverts in the back pages. As for the date, sorry. I have a very large collection, it would take me hours.

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SAC#868 : Ford Falcon Special 1951