What's this, what powers it and what name was it given - for 1 point?:
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Is it a modified body from Falcon shells?
Quote from: AlexFrance on January 10, 2014, 08:08:12 AM
Is it a modified body from Falcon shells?
I'm afraid I can't answer that! It could be, but it's not part of the answer to the puzzle..
Experts?
Diva Valkyr?
does this car have any mini-parts?
Quote from: kwgibbs on January 20, 2014, 09:13:43 AM
does this car have any mini-parts?
It has parts which were used in Minis, although I think they pre-date the Mini itself..
Any connection with Marcos?
Quote from: AlexFrance on January 29, 2014, 05:00:39 PM
Any connection with Marcos?
None I don't think, thought I'm away from home and can't check my files. Pretty sure not though.
BMC A Series power?
Quote from: D-type on January 30, 2014, 03:19:10 PM
BMC A Series power?
Yes!
That should get you quite a long way towards the answer so I'll lock it for you now to see if you can find it.
An early Ginetta?
Quote from: D-type on February 01, 2014, 11:20:25 AM
An early Ginetta?
I think the Walkletts might have grimaced at that suggestion!
It's not one of theirs..
Pro's?
IS IT A lOTUS 11 , under the bodywork and is the drivers name Butcher
Quote from: shamrock on February 04, 2014, 06:10:41 AM
IS IT A lOTUS 11 , under the bodywork and is the drivers name Butcher
I'm afraid not!
Aussie Centaur?
A couple of the guesses were close to my own - I reckon the front's a Falcon and the back's from a Diva GT. Those wheel arches look like they've been cut out to allow for more travel - was the car used for Autocross or grasstrack racing?
Quote from: nicanary on February 06, 2014, 11:33:22 AM
A couple of the guesses were close to my own - I reckon the front's a Falcon and the back's from a Diva GT. Those wheel arches look like they've been cut out to allow for more travel - was the car used for Autocross or grasstrack racing?
I believe you're right about the Falcon front, but I don't know about the back. I think the wheelarches cut themselves out and yes, it was used for autocross.
I've been vainly searching for info on the former Players No.6 Autocross events. Photos are few and far between.
I've found reference to an Eric Clegg and a BMC-powered special called Leda 1. Is this the car ?
Quote from: nicanary on February 08, 2014, 06:30:47 AM
I've been vainly searching for info on the former Players No.6 Autocross events. Photos are few and far between.
I've found reference to an Eric Clegg and a BMC-powered special called Leda 1. Is this the car ?
It's not the name I have, but then the name I have was coined by someone who bought the car off the original owner and didn't know its original name..
Since I don't know the original builder either I suppose it might be possible it's that car, but since only know another name I'm afraid that's the one I'm looking for! You haven't been able to find any pictures of the Leda 1 have you?
It does of course have an A-series engine but I think we established that already.
Did the buyer name it "Wasdis?"
Quote from: D-type on February 15, 2014, 12:21:29 PM
Did the buyer name it "Wasdis?"
No, but you're thinking on the right lines!
Wotzit?
The rear half definitely has come from a Diva GT (sadly!)
Quote from: woodinsight on February 22, 2014, 02:53:17 AM
Wotzit?
The rear half definitely has come from a Diva GT (sadly!)
What a mash-up!
Not a Wotzit. It does start with a "W" though...
Perhaps a Wotsit then?
Quote from: woodinsight on February 23, 2014, 05:59:29 AM
Perhaps a Wotsit then?
No!
It does start with "Wo..." though!
Wombat ?
Woodinsight? ;D
Quote from: dzima1985 on February 23, 2014, 09:22:31 AM
Woodinsight? ;D
Haha.......even though I used to own a Diva (as per my avatar) I certainly had no involvement with this thing!
Maybe a Wozzat?
None of those replies are there yet..
Is the name beginning "Wo.." a "joke" name or based on the owners name?
Woeful?
Quote from: woodinsight on February 23, 2014, 01:41:38 PM
Woeful?
Appropriate maybe but not right..!
Quote from: nicanary on February 23, 2014, 01:18:38 PM
Is the name beginning "Wo.." a "joke" name or based on the owners name?
It's a joke name and a word you'd never find in a dictionary. The beginning bit is derived from an owner's name.
Wotcar?
It looks like something the Wombles had constructed - weren't they known for collecting and recycling rubbish?
Is it worthwhile searching for the name of the owner who built it or is he an unknown?
Quote from: woodinsight on February 24, 2014, 11:29:37 AM
It looks like something the Wombles had constructed - weren't they known for collecting and recycling rubbish?
Is it worthwhile searching for the name of the owner who built it or is he an unknown?
I thought you had it there jsut for a moment when I first saw your post..
I just tried Googling the former owner's name but got nothing; it wasn't him who built it anyway. The builder is not known.
Thanks Carnut,
I decided to revert to my Thesaurus for possible solutions and found one possible however unlikely it may sound.
Let me explain - one of the opposites to 'wonderful' was 'awful', hence my guess as 'woeful' - unlikely but was worth a guess nonetheless!
One of the only other possibles was 'horrible' where the second letter was an 'o'.
Therefore I have come up with 'worrible' (it combines the expression 'it's 'orrible' with your hint of the Wombles if that makes sense!)
I'm presuming the man behind the car had a surname beginning 'Wor.....'
I've googled worrible with no result except for a squashable toy...........
Brilliant!
So good in fact I've given you 2 points.
If you squint at 'Womble' the 'm' could look like 'rri', which is what I meant.
But Worrible it is, after previous owner Peter Worrall.
Very, very well done; Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you!
Quote from: Carnut on February 25, 2014, 04:52:52 AM
Brilliant!
So good in fact I've given you 2 points.
If you squint at 'Womble' the 'm' could look like 'rri', which is what I meant.
But Worrible it is, after previous owner Peter Worrall.
Very, very well done; Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you!
Thanks Carnut, I think deduction by Thesaurus was the only way of solving this one.
I'm sure I've seen this car somewhere before - perhaps in an early Motoring News or Autosport?
I'd love to know which Diva was vandalised in the building process. - hopefully it was a write-off!