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Title: Solved NIC#94 - 1935 Adams Special based on a Fiat 509
Post by: nicanary on December 28, 2013, 07:11:05 AM: What is this car? I need the base car, what it was known as, and the year the car was built.
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: nicanary on January 18, 2014, 06:34:06 AM: Experts?
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Post by: nicanary on February 22, 2014, 07:05:02 AM: Pros?
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Post by: mekubb on February 22, 2014, 08:56:27 AM: From UK ?
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Post by: nicanary on February 22, 2014, 10:42:17 AM: Quote from: mekubb on February 22, 2014, 08:56:27 AM
From UK ?

No.
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Post by: woodinsight on February 23, 2014, 01:56:56 PM: Base car from the UK?
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Post by: nicanary on February 23, 2014, 02:40:59 PM: Quote from: woodinsight on February 23, 2014, 01:56:56 PM
Base car from the UK?

No.
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on February 23, 2014, 05:08:06 PM: Australian?
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Post by: nicanary on February 23, 2014, 05:29:23 PM: Quote from: Craig Gillingham on February 23, 2014, 05:08:06 PM
Australian?

Yes!
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: Craig Gillingham on February 24, 2014, 02:57:07 AM: I thought it looked familiar. Except I can't remember where I've seen it before.
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: nicanary on February 24, 2014, 06:21:59 AM: Quote from: Craig Gillingham on February 24, 2014, 02:57:07 AM
I thought it looked familiar. Except I can't remember where I've seen it before.

That's what happens when I look in a mirror ;D
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Post by: Craig Gillingham on February 24, 2014, 06:28:08 PM: :)
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Post by: woodinsight on February 25, 2014, 06:28:04 AM: It looks very similar to a special called Terror that was built in the 1930s.

However that is probably wrong as it was based on a Frazer Nash...... :-\
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: nicanary on February 25, 2014, 06:43:58 AM: Quote from: woodinsight on February 25, 2014, 06:28:04 AM
It looks very similar to a special called Terror that was built in the 1930s.

However that is probably wrong as it was based on a Frazer Nash...... :-\

Sorry, completely off-track. However..... the base marque did begin with an "F".
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Post by: D-type on February 25, 2014, 12:42:20 PM: Ford special?
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Post by: nicanary on February 25, 2014, 12:47:11 PM: Quote from: D-type on February 25, 2014, 12:42:20 PM
Ford special?

Not based on a Ford.
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: Craig Gillingham on February 25, 2014, 08:04:36 PM: FIAT?
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Post by: nicanary on February 26, 2014, 03:24:23 AM: Quote from: Craig Gillingham on February 25, 2014, 08:04:36 PM
FIAT?

Yes! A bit too early to lock it though. What was its name, when was it built, and on what model base?
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: GrahamClayton on February 26, 2014, 03:56:54 AM: Is it Harold Drake-Richmond's special built circa 1927 on a Fiat 509 chassis?
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: nicanary on February 26, 2014, 04:50:11 AM: Quote from: GrahamClayton on February 26, 2014, 03:56:54 AM
Is it Harold Drake-Richmond's special built circa 1927 on a Fiat 509 chassis?

You're getting closer. It was built on a 1927 chassis, but the conversion was later, and I have a different name for the builder.
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Post by: AlexFrance on February 26, 2014, 01:15:29 PM: Is the post locked? I believe I know the answer!
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: nicanary on February 26, 2014, 06:48:14 PM: Quote from: AlexFrance on February 26, 2014, 01:15:29 PM
Is the post locked? I believe I know the answer!

Not locked. Tell me what you know.
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: AlexFrance on February 27, 2014, 04:08:36 AM: All right. So it is known as the "FIAT 509 Adams Special" and was built in 1935 using a 1927 chassis with a 1100 cc., 30-hp engine.
Title: Re: NIC #94
Post by: nicanary on February 27, 2014, 06:04:24 AM: Quote from: AlexFrance on February 27, 2014, 04:08:36 AM
All right. So it is known as the "FIAT 509 Adams Special" and was built in 1935 using a 1927 chassis with a 1100 cc., 30-hp engine.

Yes! All correct answers - built by Frank Adams in Australia, but I notice that it is being photographed these days at Retro events in Germany, complete with German plates.
Title: Re: Solved NIC#94 - 1935 Adams Special based on a Fiat 509
Post by: AlexFrance on February 27, 2014, 09:26:01 AM: Thanks!

I have seen the same pictures taken in Germany, the only visual change being the exhaust pipe.