Solved NIC#94 - 1935 Adams Special based on a Fiat 509

nicanary · 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.

nicanary · January 18, 2014, 06:34:06 AM

Experts?

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 07:05:02 AM

Pros?

mekubb · February 22, 2014, 08:56:27 AM

From UK ?

nicanary · February 22, 2014, 10:42:17 AM

Quote from: mekubb on February 22, 2014, 08:56:27 AM
From UK ?

No.

woodinsight · February 23, 2014, 01:56:56 PM

Base car from the UK?

nicanary · February 23, 2014, 02:40:59 PM

Quote from: woodinsight on February 23, 2014, 01:56:56 PM
Base car from the UK?

No.

Craig Gillingham · February 23, 2014, 05:08:06 PM

Australian?

nicanary · February 23, 2014, 05:29:23 PM

Quote from: Craig Gillingham on February 23, 2014, 05:08:06 PM
Australian?

Yes!

Craig Gillingham · February 24, 2014, 02:57:07 AM

I thought it looked familiar. Except I can't remember where I've seen it before.

nicanary · 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

Craig Gillingham · February 24, 2014, 06:28:08 PM

woodinsight · 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...... $:-\$

nicanary · 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".

D-type · February 25, 2014, 12:42:20 PM

Ford special?

nicanary · 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.

Craig Gillingham · February 25, 2014, 08:04:36 PM

FIAT?

nicanary · 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?

GrahamClayton · February 26, 2014, 03:56:54 AM

Is it Harold Drake-Richmond's special built circa 1927 on a Fiat 509 chassis?

nicanary · 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.

AlexFrance · February 26, 2014, 01:15:29 PM

Is the post locked? I believe I know the answer!

nicanary · 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.

AlexFrance · 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.

nicanary · 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.

AlexFrance · 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.

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Solved NIC#94 - 1935 Adams Special based on a Fiat 509