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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2014 => Topic started by: pnegyesi on February 23, 2014, 04:12:00 PM

Title: Solved: PN #613 -- Roy Rowe's Ford V8 special
Post by: pnegyesi on February 23, 2014, 04:12:00 PM
Please tell me a few things about this car. I am not sure about its builder, but I know the country, mechanical basis and current owner. So tell me those and a point is yours
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: pnegyesi on March 02, 2014, 06:37:17 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: D-type on March 02, 2014, 07:09:57 AM
New Zealand built Ford Model A based dirt racer.
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: pnegyesi on March 02, 2014, 07:13:34 AM
locked for you to give me the final piece - the name of the owner. It is Ford based but not Model A - AFAIK
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: D-type on March 02, 2014, 08:48:21 AM
Please unlock - I know 4/5 of nothing about the New Zealand racing scene.

Ford V8 power.  Owned by Peter Leversedge?
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: pnegyesi on March 02, 2014, 11:13:15 AM
Ford V8 power - c'mon you can find it!
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: D-type on March 02, 2014, 11:28:09 AM
Much to my surprise I have found it!

Roy Rowe's  Ford V8 special, which the website describes as:
Quote1938 V8 60 Special - This car was built up at the turn of the century as a period special from the 1930s using an American 1938 Ford V8 60 engine, 2.3 litre, 136cu.in.; 1938 Lincoln Zephyr 3 speed gear box, with 1940 English Ford front and rear axles and steering box; using transverse springs and cable brakes; aluminium body.
Even if the engine is a 1938 Ford V8, I would not describe it as a "1938 ~" as it was built very much later.  But I suppose I'm a pedantic purist
Title: Re: PN #613
Post by: pnegyesi on March 02, 2014, 11:30:16 PM
See, I told you :)