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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: Carnut on April 21, 2015, 07:53:22 AM

Title: Solved - NEH 4040: 1936 Austin Seven Competition blt as prototype for intended production in 1959
Post by: Carnut on April 21, 2015, 07:53:22 AM
What's this, built when and for what purpose - for 1 point?:

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Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: Carnut on May 05, 2015, 06:06:37 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: richard fridd on May 05, 2015, 12:49:48 PM
Hamblin?
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: Carnut on May 06, 2015, 04:15:31 AM
Quote from: richard fridd on May 05, 2015, 12:49:48 PM
Hamblin?

No, it just looks a bit like one..
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: Carnut on June 02, 2015, 04:41:39 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 04:52:03 AM
1936 Austin Seven Competition Special, built as a pre-production prototype
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: Carnut on June 02, 2015, 04:56:18 AM
Quote from: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 04:52:03 AM
1936 Austin Seven Competition Special, built as a pre-production prototype

Correct so far, but that year is when the original of which this is a replica would have been built; when was this built?
Locked for you.
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: oko94 on June 02, 2015, 05:02:02 AM
1959
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: Carnut on June 02, 2015, 06:39:21 AM
Yes, that's right.
I note the registration number is from 1936 so it seems to have been based on a real 1936 chassis.
Title: Re: NEH 4040
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2015, 06:41:08 AM
It was built by Jim Shaw of Dante Motor Works.
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