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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: pnegyesi on October 04, 2015, 10:32:43 AM

Title: Solved: PN #807 -- Rover 12 (or 14 or 16) Special, 2011 by Jansen
Post by: pnegyesi on October 04, 2015, 10:32:43 AM: Who built this car, what was its basis and when it was built? A nice point is waiting for you!
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 11, 2015, 09:56:56 AM: Experts?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 09:35:13 AM: Professionals?
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Post by: Wendax on October 18, 2015, 09:40:37 AM: Is it a Triumph Special?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 09:44:54 AM: no
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Post by: oko94 on October 18, 2015, 09:51:34 AM: MG-based ?
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 09:55:58 AM: Ford V8 based?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 11:00:17 AM: two times no
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Post by: Wendax on October 18, 2015, 11:22:19 AM: Alvis chassis?
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 11:34:52 AM: American base car ?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 12:00:32 PM: two more times no :)
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 12:18:46 PM: British base car?
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Post by: oko94 on October 18, 2015, 12:31:24 PM: Riley ?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 12:59:20 PM: British but not a Riley
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Post by: Allan L on October 18, 2015, 01:09:42 PM: Singer perhaps
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 01:45:01 PM: no
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Post by: Wendax on October 18, 2015, 01:53:12 PM: Wolseley?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 02:04:42 PM: no
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 02:19:22 PM: Is it something really pedestrian, like a Morris?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 02:33:04 PM: not a Morris, I can't judge how pedestrian was it, but not a sports car
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 02:38:42 PM: Austin?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 02:45:23 PM: no
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 02:54:05 PM: Rover?
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 03:22:29 PM: that's the first small part towards the solution :) It is based on a certain Rover

Nicanary, you've got 24 hours exclusively for you

In other words, locked
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Post by: nicanary on October 18, 2015, 05:15:53 PM: I have found another photo of the car on a photostream website where it is included amongst 1947 Rover 12hp cars. Sadly the site captions it as a 1939 Case tractor.

It seems to be powered by an engine from the Rover P2-P4 era, as the bump on the bonnet would be in the correct place for the carbs/air intake.

Still searching.........
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 18, 2015, 10:27:18 PM: Another step closer to the solution :)

It is based on a Rover 12 (P2) made before 1944.
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Post by: nicanary on October 19, 2015, 05:48:25 AM: This one is hard work. No wonder you put it into the Pros.

It's based on a 1939 Rover 14hp P2, and is called The Wild Rover. There are photos of it online, and even a Youtube video of it at a show, but nowhere can I find who built it!
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 19, 2015, 05:59:25 AM: :) :)

1939 or 1940 is usually date attached to the car

You need to find where it was built and then it'll be easier
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Post by: nicanary on October 19, 2015, 11:15:15 AM: I think it could be German - it is pictured next to the Rover Wreath Special at a classic car show.

My lock expires at 8.22pm tonight and I will be leaving home soon. UNLOCK please.
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Post by: oko94 on October 19, 2015, 11:26:34 AM: Built by Jansen from Wesepe in the Netherlands ?
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Post by: nicanary on October 19, 2015, 11:35:14 AM: Quote from: oko94 on October 19, 2015, 11:26:34 AM
Built by Jansen from Wesepe in the Netherlands ?

;D. Googling Holland or Dutch Rover gives no results. Using the maker's name gives lots of images. Sadly, I didn't have the maker's name!
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Post by: oko94 on October 19, 2015, 12:22:45 PM: On Jansen's website it is described as a Rover 16 Special 6 Cilinder, but the URL of the page says Rover 14 Special 6 Cilinder. It's all fairly confusing, as often with these specials.
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Post by: pnegyesi on October 19, 2015, 01:32:32 PM: And in a for sale advert it was being reffered to as a 1939 Rover 12 special. But you found the builder indeed. Congrats
Title: Re: Solved: PN #807 -- Rover 12 (or 14 or 16) Special, 2011 by Jansen
Post by: Allan L on October 20, 2015, 09:45:31 AM: On Jansen's website there are three Rover specials:
Rover 14 Special (but it's got a 4-cylinder engine)
http://www.austinseven.eu/rover-14-special/ (http://www.austinseven.eu/rover-14-special/)
Rover 16 special 6 cilinder
http://www.austinseven.eu/rover-14-special-6-cilinder/ (http://www.austinseven.eu/rover-14-special-6-cilinder/)
and Rover 16 Special 2 (both 16s, as OKO says are 14 in the URL)
http://www.austinseven.eu/rover-14-special-2/ (http://www.austinseven.eu/rover-14-special-2/)
The opportunity for confusion is that Rover 14 and 16 engines were 6-cylinder - apart from some early (pre-1933) 14s which were 4-cylinder like the 12.