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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: Wendax on May 20, 2015, 03:26:24 PM

Title: Solved: Wendax 1599 - Tojeiro-MG
Post by: Wendax on May 20, 2015, 03:26:24 PM
An easy one.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Wendax on May 27, 2015, 02:51:16 AM
Easy Expert Point
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Willie McCrum on May 31, 2015, 05:23:23 PM
Lagonda V12 ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Wendax on June 01, 2015, 02:44:43 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: frederick59 on June 01, 2015, 07:41:29 PM
Frazer-Nash?
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Wendax on June 02, 2015, 02:42:01 AM
No
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Post by: Willie McCrum on June 03, 2015, 07:30:14 AM
AC Bristol ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Wendax on June 03, 2015, 07:49:44 AM
No
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Wendax on June 11, 2015, 02:53:33 PM
up again
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: oko94 on June 11, 2015, 05:34:34 PM
Austin Healey based ?
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: nicanary on June 11, 2015, 07:09:53 PM
Leonard-MG.

More specifically it's a Tojeiro chassis with MG engine raced by Lionel Leonard as a Leonard-MG. Registration was LOY501.
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: Wendax on June 12, 2015, 02:35:55 AM
Certainly correct. I would have expected that this one was solved at expert level.

One more point for you.
Title: Re: Wendax 1599
Post by: nicanary on June 12, 2015, 05:40:46 AM
Quote from: Wendax on June 12, 2015, 02:35:55 AM
Certainly correct. I would have expected that this one was solved at expert level.

One more point for you.

I expected it too! It was the sister car to the famous Cliff Davis Tojeiro-Bristol, and the forerunner to the line of AC cars which resulted in the Cobra.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1599 - Tojeiro-MG
Post by: nicanary on June 12, 2015, 07:47:08 AM
A photo taken in period. Note that it didn't have the now-fashionable highly chromed wire wheels.
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1599 - Tojeiro-MG
Post by: Carnut on June 12, 2015, 07:54:30 AM
Quote from: nicanary on June 12, 2015, 07:47:08 AM
A photo taken in period. Note that it didn't have the now-fashionable highly chromed wire wheels.

I didn't think it did now either; aren't they stove-enamelled?  Apart from the spinners..
Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1599 - Tojeiro-MG
Post by: nicanary on June 12, 2015, 08:17:22 AM
Quote from: Carnut on June 12, 2015, 07:54:30 AM
Quote from: nicanary on June 12, 2015, 07:47:08 AM
A photo taken in period. Note that it didn't have the now-fashionable highly chromed wire wheels.

I didn't think it did now either; aren't they stove-enamelled?  Apart from the spinners..

Whoops! I really must buy a new light bulb for this room........

Title: Re: Solved: Wendax 1599 - Tojeiro-MG
Post by: Wendax on June 12, 2015, 12:26:05 PM
The car in all its beauty:
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