Solved - NEH 4520: US-built Triumph-based special with Ford Pinto 2.3

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Carnut

February 23, 2016, 07:18:03 AM
What's this car based on and what powers it - for 1 point?:

Remember - solving puzzles using 'Google Search by Image' is BANNED on AutoPuzzles!
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Carnut

#1
March 01, 2016, 05:14:31 AM
Experts?
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Carnut

#2
March 29, 2016, 04:55:49 AM
Pro's with fewer than 400 points?
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kwgibbs

#3
March 29, 2016, 05:03:20 AM
was it based on a fiat topolino?

Carnut

#4
March 29, 2016, 05:19:06 AM
Quote from: kwgibbs on March 29, 2016, 05:03:20 AM
was it based on a fiat topolino?

Nothing Fiat in it at all..
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sixtee5cuda

#5
March 29, 2016, 08:09:29 AM
From the U.S.A.?

Carnut

#6
March 29, 2016, 11:35:41 AM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on March 29, 2016, 08:09:29 AM
From the U.S.A.?

I didn't make a note of where it was built and now I can't find it anymore - even using Google Search by Image!
I have a feeling it was built in the USA though, yes.
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Carnut

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April 08, 2016, 05:55:16 AM
Open to all Pro's
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Oguerrerob

#8
April 17, 2016, 01:51:36 PM
VW based?

nicanary

#9
April 17, 2016, 02:59:19 PM
I was a bit taken back when I found out it was American. I thought it might be Ford 10hp based!

It looks too small to be an American chassis, and that exhaust pipe suggests a smallish engine. Is it a BMC motor?
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Carnut

#10
April 18, 2016, 04:35:08 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2016, 01:51:36 PM
VW based?

No..

Quote from: nicanary on April 17, 2016, 02:59:19 PM
I was a bit taken back when I found out it was American. I thought it might be Ford 10hp based!

It looks too small to be an American chassis, and that exhaust pipe suggests a smallish engine. Is it a BMC motor?

I'm only 95% sure it was built in the US.
The base is British, but not BMC.
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Paul Jaray

#11
April 18, 2016, 07:12:37 AM
Made by a Company/maker/individual known for other cars?

Carnut

#12
April 18, 2016, 07:20:17 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on April 18, 2016, 07:12:37 AM
Made by a Company/maker/individual known for other cars?

No, it's a home-built.
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nicanary

#13
April 18, 2016, 10:52:31 AM
Is it based on a Singer Roadster?
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Carnut

#14
April 18, 2016, 11:05:47 AM
Quote from: nicanary on April 18, 2016, 10:52:31 AM
Is it based on a Singer Roadster?

No.
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nicanary

#15
April 18, 2016, 02:19:22 PM
Standard?
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Carnut

#16
April 18, 2016, 06:48:50 PM
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nicanary

#17
April 19, 2016, 03:55:18 AM
Triumph, then. Not part of BMC but later amalgamated......

TR based?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Carnut

#18
April 19, 2016, 05:14:00 AM
Quote from: nicanary on April 19, 2016, 03:55:18 AM
Triumph, then. Not part of BMC but later amalgamated......

TR based?

It is Triumph-based,yes.
Unfortunately I've lost the website I got it from (despite saving it to my 'Favourites' - lots of those seem to have vanished...) so I can longer access the other details.  Even Searching by Image doesn't find it, so we'll have to call it solved with just that information.
Well done!
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nicanary

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April 19, 2016, 05:27:02 AM Last Edit: April 19, 2016, 06:01:47 AM by Carnut
Well that was an easy point! I'd continued to search the net for more info in case I was correct, but obviously I was wasting my time.

Thanks for the point - I can't see why anyone would do this to a TR, unless the body had been accident-damaged. I actually wondered whether it was a Triumph Roadster.
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Carnut

#20
April 19, 2016, 05:33:33 AM Last Edit: April 19, 2016, 06:01:22 AM by Carnut
Quote from: nicanary on April 19, 2016, 05:27:02 AM
Well that was an easy point! I'd continued to search the net for more info in case I was correct, but obviously I was wasting my time.

Thanks for the point - I can't see why anyone would do this to a TR, unless the body had been accident-damaged. I actually wondered whether it was a Triumph Roadster.

Sorry nicanary but delving into my archives I find I do have a bit more information about this car so am going to move it back to the Pro's and lock it for you again to come up with other answers (which engine it has, for instance, since it's not Triumph-powered..)
My apologies but sure you'll enjoy searching a bit more...!
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nicanary

#21
April 19, 2016, 05:42:57 AM
No problem.

Can I take it that this car is Triumph-based but with a non-Triumph engine?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

Carnut

#22
April 19, 2016, 05:44:12 AM Last Edit: April 19, 2016, 06:03:27 AM by Carnut
Quote from: nicanary on April 19, 2016, 05:42:57 AM
No problem.

Can I take it that this car is Triumph-based but with a non-Triumph engine?

Yes, it has a Triumph frame but not a Triumph engine, plus a proprietary gearbox.
I still don't know which actual model of Triumph it was based on, but I suspect it was a TR4.  It could be a Spitfire though, but the point doesn't depend on the model!
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nicanary

#23
April 20, 2016, 03:57:14 AM
Please unlock.
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Carnut

#24
April 20, 2016, 04:31:46 AM
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