Solved - NEH 4699: Dorcas MG TC Special by Jim Corcoran - 1957/8

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Carnut

June 03, 2016, 07:12:22 AM
What's this, by whom, from when - for 1 point?:

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Carnut

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June 17, 2016, 04:02:32 AM
Experts?
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mekubb

#2
June 21, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
British ?

Carnut

#3
June 21, 2016, 10:16:22 AM
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D-type

#4
July 04, 2016, 03:38:20 PM
A stab in the dark - is it the JBW-Maserati?
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Carnut

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July 05, 2016, 04:13:00 AM
Quote from: D-type on July 04, 2016, 03:38:20 PM
A stab in the dark - is it the JBW-Maserati?

No, that would be a relatively recent re-post..
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Willie McCrum

#6
July 06, 2016, 05:24:38 AM
Australian ?

Carnut

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July 07, 2016, 10:12:03 AM
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tobytwirl

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July 10, 2016, 05:21:59 PM
is it a  BUCHANAN? That body molded on a DB3S looks like it, in which case the mechanics are probably MG, or possibly HRG.

Carnut

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July 11, 2016, 04:32:19 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 10, 2016, 05:21:59 PM
is it a  BUCHANAN? That body molded on a DB3S looks like it, in which case the mechanics are probably MG, or possibly HRG.

I haven't been able to ascertain the source of the body, but it could well be a Buchanan.
And the mechanicals are indeed MG, so that half-answers part of the question.
But that doesn't answer the puzzle, as I need to know the car's name, who built it, when and which MG it's based on!
Start digging...
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frederick59

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July 11, 2016, 04:35:10 AM
Buchanan-MG?

Carnut

#11
July 11, 2016, 04:43:09 AM
Quote from: frederick59 on July 11, 2016, 04:35:10 AM
Buchanan-MG?

No, the name is a lot more specific than that.
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frederick59

#12
July 11, 2016, 01:57:26 PM
Buchanan-Gladiator?

Carnut

#13
July 11, 2016, 02:03:51 PM
Quote from: frederick59 on July 11, 2016, 01:57:26 PM
Buchanan-Gladiator?

No.  Buchanan is not part of its name..
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tobytwirl

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July 11, 2016, 02:05:30 PM
Surprise, surprise, it is apparently called a Dorcas and was built in 1957 by one Tom Corcoran in Sydney. It is based on an MG TC ENGINE and chassis.
It is a Buchanan-MG with a nom de plume

Carnut

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July 12, 2016, 03:52:30 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 11, 2016, 02:05:30 PM
Surprise, surprise, it is apparently called a Dorcas and was built in 1957 by one Tom Corcoran in Sydney. It is based on an MG TC ENGINE and chassis.
It is a Buchanan-MG with a nom de plume

Yes, that's the car!
I had the builder as Jim Corcoran in 1958, but we won't split hairs..
Well done and another point for you.
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Allan L

#16
July 12, 2016, 04:06:33 AM
Presumably the name derives from the biblical lady who was "full of good works", an allusion made by the Glegg brothers in the 1930s when they named this car "Dorcas":
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Carnut

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July 12, 2016, 06:01:16 AM
Crikey, the world's first hover-car!
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