Solved - NEH 4869: De Joux GT

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What's this, powered by what - for 1 point?:

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Is it British?

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Is it British?

No.

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Australian?

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Australian?

No.

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must be from USA ...?

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must be from USA ...?

No!

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I have a feeling this could take sometime  ..... European?

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I have a feeling this could take sometime  ..... European?

No, not European.

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South American?

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South American?

No

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What's left - New Zealand or an Eastern Bloc country?

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What's left - New Zealand or an Eastern Bloc country?

Yes, it's from New Zealand!

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Experts?

[tobytwirl]

Found it at last ... it's a De Joux GT. 2 or 3 were made by Ferris de Joux between 1958 and 1960. The one pictured had a Standard Vanguard powertrain and a shortened TR4 chassis and was known as the Vanguard GT. The other survivor was a 2+2 with a spaceframe chassis possibly by Buckler NZ and a  Vauxhall engine later replaced by a Holden V8 , . The third is rumoured to be Jaguar powered.

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Found it at last ... it's a De Joux GT. 2 or 3 were made by Ferris de Joux between 1958 and 1960. The one pictured had a Standard Vanguard powertrain and a shortened TR4 chassis and was known as the Vanguard GT. The other survivor was a 2+2 with a spaceframe chassis possibly by Buckler NZ and a  Vauxhall engine later replaced by a Holden V8 , . The third is rumoured to be Jaguar powered.

You've found the car.
The other 2 similar cars have been puzzled here before but since they all have different details I'm counting them as different cars.
Although this one was Vanguard-based I'm not sure it was officially called the Vanguard GT, but you might be right.  I understood it had a Vauxhall engine..

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