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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2016 => Topic started by: nicanary on August 24, 2016, 07:12:23 AM

Title: Solved NIC#656 - 1923 Lagonda 11.9hp of Hamish Moffatt (London-Cape Town)
Post by: nicanary on August 24, 2016, 07:12:23 AM
Year make and model required, and what made this particular car famous?
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: FrontMan on August 31, 2016, 03:58:33 AM
Austin 12/4 All Weather Tourer, 1923.  Inspiration for children's books?
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: nicanary on August 31, 2016, 04:52:00 AM
Quote from: FrontMan on August 31, 2016, 03:58:33 AM
Austin 12/4 All Weather Tourer, 1923.  Inspiration for children's books?
Not an Austin, so not the car you're thinking of.
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: Allan L on August 31, 2016, 12:49:34 PM
I know the aeroplane of course 8)
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: nicanary on August 31, 2016, 12:50:38 PM
Quote from: Allan L on August 31, 2016, 12:49:34 PM
I know the aeroplane of course 8)

I recall building the Airfix model of it!
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: nicanary on October 19, 2016, 08:33:18 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: Allan L on October 19, 2016, 01:47:18 PM
Well it's a Bristol 170 Freighter, of Silver City Airways, which was about to take the car and its driver to Le Touquet as a preliminary to travelling the length of Africa (Algiers to Capetown).
The chap in the car is the 21 year old Hamish Moffatt and his car is a 1923 Lagonda 11.9 h.p.

This is more how we remember Hamish:
(http://www.bosburyhistoryresource.org.uk/photos/HFM-3.jpg)
Title: Re: NIC#656
Post by: nicanary on October 19, 2016, 01:56:20 PM
Exactly, Allan. I guessed yoiu would be the solver, although I was quite surprised that there were almost no questions asked. The Lagonda looked far worse for wear by the time it reached Cape Town.

I built the Airfix model of the Bristol, which could comfortably contain Matchbox models, but not Dinkys.
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