Solved: PN #958 -- Bevan Wylie Ford 10 Special (aka the "Lamprey Ford Special"

[pnegyesi]

Who built this car? When? What was its donor? A point is waiting for you!

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[richard cuyler]

Boy in background, far right: "Ha ha, check that out, guys! It's falling apart as it goes along!"

[pnegyesi]

Professionals?

[oko94]

Made in UK ?

[pnegyesi]

no

[oko94]

Made in Australasia ?

[pnegyesi]

yes

[oko94]

Made in Australia ?

[pnegyesi]

no

[oko94]

Ford-based ?

[pnegyesi]

yes

[oko94]

Built between 1952 and 1957 ?

[pnegyesi]

no

[nicanary]

There were so many of these cars at the time - I've got a long,long list, but no pictures!

Jock Aitken?

[oko94]

Built before 1952 ?

[pnegyesi]

built later than 1952 and not from Jock Aitken

[nicanary]

Russell Buckthought?

[oko94]

Built in 1958 ?

[pnegyesi]

built later than 1958 and not by Russell Buckthought

[oko94]

Built between 1959 and 1963 ?

[pnegyesi]

yes

[oko94]

Built in 1959 ?

[nicanary]

I've wasted my time - my list was for cars from the mid-50s. It was very unusual for a Ford sidevalve special to be built as late as post-1958, even in NZ.

[pnegyesi]

sorry, to be precise: first version was built in 1958 but it was updated to the pictured shape in 1960