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Title: Solved -PJ660- Meteor by Competition Cars ltd
Post by: Paul Jaray on April 25, 2015, 09:06:46 AM: Probably you've seen this car not long ago, but without its name.
Now, what is it? 1 point for a detailed answer ;)
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Post by: Iluvatar on April 27, 2015, 11:54:05 AM: Italian? Maybe Siata?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on April 27, 2015, 12:00:39 PM: Not Italian.
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Post by: D-type on May 13, 2015, 07:36:42 PM: British?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2015, 08:22:20 AM: Yes!
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Post by: D-type on May 19, 2015, 03:11:46 PM: Prototype Friskysprint?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 19, 2015, 04:02:01 PM: Right country but the name I have (that is written on the license plate) is not Frisky or related.
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Post by: Carnut on June 04, 2015, 08:27:00 AM: This car was described in an advert for it as an "Aerodynamic 500 cc competition car" with an all enveloping light alloy body on a light tubular frame. It had a rear-mounted vertical twin sports engine giving 120 bhp per ton. Apparently it was attractively finished in metallic blue with chrome embellishments.

It was being sold by Competition Cars Ltd of The Old Maltings, Nayland, Colchester for £600 - quite a lot of money in those days, which were probably the very early 1950s.

Since no name was mentioned I would have assumed it didn't have one, which would however have been strange..

Below is the picture I have (actually it was going to be one of my puzzles but you got there first!); Surely you can't read a name on the registration plate? Helluva computer you must have - or do you have another picture?!
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 04, 2015, 04:03:14 PM: Quote from: Paul Jaray on April 25, 2015, 09:06:46 AM
Probably you've seen this car not long ago, but without its name.
Now, what is it? 1 point for a detailed answer ;)

...yes, I have a couple of (bad) pics and a small article about ;)
This ad can be found in the same webpage of a recent puzzle...the other article, well, that is more obscure.
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Post by: Carnut on June 04, 2015, 04:05:10 PM: Not Tiger Kitten is it?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 04, 2015, 04:14:55 PM: Single name.
In both these pics it was clearly readable in capital letters.
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Post by: nicanary on June 07, 2015, 04:22:52 PM: The proprietor of the garage was a certain R. Wingfield. Is the car named after him in some way?
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Post by: Carnut on June 08, 2015, 03:55:26 AM: Is this car anything to do with Iota?
Believe they were based in Nayfield.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 08, 2015, 05:07:27 AM: I do not know much about it. All I know is the name written on the license plate and it's not R. Wingfield or Iota.
I know that it's powered by a 500cc BSA motorcycle engine.
That name was used many, many times as a maker (more than 10 in my index) and few times as a model name too...
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Post by: Carnut on June 08, 2015, 05:24:20 AM: Trident? It looks like a 3-wheeler..

It reminds me of the Hewson Rocket, though it can't be related.
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Post by: nicanary on June 08, 2015, 05:52:02 AM: Star ?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 08, 2015, 08:35:47 AM: Not Trident or Star...but Star is pretty close in a certain way...
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Post by: nicanary on June 08, 2015, 08:39:22 AM: Sun?
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Post by: Wendax on June 08, 2015, 08:57:10 AM: Comet?
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Post by: Carnut on June 08, 2015, 08:59:18 AM: Venus?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 09, 2015, 07:23:20 AM: No x 3.
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Post by: Carnut on June 09, 2015, 07:55:49 AM: Mercury?
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Post by: nicanary on June 09, 2015, 07:56:35 AM: Meteor?
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Post by: oko94 on June 09, 2015, 07:58:12 AM: Universal ?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 09, 2015, 06:37:49 PM: :bow:
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Post by: Carnut on June 10, 2015, 04:38:08 AM: Well done nicanary!
Even with the answer I still haven't been able to find this on the 'Net.
I'd love to know who built it..
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 10, 2015, 04:55:19 AM: Same here...I'm going to leave it for a while to see if someone can find out more...
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Post by: nicanary on June 11, 2015, 07:44:34 AM: Quote from: Paul Jaray on June 10, 2015, 04:55:19 AM
Same here...I'm going to leave it for a while to see if someone can find out more...

I'm sure you've all looked in Georgano, since he often includes one-offs if they were intended for production, but of course there's no mention of this car. I have posted a question in the "Research" thread of a well-known Nostalgic forum, but so far there has been no response. A photo would be helpful for them, but the image-posting on that site is notoriously difficult to follow, and I can't manage it with my childlike internet skills.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 13, 2015, 07:14:29 AM: I've looked in Georgano's, in a couple of books by Hodges and in Bolster's one...
That's a good idea, to ask in other forums now, I can't add more and I'm sure there's someone who'll know the rest of its story.
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Post by: Quiller on June 19, 2015, 09:46:59 AM: There is someone on another forum who knows more about this car, but he's not revealing it yet ...
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 20, 2015, 04:39:45 AM: I hope he won't keep the suspense for too long.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on July 16, 2015, 06:12:27 AM: I hope Malcom won't take too long...
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Post by: nicanary on July 21, 2015, 01:37:58 PM: Quote from: Paul Jaray on July 16, 2015, 06:12:27 AM
I hope Malcom won't take too long...

Do you mean "our" Malcolm, who "Wood" know the answer I'm sure?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on July 22, 2015, 04:16:45 PM: Not him...a certain member of another forum where this very car (but with a different picture) was posted as a puzzle 2 weeks after mine ;)
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Post by: Carnut on August 03, 2015, 06:44:42 AM: The puzzle car wasn't the only 'Meteor' sold by Competition Cars!:
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Post by: Paul Jaray on August 03, 2015, 11:06:04 AM: You are right! :o
I wonder how did I miss that!
Is it possible that Competition Cars built those Meteors?
I really hope the guy who post it in the other forum will get back soon with more...
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Post by: Paul Jaray on October 17, 2015, 05:45:07 AM: No news from that other website, perhaps you could post a gentle reminder there, Quiller?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on January 09, 2016, 07:25:42 AM: Ok, point for Carnut who found the 2 ads of this car and for nicanary, who found the name.
I'll call them 'Meteor' by Competition Cars.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ660- Meteor by Competition Cars ltd
Post by: nicanary on March 25, 2020, 02:16:56 PM: I've just found oiut they only built 2 cars, the little 500cc puzzle car and the other 1172 Ford Wade supercharged sports car. The small car was based on an invalid carriage frame! Bodies were built in-house.