What is this car?
Experts?
Fiat Topolino based?
Quote from: D-type on July 07, 2017, 03:21:52 PM
Fiat Topolino based?
It could well be that that's where the grille comes from. but that's about all.
Is it Hudson powered?
Is it Australian?
American engine under that bonnet?
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 27, 2017, 07:51:34 PM
American engine under that bonnet?
Not any more. It started life with one, but raced most of its career with something else .
As it's Australian, would that be a Holden engine?
Quote from: D-type on July 28, 2017, 08:44:18 AM
As it's Australian, would that be a Holden engine?
Oddly enough, no.
Jaguar power?
Is it the Jack Robinson special?
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 28, 2017, 02:34:24 PM
Is it the Jack Robinson special?
That's not the name I have, although TBH I can't now find my source of this image. He may have been involved in the car's history for all I know, but for the time being I have to say "no".
PS I have now located my source - no mention of any name other than the builder I have in mind.
At last, found it - it's the Whatmore Special, made by one Charlie Whatmore, originally as a Studebaker Special.
Quote from: tobytwirl on August 01, 2017, 06:02:31 PM
At last, found it - it's the Whatmore Special, made by one Charlie Whatmore, originally as a Studebaker Special.
That's the car - well solved. Apparently it was built in 1952 from a Standard 14hp chassis mated to the Studebaker engine, but this motor was replaced by a unit from a damaged Jaguar MkVII, and still carries this at the present time.
Another point to you.