Solved NIC#1035 - Hillman Aero Minx Special (rebodied)

nicanary · January 27, 2019, 07:17:20 AM

What is this car supposed to be ? (I have no proof )

nicanary · February 10, 2019, 06:40:07 AM

Experts?

tobytwirl · February 10, 2019, 06:51:14 AM

A Jaguar Special?

nicanary · February 10, 2019, 07:40:24 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 10, 2019, 06:51:14 AM
A Jaguar Special?

No.

gilescooperuk · February 10, 2019, 08:55:23 AM

Based on an MG

nicanary · February 10, 2019, 09:05:50 AM

Quote from: gilescooperuk on February 10, 2019, 08:55:23 AM
Based on an MG

No.

tobytwirl · February 10, 2019, 12:26:51 PM

Is there a British car underneath that shell?

nicanary · February 10, 2019, 02:29:06 PM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 10, 2019, 12:26:51 PM
Is there a British car underneath that shell?

Yes.

tobytwirl · February 10, 2019, 02:51:39 PM

Big drum brakes ....Alvis?

nicanary · February 10, 2019, 03:32:33 PM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 10, 2019, 02:51:39 PM
Big drum brakes ....Alvis?

No.

tobytwirl · February 10, 2019, 06:07:47 PM

Pre-war?

Allan L · February 11, 2019, 03:44:20 AM

Three-eared wheelnuts, so perhaps mid-60s Sunbeam Alpine?

nicanary · February 11, 2019, 05:54:45 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 10, 2019, 06:07:47 PM
Pre-war?

Yes, the base is pre-war. It's not based on a Sunbeam Alpine, although parts of the car could be post-war.

tobytwirl · February 11, 2019, 07:41:27 AM

Riley base?

nicanary · February 11, 2019, 08:18:53 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 11, 2019, 07:41:27 AM
Riley base?

No.

tobytwirl · February 12, 2019, 07:52:13 AM

Lagonda base?

nicanary · February 12, 2019, 08:13:44 AM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 12, 2019, 07:52:13 AM
Lagonda base?

No.

Allan L · February 12, 2019, 08:49:55 AM

I find it hard to understand the size of it.
Scaling from the wheels gives a wheelbase around 6'10"- 7'4" depending on whether they are 15" or 16" wheels. The wheel/brake size looks a bit Austin Healey 100, and that's got a 7'6" w/b, but this is supposed to be pre-war in origin.

nicanary · February 12, 2019, 01:12:52 PM

Quote from: Allan L on February 12, 2019, 08:49:55 AM
I find it hard to understand the size of it.
Scaling from the wheels gives a wheelbase around 6'10"- 7'4" depending on whether they are 15" or 16" wheels. The wheel/brake size looks a bit Austin Healey 100, and that's got a 7'6" w/b, but this is supposed to be pre-war in origin.

I need to stress that I have no proof that this car is what it is claimed to be. I found the puzzle photo on a dedicated website which featured various known examples of this make and model. I can only assume that the founder of the site knew what he or she was talking about.

The base is a fairly well-known pre-war car and clearly a more modern body has been mated - I don't know how much of the chassis and running gear is pre-war.

tobytwirl · February 12, 2019, 05:14:51 PM

Would those wheels and big brakes be typically associated with the pre-war car?

nicanary · February 12, 2019, 05:18:57 PM

Quote from: tobytwirl on February 12, 2019, 05:14:51 PM
Would those wheels and big brakes be typically associated with the pre-war car?

It would invariably have had wire wheels, but those drums look way bigger than those originally fitted.

tobytwirl · February 12, 2019, 05:50:42 PM

Time to go down the list, does it begin with A-K?

tobytwirl · February 12, 2019, 05:57:30 PM

Is it over 2 litres?

nicanary · February 13, 2019, 04:22:12 AM

The base car does indeed come within the parameter of A-K, and the engine size is less than 2-litres,

targhediferro · February 13, 2019, 05:20:46 AM

Hillman?

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Solved NIC#1035 - Hillman Aero Minx Special (rebodied)