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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2019 => Topic started by: nicanary on June 30, 2019, 06:11:13 AM

Title: Solved NIC#1088 - 1947 Watson Special
Post by: nicanary on June 30, 2019, 06:11:13 AM
What is this car?
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: nicanary on July 28, 2019, 05:54:31 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: tobytwirl on July 31, 2019, 03:14:53 PM
Prewar?
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: nicanary on July 31, 2019, 03:43:34 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on July 31, 2019, 03:14:53 PM
Prewar?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: tobytwirl on August 02, 2019, 02:08:27 PM
Ford Flathead power?
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: nicanary on August 02, 2019, 02:46:25 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on August 02, 2019, 02:08:27 PM
Ford Flathead power?

Not actually a Ford.......
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: tobytwirl on August 02, 2019, 04:19:27 PM
Mercury?
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: nicanary on August 02, 2019, 04:40:06 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on August 02, 2019, 04:19:27 PM
Mercury?

Yes. There must have been an awful lot lying around in MOD warehouses !
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: tobytwirl on August 10, 2019, 06:23:04 PM
Price Special?
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: nicanary on August 14, 2019, 04:34:05 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on August 10, 2019, 06:23:04 PM
Price Special?

Not that.
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: tobytwirl on August 25, 2019, 03:31:57 PM
Found it a last. It is Mr JGR Watson's special , built in Glasgow during 1946-47 as a trials and hillclimb car and evidently quite successful. The photograph was published with an advertisement for its sale in 1948, where its key features apart from its Mercury engine were its performance of 0-80mph in 13sec and a 'crab tracked rear' ........ all yours for £800ono.
Title: Re: NIC#1088
Post by: nicanary on August 25, 2019, 05:02:26 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on August 25, 2019, 03:31:57 PM
Found it a last. It is Mr JGR Watson's special , built in Glasgow during 1946-47 as a trials and hillclimb car and evidently quite successful. The photograph was published with an advertisement for its sale in 1948, where its key features apart from its Mercury engine were its performance of 0-80mph in 13sec and a 'crab tracked rear' ........ all yours for £800ono.

Well done TT. I knew you'd find it in the end. Another point to you.

Come to think of it, £800 was a fair bit of money back then - would have bought a house.
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