Solved - MJW #050 - Scientific designed by Ray Brock c.1952

[woodinsight]

Allemano's on his 500th and I'm on my 50th, so time to celebrate!

Apologies for the poor image (I have another not very sharp) but can you tell me what this is?
Make, year and engine manufacturer for a point.

[Allemano]

I'm on my 50th, so time to celebrate!

excellent job so far!

[woodinsight]

Thank you and congratulations to you too!

[woodinsight]

No response from the rookies so it's up to the experts now

[Tackitt]

Looks seriously eastern European to me. A Moskvitch? After this, I hit the books.

[pguillem]

Or British ?

[woodinsight]

It is British not Eastern European

[yves]

Anything to do with Jowett ?

[woodinsight]

It has a Jowett engine but apart from that it doesn't have anything to do with that manufacturer.
Keep going Yves - you're making good progress so far!

[woodinsight]

I wonder if the pros can solve this one quickly?

[woodinsight]

Just to sum up -
This car is British and was fitted with a Jowett Jupiter engine.
Another clue - it was driven in several club races in the UK.

and another photo of the car in an uncompleted state

[barrett]

wow, i've been wondering about that one for years...! I would never have guessed it was the same car as your puzzle picture. I look foward to seeing this one solved!

[woodinsight]

Well I really hope someone will solve it as you know I hate puzzles ending up in the Black Hole!
I just came across another Jowett Jupiter-engined one-off built sports car this morning.
Perhaps you should have an appendix to your Jupiter feature listing non-Jowetts with Jupiter engines.

[barrett]

I have one of those too! It might even be the same one, I'll probably post it in my next batch of puzzles. I might have something like that in the article, progress has been very slow of late though.. 

[Hezza]

I may have this confused with another car but is this the Roy (Ray?) Brock-designed, Cooper-suspended Scientific? If so it had a Jowett Jupiter engine and a fully enclosed undertray (Brock was an aerodynamicist).

[woodinsight]

Brilliant!
That's the car.
It was designed by Ray Brock in the early 1950s and was owned/raced by a Mr M.T. Fryer.
Another point for you.

You certainly know the obscure British cars of that period.
Now about my MJW #004..........any thoughts as it seems to have stalled.

[woodinsight]

Two more views of the Scientific -

[Allemano]

Very cool puzzle ,though I was totally clueless.

[barrett]

Here's another picture of this car in action at Brands Hatch. Not a great capture but worth sharing.

[SACO]

Please , what is this car , for 1 point ! 

[SACO]

Experts !

[mekubb]

Tatra-based ?

[Rusty Chrome]

This is the "Scientific" built by R. Barrington Brock in 1955

[SACO]

 
the "Scientific" built by R. Barrington Brock in 1955 !
1 point for Rusty Chrome ! 

[fromwien]

  Have had prepared a future puzzle of the same car, with this uncommon rear view of it! Here the unmolested picture