Solved - MJW #1150 - Turner 950 Sports Special 1959 (rebodied c.2000s)

[Hiawatha]

TVR?

[woodinsight]

TVR?

Not TVR....

[woodinsight]

Interestingly, the car is LHD, and you'ld think that low-volume manufacturers would not have made a chassis in that format. How about a build-it-yourself car? Buckler?

Not a Buckler......

[nicanary]

Interestingly, the car is LHD, and you'ld think that low-volume manufacturers would not have made a chassis in that format. How about a build-it-yourself car? Buckler?

Not a Buckler......

That was a typical "canaryism" - Buckler were amongst the pioneers in spaceframe manufacture, and the pictured car has a chassis member made from a Bailey Bridge. Doh !

We're all assuming it's a 50s car because that's when the USA took to the British sports car and they were made in quantity in LHD. Is it by chance a rebodied pre-war car?

[Hiawatha]

Turner?

[woodinsight]

Turner?

Yes, that's it.
The only other information I have on it is the engine size (in cc).

LOCKED for you to fill in the missing piece.

TURNER xxx SPORTS SPECIAL

[Hiawatha]

950?

[woodinsight]

950?

Yes, well done and another point for you.

[woodinsight]

Any further information on who bodied it and when may gain an extra point.

[Hiawatha]

Well, thank you, it was rather unexpected.. Quite a few Turners went to USA and Road & Track road tested one. First impression from the picture suggested a much bigger car.

[nicanary]

This has interested me - I hadn't realised that Turners were made in LHD but a bit of investigation reveals that about 250 950 models were built, and a large proportion went to the States, so it would have been worth the minor engineering to convert the cars.

I have found the source of the puzzle photo - the details were supplied to the Turner Registry by one Russ Filby. It was advertised on E-bay in 2007 as a car from 1959 which had been crashed in California in the 60s. The new owner from Arizona bought the remains 40 years ago, and began a rebuild. All that was kept was the chassis and steering wheel. Present situation and whereabouts are unknown.

Big car for a BMC A-Series engine. (No points expected)

[woodinsight]

This has interested me - I hadn't realised that Turners were made in LHD but a bit of investigation reveals that about 250 950 models were built, and a large proportion went to the States, so it would have been worth the minor engineering to convert the cars.

I have found the source of the puzzle photo - the details were supplied to the Turner Registry by one Russ Filby. It was advertised on E-bay in 2007 as a car from 1959 which had been crashed in California in the 60s. The new owner from Arizona bought the remains 40 years ago, and began a rebuild. All that was kept was the chassis and steering wheel. Present situation and whereabouts are unknown.

Big car for a BMC A-Series engine. (No points expected)

Thanks for that extra information nicanary - very interesting.

(no points expected)? well you're getting one whether you like it or not!

Here's a photo that I posted recently on the Dogs and Cars photo feature.....