Solved - Barrett's 1001 - Lansing Bagnall (Bradshaw) Shay Sports

barrett · May 17, 2019, 11:31:48 AM

As usual I have ottally lost track of my last puzzles. It's been such a long time I'm going to start 'from scratch' again with 1001.

Who can name this car, its designer and the year for a point?

barrett · June 12, 2019, 07:19:26 AM

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FrontMan · June 13, 2019, 09:30:15 AM

Lawrie Bond connection?

tobytwirl · June 14, 2019, 08:58:47 AM

British?

barrett · June 17, 2019, 08:20:18 AM

It is British, and there is a VERY tenuous Bond connection...

norberthanke · June 18, 2019, 03:32:44 PM

Fairthorpe

tobytwirl · June 20, 2019, 03:29:54 PM

Any Jowett connection?

Carnut · July 31, 2019, 09:02:14 AM

*** Bump ***

Carnut · August 01, 2019, 12:40:19 PM

Quote from: Carnut on July 31, 2019, 09:02:14 AM
*** Bump ***

FrontMan · August 20, 2019, 05:03:41 PM

Microplas Toledo, 1954?

hermanoto · September 25, 2019, 02:34:40 AM

Microbond, Microplas Ltd.

Microplas Stiletto 1954
based on Austin 7

Mike Eyre, Bill Ashton, Wemyss brothers were involved.

Carnut · September 25, 2019, 04:05:49 AM

It is a Microplas Toledo as Front Man says: the Stiletto came later.
It was a design of Bill Ashton, Mike Eyres and Sandy and Tony Wemyss, yes, and was based on an Austin 7 chassis, although it could be mounted on other chassis too.
Since barrett seems to have abondoned his puzzles I'll leave it a bit longer and if he doesn't reply I'll award points and move this to solved.

Carnut · December 08, 2019, 05:27:30 PM

I've given both FrontMan and hermanoto a point since one got the car right and the other got its builders.
Moved to solved.

barrett · April 01, 2020, 09:24:30 AM

Just a bump for this on my return. Although the body is probably a Microplas, that is not the answer to the puzzle!

I've moved this over to the 'Master' section to see if anyone can figure it out.

Carnut · April 01, 2020, 12:16:46 PM

Is it anything to do with Elva?

barrett · April 01, 2020, 12:19:33 PM

Not Elva

Carnut · April 01, 2020, 12:25:20 PM

It's wearing a Hampshire trade plate.
Is that a clue?!

barrett · April 01, 2020, 12:33:00 PM

Yes indeed!

Carnut · April 01, 2020, 03:03:35 PM

I can't find much abouit car makers in Hampshire.
The only one I can find is Gordon-Keeble, and I douibt it's anything to do with them...
Anything to do with Berkeley?

barrett · April 01, 2020, 03:19:51 PM

It wasn't built by a car maker as such

Carnut · April 01, 2020, 05:46:17 PM

Anything to do with Derek Bennett?

barrett · April 01, 2020, 06:34:53 PM

No

nicanary · April 02, 2020, 04:06:04 AM

Was this mysterious person a boatbuilder?

Carnut · April 02, 2020, 05:16:09 AM

Was it a Downton Engineering project?

barrett · April 02, 2020, 06:04:47 AM

Twice no

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Solved - Barrett's 1001 - Lansing Bagnall (Bradshaw) Shay Sports