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Solved: GTE 279 - Reliant 750 'Yellow Peril' of Trevor Hegarty

Started by gte4289, February 02, 2020, 01:46:51 PM

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nicanary

#25
February 16, 2020, 11:41:08 AM
Ford Anglia (MAE) engine?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

gte4289

#26
February 16, 2020, 12:45:15 PM

neilshouse

#27
February 16, 2020, 11:59:48 PM
Has it got a Hillman Imp engine?

gte4289

#28
February 17, 2020, 12:12:55 AM

Djetset

#29
February 17, 2020, 03:23:36 AM
Mini powered?
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

gte4289

#30
February 17, 2020, 03:41:37 AM

D-type

#31
February 17, 2020, 03:39:58 PM
Was the engine British?
Duncan Rollo

The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.

gte4289

#32
February 17, 2020, 03:40:31 PM

D-type

#33
February 17, 2020, 03:49:16 PM
If it wasn't Anglia, Imp or A-Series based, was it based on a production car engine at all?
Duncan Rollo

The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.

gte4289

#34
February 17, 2020, 03:50:11 PM
Quote from: D-type on February 17, 2020, 03:49:16 PM
If it wasn't Anglia, Imp or A-Series based, was it based on a production car engine at all?
Yes

nicanary

#35
February 17, 2020, 04:28:31 PM
All I can think of is Triumph Herald. Surely not ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

gte4289

#36
February 17, 2020, 04:29:53 PM
Quote from: nicanary on February 17, 2020, 04:28:31 PM
All I can think of is Triumph Herald. Surely not ?
Not Triumph

gte4289

#37
February 17, 2020, 04:32:09 PM
From a production car, but think in terms of lower production numbers

Djetset

#38
February 17, 2020, 04:55:54 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on February 17, 2020, 04:32:09 PM
From a production car, but think in terms of lower production numbers
A Reliant engine?
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

gte4289

#39
February 17, 2020, 05:24:48 PM
Quote from: Djetset on February 17, 2020, 04:55:54 PM
Quote from: gte4289 on February 17, 2020, 04:32:09 PM
From a production car, but think in terms of lower production numbers
A Reliant engine?
Yes! 48-hour lock for you to identify the vehicle name and builders.

nicanary

#40
February 21, 2020, 05:44:34 AM
I hope this is now unlocked. Is this by Bill Cowley?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

gte4289

#41
February 21, 2020, 06:05:34 AM
Quote from: nicanary on February 21, 2020, 05:44:34 AM
I hope this is now unlocked. Is this by Bill Cowley?
Yes, now unlocked. No, not by Bill Cowley.

nicanary

#42
February 21, 2020, 07:15:23 AM
Peter Ingham ?
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gte4289

#43
February 21, 2020, 07:32:46 AM

nicanary

#44
February 25, 2020, 05:43:24 AM
Did the builder construct other cars?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

gte4289

#45
February 25, 2020, 11:18:50 AM
Quote from: nicanary on February 25, 2020, 05:43:24 AM
Did the builder construct other cars?
There were three builders involved: two individuals and a company. I'm not sure, but one or more of these three probably had experience building other cars.

nicanary

#46
February 25, 2020, 11:27:10 AM
Any connection to Milmor ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

gte4289

#47
February 25, 2020, 12:44:19 PM
Quote from: nicanary on February 25, 2020, 11:27:10 AM
Any connection to Milmor ?
None that I am aware of

nicanary

#48
March 04, 2020, 01:18:57 PM
After a lot of web trawling I have found what appears to be the same car on the cover of the book "750 Racer" by Peter Herbert and Dick Harvey. However the registrar at the 750MC reckons the car on the book cover is Bill Cowley's , as raced by his dad Nick Cowley.
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia

gte4289

#49
March 04, 2020, 01:55:12 PM Last Edit: March 04, 2020, 02:13:51 PM by gte4289
Quote from: nicanary on March 04, 2020, 01:18:57 PM
After a lot of web trawling I have found what appears to be the same car on the cover of the book "750 Racer" by Peter Herbert and Dick Harvey. However the registrar at the 750MC reckons the car on the book cover is Bill Cowley's , as raced by his dad Nick Cowley.
Great find! It looks like the same car to me, albeit with an updated nose. However, my source is an article published immediately after the build was completed and Nick Cowley does not appear to have been involved in the car's design or construction. The article also identifies two men who were to drive the car during its inaugural season (one of the designers was the main driver) and Nick Cowley is not one of them.

Nick Cowley could have purchased and/or driven the car at some later point in time, or perhaps Bill Cowley didn't inherit the car from his father, but simply purchased it. Either way, 72-hour lock for you to correctly identify the car's name, builders and engine.
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