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Djetset 820
« on: May 15, 2017, 12:29:15 PM »
Sorry for the poor quality photo, but for a point, who built this and what was it called?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2017, 06:44:26 AM »
Up to the next level...
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2017, 06:34:33 AM »
and on up to the last level...
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2017, 06:52:43 AM »
Australian?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2017, 08:15:59 AM »
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2017, 11:22:24 AM »
Is it a JMW of some sort?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2017, 11:41:19 AM »
Is it a JMW of some sort?
Afraid not.
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2017, 04:24:05 PM »
The Abbey BSA?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2017, 04:45:37 PM »
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2017, 05:35:15 PM »
Anything to do with Lional Hart?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2017, 07:42:20 PM »
Anything to do with Lional Hart?
No, not him.
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2017, 04:15:55 AM »
As you may have surmised, I'm throwing lots of stuff at the wall to see what sticks - I've lost count of the public lavatories I've been thrown out of for doing that  ;D

Is it the original car built by Joe Cameron with Velocette power?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2017, 05:09:33 AM »
As you may have surmised, I'm throwing lots of stuff at the wall to see what sticks - I've lost count of the public lavatories I've been thrown out of for doing that  ;D

Is it the original car built by Joe Cameron with Velocette power?
Sorry but so far none of the above.
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2017, 09:57:07 AM »
No activity here for some months, so into the BH soon... :(
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2017, 10:32:11 AM »
Is this image to be found on a certain website, the name of which would attract the attention of dentists?
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2017, 10:35:44 AM »
Is this image to be found on a certain website, the name of which would attract the attention of dentists?
Sorry Nicanary, but as is usually the case with me, I took this photo for a printed source  :(
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2017, 07:30:47 AM »
In it goes...
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2020, 05:32:14 AM »
Is this an AJS-powered TQ car?

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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2020, 05:39:08 AM »
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2020, 05:43:47 AM »
Is it a TQ-class racer from the 1960s?

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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2020, 05:51:19 AM »
It is a long time since I first posted this one so I can't even recall where I found this puzzle now. To me TQ in motor racing terms means Top Qualifier. Is this what you mean?

All the information I have for this car is the year it was built (1960s), the engine source and the name of its creator and model designation.
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2020, 07:56:18 AM »
To me TQ in motor racing terms means Top Qualifier. Is this what you mean?
:) 1960s Australian TQ ('Three Quarter') cars:

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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2020, 09:40:21 AM »
Silly me, of course  :(. So yes, I guess this was built as a TQ racer.
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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2020, 11:03:02 AM »
BSA-powered?

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Re: Djetset 820
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2020, 11:51:25 AM »
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