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Title: SOLVED: FW #523: V8 Special by F. Holland, Derby, ca. 1949
Post by: fromwien on May 13, 2023, 12:29:37 PM
Please be so kind and identify this vehicle
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on July 27, 2023, 08:32:45 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: hermanoto on September 05, 2023, 05:48:02 AM
Claveau 1930?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: hermanoto on September 05, 2023, 06:18:15 AM
sorry, it is not a Claveau
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 05, 2023, 06:29:37 AM
Correct, not Claveau
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 26, 2023, 08:05:20 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: kwgibbs on September 26, 2023, 02:53:57 PM
Is this a german one-off of the 1940s?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 26, 2023, 04:19:31 PM
No
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: kwgibbs on September 26, 2023, 07:24:20 PM
Was it produced in small numbers?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 27, 2023, 02:48:25 AM
No
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: D-type on September 27, 2023, 09:07:04 AM
Not a one-off, not produced in small numbers.  So, was it a mass-produced sporting car?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: kwgibbs on September 27, 2023, 09:32:22 AM
Was it british?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 27, 2023, 10:31:25 AM
Quote from: D-type on September 27, 2023, 09:07:04 AM
Not a one-off, not produced in small numbers.  So, was it a mass-produced sporting car?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 26, 2023, 02:53:57 PM
Is this a german one-off of the 1940s?
Dear D-type, please be so kind and try to read questions ans answers as complete ones, and don't take parts out of the whole context:
Question: Is this a german one-off of the 1940s? Answer: No
Question: Was it produced in small numbers? Answer: No
It is a one-off.. and not of the 1940s and not German, because it is..
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 27, 2023, 09:32:22 AM
Was it british?
Yes. LOCKED for 'kwgibbs' for three attempts to find the solution

Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: kwgibbs on September 27, 2023, 11:31:48 AM
Actually no idea what it is,but was it a Lanchester model of 1950s?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 27, 2023, 12:10:11 PM
I do not know the donor car too, only the builder's name and little information about the engine. Not 1950's
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: D-type on September 27, 2023, 04:36:52 PM
Quote from: fromwien on September 27, 2023, 10:31:25 AM
Quote from: D-type on September 27, 2023, 09:07:04 AM
Not a one-off, not produced in small numbers.  So, was it a mass-produced sporting car?
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 26, 2023, 02:53:57 PM
Is this a german one-off of the 1940s?
Dear D-type, please be so kind and try to read questions ans answers as complete ones, and don't take parts out of the whole context:
Question: Is this a german one-off of the 1940s? Answer: No
Question: Was it produced in small numbers? Answer: No
It is a one-off.. and not of the 1940s and not German, because it is..
Quote from: kwgibbs on September 27, 2023, 09:32:22 AM
Was it british?
Yes. LOCKED for 'kwgibbs' for three attempts to find the solution
I see: It's back to the confusing Boolian Logic
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 27, 2023, 05:59:26 PM
Sorry, 'D-type', but the question: "German one-off of the 1940s", describes exactly a car, only one time built in Germany, 1940-1949.
This isn't equivalent to three different questions:
1) German?
2) One-off?
3) Of the 1940s?
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: D-type on September 28, 2023, 05:42:36 AM
Exactly. 
Anybody else on here would have replied "One-off but not German and not 1940s" or said "One question please". 
Saying a simple "No" gives the false impression that it is not a one-off
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on September 28, 2023, 06:20:46 AM
I hope, I described as clear as possible, what I understand by the question 'German one-off of the 1940s'. It describes exactly a car, only one time built in Germany, between 1940-1949. No more, no less.

In case I confused you, I will provide further hints:
1) It is British (not German)
2) It is a one-off
3) It is of the 1940s
4) I have no proper name for the car, but the name of the builder
5) I have little information about the engine of the car
6) I have another picture of the car, which I attached to this reply proudly
7) I will UNLOCK to give everybody a next chance to solve this puzzle soon

Trust me, further helps and hints are guaranteed, to get all my remaining puzzles solved as soon as possible
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: fromwien on October 19, 2023, 02:57:48 AM
UNLOCKED and up to the Masters
Title: Re: FW #523
Post by: gte4289 on January 14, 2025, 12:05:16 AM
V8 Special by F. Holland of Derby. Bespoke tubular chassis. Engine, gearbox, and rear axle were from a Ford V8 30 hp. The car is 14.5 feet long with a wheelbase of 9.5 feet. The source is from 1949, so it was built sometime prior to that.
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #523: V8 Special by F. Holland, Derby, ca. 1949
Post by: fromwien on January 14, 2025, 03:01:19 AM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: SOLVED: FW #523: V8 Special by F. Holland, Derby, ca. 1949
Post by: gte4289 on January 14, 2025, 03:10:42 AM
Thanks again!