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Solved NIC#1191 - Harford trials car of Cuth Harrison
« on: February 09, 2020, 11:10:37 AM »
They all looked the same - this one is a bit different. What is it?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2020, 06:59:25 AM »
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2020, 08:46:25 AM »
Was this a one-off as opposed to limited production cars like Cannon, Dellow, Harford, etc?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2020, 09:34:53 AM »
Was this a one-off as opposed to limited production cars like Cannon, Dellow, Harford, etc?

Yes. It was very much a one-off. Unfortunately for you, there must have been hundreds like it.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2020, 05:39:07 PM »
Why was this one a bit different?  Did it have an unusual engine, ie not 1172 Ford?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2020, 06:59:44 AM »
Why was thisone a bit different?  Did it have an unusual engine, ie not 1172 Ford?

Yes. You've hit the nail on the head.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2020, 04:12:29 PM »
A British engine?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2020, 05:27:41 PM »
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2020, 06:14:38 PM »
Another Ford engine?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2020, 06:17:04 PM »
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2020, 07:34:19 PM »
From a British Leyland company?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2020, 06:07:50 AM »
From a British Leyland company?

No.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2020, 05:15:53 PM »
Let's try a parallel tack: a motorcycle engine?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2020, 06:02:23 PM »
Let's try a parallel tack: a motorcycle engine?

It could be described as such.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2020, 03:30:46 PM »
That's a cryptic answer.  Was it an engine primarily for some other purpose, eg boats, that someone happened to install in a motorcycle?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2020, 03:35:00 PM »
That's a cryptic answer.  Was it an engine primarily for some other purpose, eg boats, that someone happened to install in a motorcycle?

Sorry to mislead you. The engine was invariably fitted to motorcycles but had other applications.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2020, 06:32:28 PM »
Was it a JAP engine?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2020, 05:02:47 AM »
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2020, 06:45:59 AM »
Was it fitted in a modified proprietary chassis such as a Liege?
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2020, 08:23:01 AM »
Was it fitted in a modified proprietary chassis such as a Liege?

No. This is a one-off "period" car.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #20 on: March 29, 2020, 06:28:37 AM »
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2020, 02:45:21 AM »
The puzzle image shows T. C. 'Cuth' Harrison and his wife Kath in one of Cuth's Harford Specials at the 10th R.A.C. Championship Trials in 1958. Harrison's car was powered by a Ford Ten engine, however, not a JAP. The only JAP-powered car at the event was the Bassinet of A. D. Alldred.

The Harford shown above was built by Harrison (who was a Ford dealer) on a Cannon Chassis, with Ford Ten engine, Ford steering, Austin Seven brakes and wheels, and various other Ford and Austin components.
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2020, 04:40:05 AM »
 :nerves: Whoops! I appeared to have posted the wrong image!

The car was supposed to be Alldred's Bassinet - no idea how I got the captions mixed up. Oh dear - I will award you the point as not only have you correctly identified the puzzle image but your answer also contains the name of my intended subject.

Well done.

PS The Bassinet must have been another photo on that centrespread collage  and I edited the wrong one!
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Re: NIC#1191
« Reply #23 on: April 03, 2020, 05:15:49 AM »
I will award you the point as not only have you correctly identified the puzzle image but your answer also contains the name of my intended subject.

Well done.
Thanks!

PS The Bassinet must have been another photo on that centrespread collage  and I edited the wrong one!
Assuming we're talking about the same centerspread collage, the Bassinet is mentioned, but there's no corresponding photograph. In 1954, the same magazine published the image of Alldred below, but as you can see, they refer to his car an 'Alldred'. I've no idea if this is an earlier version of the Bassinet or if it's a completely different car altogether.

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Re: Solved NIC#1191 - Harford trials car of Cuth Harrison
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2023, 04:37:21 AM »
The (or an) Alldred in 1957