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Title: Solved NIC#863 - ACF III
Post by: nicanary on August 26, 2017, 07:43:21 AM
What is this car?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 01, 2017, 06:11:53 AM
Experts?


Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: richard cuyler on October 01, 2017, 11:15:27 AM
I don't know the make, but was it's nickname Ustin the Understeerer? ;D
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: D-type on October 01, 2017, 02:21:13 PM
Is it the Baird-Gryphon?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 01, 2017, 03:57:59 PM
Quote from: D-type on October 01, 2017, 02:21:13 PM
Is it the Baird-Gryphon?

Not that car.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: D-type on October 02, 2017, 03:09:08 PM
Is it British?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 02, 2017, 03:39:27 PM
Quote from: D-type on October 02, 2017, 03:09:08 PM
Is it British?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: D-type on October 02, 2017, 05:26:00 PM
From the US of A ?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 03, 2017, 03:57:50 AM
Quote from: D-type on October 02, 2017, 05:26:00 PM
From the US of A ?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: Willie McCrum on October 05, 2017, 07:38:22 AM
South America maybe ?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 05, 2017, 07:40:15 AM
Quote from: Willie McCrum on October 05, 2017, 07:38:22 AM
South America maybe ?

Not there.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: tobytwirl on October 05, 2017, 07:55:21 AM
Australia?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 05, 2017, 08:18:50 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 05, 2017, 07:55:21 AM
Australia?

Not there.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: D-type on October 05, 2017, 08:35:45 AM
Where's left?  South Africa?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 05, 2017, 10:22:47 AM
Quote from: D-type on October 05, 2017, 08:35:45 AM
Where's left?  South Africa?

No, but you're thinking along the right lines. Commonwealth country.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: D-type on October 05, 2017, 03:01:19 PM
Rhodesia as was?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 05, 2017, 03:04:36 PM
Quote from: D-type on October 05, 2017, 03:01:19 PM
Rhodesia as was?

No.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: ChanceHuncha on October 05, 2017, 03:24:09 PM
Nigeria?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 05, 2017, 03:35:05 PM
Quote from: ChanceHuncha on October 05, 2017, 03:24:09 PM
Nigeria?

No. I didn't say it was Africa........
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: D-type on October 05, 2017, 06:47:31 PM
New Zealand?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: tobytwirl on October 05, 2017, 07:05:39 PM
Does it have Maserati ancestry?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 06, 2017, 04:08:23 AM
Quote from: D-type on October 05, 2017, 06:47:31 PM
New Zealand?

Yes! As for the Maserati ancestry, I don't know much about the car at all, but I doubt it very much. Much more basic.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: tobytwirl on October 07, 2017, 07:36:34 PM
would it help if we knew what powered it?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 08, 2017, 05:33:18 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 07, 2017, 07:36:34 PM
would it help if we knew what powered it?

Good question, because the answer is no. I don't know because of the scant information I have. This one is going to take quite a bit of detective work to solve,
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: tobytwirl on October 09, 2017, 12:54:39 PM
Is it on the web somewhere?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 09, 2017, 01:52:37 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 09, 2017, 12:54:39 PM
Is it on the web somewhere?

Yes.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: tobytwirl on October 10, 2017, 07:49:11 PM
Is its name the 'Something something' special, where the somethings are the builder's names?
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 11, 2017, 04:06:59 AM
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 10, 2017, 07:49:11 PM
Is its name the 'Something something' special, where the somethings are the builder's names?

Not exactly that, but the name consists of 3 letters which could well be the initials of either one or three builders.
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: tobytwirl on October 11, 2017, 03:06:01 PM
It's 1961 and we are beach racing in Tahuna near Nelson, New Zealand. One W.Dorrell is about to come 3rd in this car, known as the ACF III. Unfortunately the website has now developed a fault making further information rather difficult .....
Title: Re: NIC#863
Post by: nicanary on October 11, 2017, 04:00:20 PM
Quote from: tobytwirl on October 11, 2017, 03:06:01 PM
It's 1961 and we are beach racing in Tahuna near Nelson, New Zealand. One W.Dorrell is about to come 3rd in this car, known as the ACF III. Unfortunately the website has now developed a fault making further information rather difficult .....

Very well solved TT. You've provided all I wanted to know and the point is yours.

I searched the net for more information on this car, but found absolutely nothing. I assume that it's yet another nicely built Australasian special, probably powered by a fairly mundane motor.