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Solved NIC#904 - 1947 MG TC Lester-bodied of George Phillips
« on: November 05, 2017, 07:14:01 AM »
We have had this car before, but in a different guise. What is it, and who is driving it?
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Re: NIC#904
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2017, 01:12:21 PM »
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Re: NIC#904
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2017, 04:01:26 PM »
Well, it's got to be George Phillips' Lester-bodied MG TC in the Leinster Trophy race.

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Re: NIC#904
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2017, 05:04:21 PM »
Well, it's got to be George Phillips' Lester-bodied MG TC in the Leinster Trophy race.

Yes it is, and you have earned another point. For some reason a search using "Phillips" doesn't bring up an earlier puzzle, but I think it was this car in a different form at Le Mans.
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Re: Solved NIC#904 - 1947 MG TC Lester-bodied of George Phillips
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2019, 01:03:48 PM »
George E. Philips of Enfield in his 1250cc MG finished 7th in the Leinster Trophy in 1948, the last time the Leinster Trophy was held at the Tallaght circuit.