Solved NIC#914 - Ford V8 Special (Ardun head) of Count of Monte Real

nicanary · December 02, 2017, 06:27:43 AM

Who is this driver/builder, and what powers the car?

William Hearne. · January 11, 2018, 01:35:00 AM

Certain features suggest a Ford V8 based special.

nicanary · January 11, 2018, 04:09:31 AM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 11, 2018, 01:35:00 AM
Certain features suggest a Ford V8 based special.

Yes it is. It's not a well-known car, so no lock yet.

nicanary · January 11, 2018, 06:10:45 AM

Experts?

Allan L · January 12, 2018, 06:00:46 AM

That photo has an Australian look, so is that where it's from?

nicanary · January 12, 2018, 06:50:30 AM

Quote from: Allan L on January 12, 2018, 06:00:46 AM
That photo has an Australian look, so is that where it's from?

Sorry, I'm afraid it's not.

William Hearne. · January 12, 2018, 09:30:13 AM

Could the photograph have been taken in Singapore or Malaysia.

nicanary · January 12, 2018, 12:35:25 PM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 12, 2018, 09:30:13 AM
Could the photograph have been taken in Singapore or Malaysia.

Not either of those.

William Hearne. · January 12, 2018, 12:47:46 PM

Can we start with 'what powers the car' and I say a FORD V8.

nicanary · January 12, 2018, 01:10:11 PM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 12, 2018, 12:47:46 PM
Can we start with 'what powers the car' and I say a FORD V8.

That's already been ascertained - see Reply #1. If you can find the country, you can find the builder.

William Hearne. · January 12, 2018, 01:34:26 PM

The van at the rear could suggest a colonial country and the period circa 1950's however the car itself could well have been built in the 1930's.

nicanary · January 12, 2018, 02:20:54 PM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 12, 2018, 01:34:26 PM
The van at the rear could suggest a colonial country and the period circa 1950's however the car itself could well have been built in the 1930's.

I don't know the exact build date, but you are correct - the photo was taken in the 1950s.

D-type · January 12, 2018, 02:38:52 PM

If not Singapore or Malaysia, is it somewhere in the Far East?

William Hearne. · January 12, 2018, 02:51:07 PM

Or maybe India or Ceylon.

nicanary · January 12, 2018, 03:58:01 PM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 12, 2018, 02:51:07 PM
Or maybe India or Ceylon.

Not the far East or indeed Asia at all.

William Hearne. · January 12, 2018, 04:35:48 PM

Could it be Jamaica.

nicanary · January 12, 2018, 05:01:23 PM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 12, 2018, 04:35:48 PM
Could it be Jamaica.

No.

Carnut · January 12, 2018, 06:06:30 PM

Somewhere in Africa.. South Africa?

nicanary · January 13, 2018, 04:05:10 AM

Quote from: Carnut on January 12, 2018, 06:06:30 PM
Somewhere in Africa.. South Africa?

Not on that continent.

William Hearne. · January 13, 2018, 04:11:41 AM

How about the West Indies.

nicanary · January 13, 2018, 04:18:12 AM

Quote from: William Hearne. on January 13, 2018, 04:11:41 AM
How about the West Indies.

None of those countries.

William Hearne. · January 13, 2018, 04:36:06 AM

Somewhere in South America.

Carnut · January 13, 2018, 04:36:55 AM

Cuba?

Allan L · January 13, 2018, 05:06:51 AM

What we've not asked is if its origin is actually no more obscure than the UK. Consider that asked!

nicanary · January 13, 2018, 05:19:47 AM

Quote from: Allan L on January 13, 2018, 05:06:51 AM
What we've not asked is if its origin is actually no more obscure than the UK. Consider that asked!

;D. Not South America, Cuba or indeed the UK. I think we've covered half the world now - still plenty of countries left...........

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Solved NIC#914 - Ford V8 Special (Ardun head) of Count of Monte Real