Solved: DAR 167: The Challenge or Challenger originally built by Reg Parnell, in 1939 guise with a

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Please name the car, its engine and who built it?
As it was developed over a few years, with different engines, I'm not looking for the year this time

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Time for the Experts

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This picture shows the modern restoration or reconstruction of the car to approximately original 1939 specification.

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This is Duncan Rickets' restoration of Reg Parnell's 1939 Challenger-ERA with a B-type similar to the original's.

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Spot on.  Reg Parnell's Challenge or Challenger restored to as it raced on its sole prewar appearance in 1939 when it ran with an ERA engine.