Solved NIC#827 - 1956 BJR -JAP Formula 3

[nicanary]

Year and marque please.

[nicanary]

Experts?

[tobytwirl]

That front suspension looks rather modern, is this a recreation?

[nicanary]

That front suspension looks rather modern, is this a recreation?

No, although this was one of the later cars built for this class.

[tobytwirl]

BJR 500 built by Brian J Rowsellin in 1956 to race in Formula 3. It was powered by a JAP single cylinder 500cc engine and featured a relatively sophisticated tubular chassis, wishbone and coil suspension at the front and a swing axle at the rear. Brian competed regularly in it from 1956 through to 1960.

[nicanary]

BJR 500 built by Brian J Rowsellin in 1956 to race in Formula 3. It was powered by a JAP single cylinder 500cc engine and featured a relatively sophisticated tubular chassis, wishbone and coil suspension at the front and a swing axle at the rear. Brian competed regularly in it from 1956 through to 1960.

Exactly. You definitely know where to look using the information available. Another point to you.

[D-type]

Please can I have the make and engine of this rare 500?

[D-type]

Not a flicker of interest from the Rookies - so it's up to the Experts.

[sichel]

Staride Norton F3?

[D-type]

Not a Staride

[Lavrakas]

It's not unlike Brian Rowsell's JAP-engined BJR 500 of the late 1950s.

[D-type]

Because that is exactly what it is!  Well done   

[gte4289]

Merged

[nicanary]

  I didn't even notice!

[D-type]

Whoops!     
I did do a search for it before posting, but I must have used the wrong parameters.  My apologies

[nicanary]

Whoops!     
I did do a search for it before posting, but I must have used the wrong parameters.  My apologies

These things happen. It wasn't the dreaded hyphen this time.

[Lavrakas]

Thanks Duncan! Purely luck, I was looking for something entirely different and came across this photo from 1959.