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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2013, 10:21:09 AM »
Not Chris Humberstone.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #26 on: July 31, 2013, 08:50:29 PM »
Abbey Panels?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2013, 10:41:46 AM »
Paul Banham?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #28 on: August 05, 2013, 04:41:12 PM »
Neither Abbey Panels nor Paul Banham.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #29 on: August 06, 2013, 05:26:20 PM »
Tudor Webasto in Birmingham?
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #30 on: August 07, 2013, 07:18:14 AM »
Not Tudor Webasto.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #31 on: August 07, 2013, 08:50:48 AM »
Ladbroke Avon?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #32 on: August 07, 2013, 08:55:31 AM »
Not Ladbroke Avon.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2013, 09:54:18 AM »
Is it by a well known British Coachbuilder?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2013, 10:10:29 AM »
No, it is a rather obscure British coachbuilder!
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #35 on: August 08, 2013, 10:50:12 AM »
Park Sheet Metal, Coventry

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #36 on: August 09, 2013, 11:05:02 AM »
Not Park Sheet Metal.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #37 on: August 10, 2013, 05:11:40 AM »
The picture shown is of an early Jaguar factory XJS-C showing the Kent GKN wheels
The XJS-C was a joint programme between Jaguar and Aston-Martin Tickford, Tickford having had unrivalled experience in the field of convertibles since the 1930's
The firts 500 odd cars built where in fact standard XJS coupes that where sent to Tickford and had the roofs cut off after this Jaguar had production bodyshells made and the cars where built in house.
I believe the correct answer to this question is:

Aston Martin Tickford  ??

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #38 on: August 18, 2013, 08:32:42 AM »
Kent Elms Coachworks Ltd, Southend-on-Sea, GB.

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #39 on: August 20, 2013, 07:43:50 AM »
Sorry, but it's not Aton Martin Tickford, nor is it Kent Elms Coachwork either!
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2013, 08:08:04 AM »
Glenfrome

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2013, 12:29:43 PM »
Is this the only one built by the mystery constructor?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2013, 03:42:16 PM »
Not Glenfrome, but it was offered as a conversion, so I guess more than one was made.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2013, 03:55:11 PM »
3 possibilities:

TWR

Chasseur

Autostyle

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #44 on: August 21, 2013, 04:08:24 PM »
Myrtle Productions of Kent?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #45 on: August 23, 2013, 02:39:29 PM »
Only one answer at a time please, and sorry, but none of the above!
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #46 on: August 23, 2013, 02:56:08 PM »
Is this mystery coachbuilder responsible for any other similar conversions on other makes of car?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #47 on: August 30, 2013, 02:47:32 PM »
Not 100% certain, but his is the only coachbuilt car that I know of by this company.
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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #48 on: August 30, 2013, 05:47:03 PM »
Is (or was) the company located in the Midlands?

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Re: Djetset #654
« Reply #49 on: August 30, 2013, 07:09:34 PM »
Carbodies?
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