Djetset 893

[Djetset]

For a point, please name the designer of this creation, plus the car underneath that this body has been designed for.

[Djetset]

Up a level...

[Djetset]

Up a final level...

[Wendax]

Designed for the Jameson Special / Beast / Concorde?

[Djetset]

Designed for the Jameson Special / Beast / Concorde?

Yes, designed for the Jameson Merlin 'beast', so now Locked to you to name the stylist.

[Wendax]

I read somewhere that a British motor magazine (Motor? Autocar?) started a design competition for the Jameson six-wheeler. I guess the picture stems from there, but I wasn't able to find a name. So you may well unlock.

[Djetset]

I read somewhere that a British motor magazine (Motor? Autocar?) started a design competition for the Jameson six-wheeler. I guess the picture stems from there, but I wasn't able to find a name. So you may well unlock.

You are absolutely on the right lines Wendax, as this sketch is from a competition run by the British weekly motoring magazine, Motor, in the mid-1970s to cloth the Jamerson Merlin. As you have clearly done your research, I will award you a deserved point and now unlock the puzzle to re-open it to all to name the designer for another point. 

[Wendax]

Thank you!

[Hiawatha]

Robert Powell?

[Djetset]

Robert Powell?

No.

[Carnut]

Robert Powell?

No.

I was going to say Robert Powell as well but Hiawatha beat me to it.
This is the reason; quote from Robert Powell's website:

"My second project happened by chance. While looking though Motor magazine I came across a story about the late Paul Jameson. He was known at the time for crossing Europe at highly illegal speeds in a 12 cylinder, tank-engined car with a Rolls Royce grille. Even I remember seeing pictures in the Daily Mirror. All rubbish of course; although the car existed and drove it never went 190mph. He decided to correct this by building a second car with the fabulous 12 cylinder, 1750 bhp, supercharged Spitfire engine.
The car was finished, drove and there was a design competition to design a suitable body.
I spent some time doing preliminary sketches then worked on the final design. Once finished I delivered by hand the sketch to the Motor Magazine offices I had the luck to win the competition against quite a few known designers of the time. £10.00 was the prize but the intention to build the design was the reason we all entered."

So your puzzle picture can't have been the winning design?  There is a picture of Robert Powell's car on his website and it doesn't look anything like your puzzle photo!

[Wendax]

We had Powell's design before: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2011-39/jameson-concorde-(ii-)/

[Djetset]

The Puzzle car was not the winning design entry for the Motor magazine competition, if this helps to narrow who drew this car...

[Oguerrerob]

Bill Carter?

[Djetset]

Bill Carter?

No, not him.

[Arunas]

Just a wild guess - Chris Humberstone?

[Djetset]

Just a wild guess - Chris Humberstone?

No, not Chris Humberstone.

[Allemano]

sketching style could be O. Winterbottom's

[Djetset]

sketching style could be O. Winterbottom's

It could be Winterbottom, but sadly it isn't.

[Carnut]

Was it by someone who went on to be quite well-known, like Richard Oakes?

[Djetset]

Was it by someone who went on to be quite well-known, like Richard Oakes?

He's not a well-known designer like Richard Oakes, but I think (but can't be 100% certain) that he went on to a career as a stylist within the studio of a mainstream manufacture.

[gte4289]

Well, the answer is here. Unfortunately, my eyesight's not what it used to be. ;D

[Djetset]

Well found, as that double-page spread was the source of my information, and contains the correct answer!

[Djetset]

BH has now had an eight-year-old space released, so here's another BH contender to fill the gap...

[Arunas]

BH should not exist at all! Authors should give enough clues and hints to solve each one of them.

What's the fun to post a puzzle that nobody solves and completely abandoned it stinks deep at the bottom of the forum for years!....