What's this, built by whom, from when and powered by what - for 1 point?:
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Experts?
Professionals?
Nobody has dared to name the base car in case you lock it for them!
Any Ford involved here?
Quote from: AlexFrance on July 14, 2014, 07:03:57 AM
Any Ford involved here?
It has a Ford engine but nothing else AFAIK.
Is it a home-built one-off?
Buckler frame ?
The Transit ford , one off built in Ireland
It reminds me some trial cars, is there any relation with trial races?
Quote from: serra on July 21, 2014, 03:29:49 AM
It reminds me some trial cars, is there any relation with trial races?
I wouldn't have thought it was a Trials Car as the clearance between the wheels and mudguards is not big enough, but I don't know what it was used for for sure.
Austin 7 chassis with a Ford 10 engine?
Quote from: D-type on July 21, 2014, 05:13:26 PM
Austin 7 chassis with a Ford 10 engine?
It didn't have an Austin chassis but it did have a Ford 1172 side-valve, yes.
I've just realised that nobody's asked the country of origin. Was it built in the UK ?
Quote from: nicanary on July 24, 2014, 06:55:30 AM
I've just realised that nobody's asked the country of origin. Was it built in the UK ?
It was.
To the Black Hole...
Was its chassis sourced from a manufacturer that was once part of BLMC ?
Quote from: oko94 on November 08, 2016, 03:08:40 AM
Was its chassis sourced from a manufacturer that was once part of BLMC ?
The chassis-maker was part of BMC in later years..
As far as I know the only manufacturer that got merged into BMC in later years was Jaguar in 1966, and the puzzle car seems way too small to be Jaguar-based. So, in your last reply, do you mean BMC, BMH or BLMC ?
Quote from: oko94 on November 08, 2016, 09:29:43 AM
As far as I know the only manufacturer that got merged into BMC in later years was Jaguar in 1966, and the puzzle car seems way too small to be Jaguar-based. So, in your last reply, do you mean BMC, BMH or BLMC ?
"Later years" is of course a relative term.
I mean later in the life of the company rather than earlier. But not as late as Jaguar.
They were part of all three of those companies you mention.
Alright, I thought you meant later in the life of BMC.
So, is it based on a Morris chassis ?
Riley?
Neither Morris nor Riley..
Wolseley?
MG ?
Was it built between 1935 and 1940 ?
Quote from: oko94 on November 09, 2016, 12:44:27 PM
Was it built between 1935 and 1940 ?
I don't know when it was built, but I imagine it was post-war (on a pre-war base).
Well, "from when" is one of the questions you asked so I assumed you knew the answer ;)
An MG with a Ford 1172 s/v engine seems a bit like a trials special. Was this built by the Tucker-Peake family?
Quote from: oko94 on November 09, 2016, 01:02:25 PM
Well, "from when" is one of the questions you asked so I assumed you knew the answer ;)
I keep reading its description but can't decide if it was actually built when the car was quite new. That's what I took it to mean when I first posted the puzzle, which is why I asked for the date as I have it, but now I'm not so sure.
Quote from: nicanary on November 09, 2016, 01:52:29 PM
An MG with a Ford 1172 s/v engine seems a bit like a trials special. Was this built by the Tucker-Peake family?
No, not theirs.
MG TA chassis ?
MG PB chassis ?
MG PA chassis ?
Was the MG chassis built between 1930 and 1935 ?
Quote from: oko94 on November 11, 2016, 08:10:23 AM
Was the MG chassis built between 1930 and 1935 ?
Yes!
MG J4 ?
MG J3 ?
MG J2?
Can it still be found online ?
Quote from: oko94 on November 14, 2016, 12:54:02 PM
Can it still be found online ?
I thought it could but I haven't been able to find it now...
The builder's initials wouldn't happen to be H.J.P., would they?
Ok, disregard the previous question from 5 months ago. :D
Is this 'Harpic' (MG J2 with Ford 1172 engine) of N. O'Donal Browne (sometimes driven by R. Edwards)?
My apologies. I didn't see your October 2024 post.
The builder's initials were not HJP, but his last name did begin with 'P'.
I have no record of N. O'Donal Browne or R. Edwards in connection with this car though.