Author Topic: OGB-387 AMOW (All My Own Work) Harley 750 engine by Lister 1955 UK  (Read 4760 times)

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #50 on: January 27, 2021, 05:24:06 AM »
Yes

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #51 on: January 27, 2021, 05:26:57 AM »
Harley-Davidson ?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #52 on: January 27, 2021, 05:43:21 AM »
Yes

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #53 on: November 04, 2021, 02:04:37 PM »
Another picture

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #54 on: January 09, 2022, 02:46:41 AM »
Are you sure it is a 4 wheeled vehicle, it looks more like 3 in this picture. Unless it has a very narrow rear track?
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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #55 on: January 09, 2022, 02:51:41 AM »
Rear view

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #56 on: April 02, 2022, 06:29:47 AM »
This British, 1955, Harley-Davidson 750cc engine, has a name that is a 4 letter Acronymun, not from animals nor person. It was built by a guy (I just have the surname) very known from other UK brand.   

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #57 on: May 06, 2023, 08:25:57 PM »
Does the acronym have anything to do with speed or power from the engine?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #58 on: May 07, 2023, 01:50:26 AM »
Not at all.
Hint: It's about what the builders did

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #59 on: May 07, 2023, 09:42:30 AM »
is the first letter of the acronym between the letter,s A-G?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #60 on: May 07, 2023, 01:21:57 PM »
Not at all.
Hint: It's about what the builders did

I'll let you know just the first letter: A. The rest you'll have to find out.

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #61 on: May 07, 2023, 04:46:52 PM »
Does the car have amphibious capabilities?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #62 on: May 08, 2023, 12:48:29 AM »
Not that I'm aware of

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #63 on: May 08, 2023, 01:19:00 AM »
By any chance is it made partly of wood?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #64 on: May 08, 2023, 01:59:10 AM »
I think it is but not sure.

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #65 on: May 08, 2023, 02:02:26 AM »
it sounds like maybe two builder,s,now to figure out what they did,was it something unusual that they did to the car?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #66 on: May 08, 2023, 02:31:24 AM »
No, it was just one builder. There's nothing unusual, just that it was self built.

I think it's just two ways to solve this one, to find it (Fb group page, that I can't remember which) or working on the words.
To help you out,
A__ __ ___ _____ (3 - 2 - 3 - 5)

Acronym
A___ (4 letter word)

And the builder's surname
______ (6 letters word)

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #67 on: May 08, 2023, 06:49:52 AM »
Interesting,Im guessing you would convert the number,s into letter,s?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #68 on: May 08, 2023, 08:08:21 AM »
Those numbers mean the quantity of letters each word

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #69 on: May 08, 2023, 11:38:23 AM »
Is the four letter word-Atom?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #70 on: May 08, 2023, 12:50:12 PM »
The four letter word is the acronym
A_O_

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #71 on: May 08, 2023, 01:04:37 PM »
...very known from other UK brand.
Does the brand still exist?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #72 on: May 08, 2023, 02:13:22 PM »
Yes

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #73 on: May 08, 2023, 02:30:53 PM »
Does the brand name contain the surname of this builder?

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Re: OGB-387 Name this car
« Reply #74 on: May 08, 2023, 02:36:43 PM »
Same name