pippy Posted December 14, 2022 Share #18901  Posted December 14, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Nash-Healey?... No; not a Nash-Healy but the quiz-car was created and developed over almost the same time-frame and it was created in Healey's homeland. I suspect that it's only fair that I should provide a little bit more info to go along with the next crop. The vehicle in question, although based on a very popular (series sales of 130,000+) and well-loved model, is a one-off. Nevertheless this vehicle became rather well known for reasons which will become obvious at the 'reveal'. Following-on from this particular car there was another vehicle - built in conjunction with a second manufacturer - designed utilising the same general - and highly unusual for a car - concept around one decade later which achieved some notable amount of success at La Sarthe on each of its two outings... Some familiar-looking curves? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip.  Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip.  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4599607'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 14, 2022 Share #18902  Posted December 14, 2022 Another one? This detail was NOT a feature of production models! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4599958'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 14, 2022 Share #18903  Posted December 14, 2022 It would seem that I'm akin to an Angler who is using the wrong flies... A fairly generous crop of the front and grille with manufacturers' badges, understandably, obfuscated;  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4600267'>More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 14, 2022 Share #18904  Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, pippy said: It would seem that I'm akin to an Angler who is using the wrong flies... A fairly generous crop of the front and grille with manufacturers' badges, understandably, obfuscated;  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Rover JET 1 ... did not know it had three seats; though I do remember it appeared in a Ladybird book I had. Edited December 14, 2022 by FrozenInTime 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 14, 2022 Share #18905  Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, FrozenInTime said: Rover JET 1 ... did not know it had three seats Thank you, FrozenInTime, for solving the conundrum. She is, of course, JET-1. Fascinating beast in every respect. Capable of speeds marginally north of 150 mph in 1952! Was the inspiration behind the 1963-'65 Rover-BRM project which acquitted itself so well at the Le Mans races in those 'bookend' years. For those who might not be au fait with JET-1 although it was based on the ubiquitous 'Auntie' Rover P4 bodyshell the 'quiz-car' differed in......crikey....where to start?....... Here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_JET1 The Rover BRM was (ultimately) a beautiful race car which achieved great things and, but for a problem or two, might have achieved even more; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover-BRM JET-1 is a fascinating proposition and although not a 'Handsome' thing in the conventional sense there are countless touches of real beauty to be found everywhere if one looks closely enough. A few snaps? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thanks for playing and over to FrozenInTime for the next one! Philip. EDIT : snapped on M-D Typ-262 with 1974 (v2) 35mm Summilux for those who might be interested. Edited December 15, 2022 by pippy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thanks for playing and over to FrozenInTime for the next one! Philip. EDIT : snapped on M-D Typ-262 with 1974 (v2) 35mm Summilux for those who might be interested. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4600280'>More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 15, 2022 Share #18906  Posted December 15, 2022 39 minutes ago, pippy said: Thank you, FrozenInTime, for solving the conundrum. She is, of course, JET-1. Fascinating beast in every respect. Capable of speeds marginally north of 150 mph in 1952! Was the inspiration behind the 1963-'65 Rover-BRM project which acquitted itself so well at the Le Mans races in those 'bookend' years. For those who might not be au fait with JET-1 although it was based on the ubiquitous 'Auntie' Rover P4 bodyshell the 'quiz-car' differed in......crikey....where to start?....... Here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_JET1 The Rover BRM was (ultimately) a beautiful race car which achieved great things and, but for a problem or two, might have achieved even more; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover-BRM JET-1 is a fascinating proposition and although not a 'Handsome' thing in the conventional sense there are countless touches of real beauty to be found everywhere if one looks closely enough. A few snaps? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thanks for playing and over to FrozenInTime for the next one! Philip. EDIT : snapped on M-D Typ-262 with 1974 (v2) 35mm Summilux for those who might be interested. Fantastically clever cropping and set of clues there Philip. I could not envision a wide bodied, British competition car with three seats ... then the penny dropped with your reveal. Honestly, I have not read anything of that car since that childhood Ladybird book. Amazingly someone has built a working replica with a genuine Rover turbine APU https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/06/28/the-worlds-only-turbine-powered-rover-jet-1-replica-built-by-a-25-year-old-who-tracks-it   4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted December 15, 2022 Share #18907  Posted December 15, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) I knew about the later car - there are a number of photos in Land Rover history books showing a kneeling conversion to a forward control to transport said BRM car. The grille photo instantly said Rover, but I'd never seen anything about Jet1. Good one Philip! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 15, 2022 Share #18908  Posted December 15, 2022 I think this one will be know to more people Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4600740'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 15, 2022 Share #18909 Â Posted December 15, 2022 10 hours ago, FrozenInTime said: ...Amazingly someone has built a working replica with a genuine Rover turbine APUÂ https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/06/28/the-worlds-only-turbine-powered-rover-jet-1-replica-built-by-a-25-year-old-who-tracks-it Thanks for posting that link, FrozenInTime; fascinating stuff! Interestingly (well; I found it interesting!) unless I'm mistaken there is what appears to be a replica of the 1939 Berlin-Rome Porsche Typ 64 / VW 60 K 10 in the 2015 Ventilspiel clip (seen at the 2:36 mark). Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18910  Posted December 16, 2022 vor 23 Stunden schrieb FrozenInTime: Fantastically clever cropping and set of clues there Philip. I could not envision a wide bodied, British competition car with three seats ... then the penny dropped with your reveal. Honestly, I have not read anything of that car since that childhood Ladybird book. Amazingly someone has built a working replica with a genuine Rover turbine APU https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/06/28/the-worlds-only-turbine-powered-rover-jet-1-replica-built-by-a-25-year-old-who-tracks-it   I have seen this car live at a classic car race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria (it was built by an Austrian). I had already posted it here.  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4601367'>More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18911  Posted December 16, 2022 I'm surprised no one from SoCal has jumped in to identify this archetypal car. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4601970'>More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18912  Posted December 16, 2022 The nose looked Beach Buggy'ish to me. But I couldn't identify the model/variant. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18913  Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: The nose looked Beach Buggy'ish to me. But I couldn't identify the model/variant. Yes, the tanks are of historical significance Edited December 16, 2022 by FrozenInTime Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18914  Posted December 16, 2022 The tanks look like old acetylene tanks. If they are not fibreglass replicas, which they may be, holding a 150lb weight steel tank on with two worm drive "Jubilee" clips is not a good idea. One big bump and you would be looking at heavy steel tanks rolling down the road. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18915  Posted December 16, 2022 46 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: The tanks look like old acetylene tanks. If they are not fibreglass replicas, which they may be, holding a 150lb weight steel tank on with two worm drive "Jubilee" clips is not a good idea. One big bump and you would be looking at heavy steel tanks rolling down the road. Wilson That's what Jay Leno asked ; it's not any old red buggy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18916  Posted December 16, 2022 Steve mcQueen's buggy from Thomas Crown affair? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18917  Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) 47 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Steve mcQueen's buggy from Thomas Crown affair? Wilson Correct brand. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited December 16, 2022 by FrozenInTime Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4602552'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18918  Posted December 16, 2022 Well that was a Corvair engined Meyers Manx in the Thomas Crown Affair. They were commonly engined with an 1800 or 1914cc VW based engines but some were also made with Porsche 912 and 911 6 cylinder engines. The Corvair was not a straightforward change as the engine rotates in the opposite direction to a VW. I drove a dreadful Meyers Manx many years ago, with a Lycoming  540 cu in flat 6 Aero engine. It was quite terrifying with little to no directional stability, not helped by 15 year old Firestone racing tyres on the back. I declined to get involved in sorting it out. Wilson  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 16, 2022 Share #18919 Â Posted December 16, 2022 Dicky Smothers (the Smothers Brothers) had a Manx with a Porsche 912 engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted December 17, 2022 Share #18920  Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, FrozenInTime said: Correct brand. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! All I can add at this point is that this specific style of steering wheel and windscreen-wiper body (& orientation; i.e. parking on the right) pairing was only seen on the 'source material' between 05 August 1963 and 03 August 1964. Before and after these dates the arms of the steering-wheel were of a slightly different profile and post August '64 the wipers parked on the left. Of course I don't imagine that this golden nugget of trivia helps anyone much at all but for anyone who loves their VW History it's an interesting detail! Nice to see the indicator arm is not (yet) broken at the 'main bend' area; I went through three of these on my own '59 Rag-top... Philip. Edited December 17, 2022 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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