Mad Dave
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 03:06 PM |
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Need your help to Identify this car!
This is the car I have just got for nowt. Any idea what it is?
There are a few more pics in my archive
Regards
Dave
 
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 03:12 PM |
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Ooooo, I have no idea what it is, but me likey...
Especially the price you paid 
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 03:15 PM |
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Cant help with the make, but it looks like a great project.
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 03:18 PM |
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You got a side view of it?
The front of it is fantastic.... Not so sure about the rear... Just wondered on the profile..
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Mad Dave
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 03:24 PM |
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I only have these pics of the body and a couple of the inside.
I will take more pics and post them in a few days
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Mad Dave
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 03:28 PM |
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Put a couple more pics in my archive, interior and the engine. I have been told the engine is from a triumph herald. As you can see it needs a
little attention!
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 04:12 PM |
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The shape looks like a Sunbeam Alpine with the rear fins. They were nice cars in their day.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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swood
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 05:21 PM |
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what is it ?
Think it may be a Fairthorpe of which I've seen hard & soft tops, or possibly a Rochdale, but never seen a soft top Rochdale.
Both used mainly Ford running gear, circa early to mid 60's.
Its a nice piece of kit car history and in saveable condition - lucky man.
When you're up to your ass in alligators you tend to forget the initial objective was to drain the swamp !.
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Em_G
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 05:41 PM |
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Looks like a Rochdale.Would expected it to have an old ford engine though.Nothing better than a free car!
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splitrivet
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 06:01 PM |
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Looks Rochdale to me in saying that there were loads of kitcars back in the 60's that looked similar with that e type sort of front end.
Not that I'd know of course being so young,but me dad told me.
Your a jammy sod whatever it is.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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bob
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 07:31 PM |
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It does have a look of a triumph tr4s which is rare in its self,nice i must admit.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 07:35 PM |
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That looks like a Tax disc in the window... whats that say?.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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alister667
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 10:18 PM |
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Bang an R1 in there and you've got some great looking, scary quick, kit-car history!!!!
God I'm such a philistine!
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 20/11/04 at 10:58 PM |
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It'd be so heavy that you may as well take out the floor and do a Flintstones as fit a bike engine...
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 10:49 AM |
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Didn't someone once post a link to a website ,possibly an A.A site , that allowed you to enter a registration number and if it was still listed
on D.V.L.A.records it would give details of car?? May be worth a search?? Rusty
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midlifecrisis
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 10:55 AM |
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Dont know the car,but those front indicators are austin/morris 1100!
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bob
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 11:03 AM |
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Just tried the RAC registration search and no matches came back,ho hum
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Mad Dave
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 11:12 AM |
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It looks similar to this car. I think this is a Fairthorpe
What do you think?
Dave
 
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 01:36 PM |
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Dave,
Might be an old Falcon Carribean. Check out the chassis. Id it made from round tubing, approx. 30-35mm dia.? If so, it could be a Buckler chassis.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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Mad Dave
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 09:50 PM |
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Been told it is a TWM (Tim Wren Motors) but can't find any info about it
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 21/11/04 at 09:53 PM |
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Must be in the Rockin' 'Orse s**te category, for rarity. TWM? When & where?
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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ned
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| posted on 22/11/04 at 09:44 AM |
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write into oner of the kit mags? they often have these sort of questions in them..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Terrapin_racing
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| posted on 22/11/04 at 09:56 AM |
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Ask Steve Hole @ totalkitcar.com
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 22/11/04 at 01:20 PM |
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It's very definately a Triumph engine. The only thing I found on TWM (http://www.team.net/www/ktud/britreg.html#twm ) suggests the car was
based on either a Ford or Austin A35. Of course the engine could have been swapped at a later date.
I'll post the pics on Pistonheads if you want, a llot of knowledgable kit car people on there.
[Edited on 22/11/04 by MikeRJ]
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marcyboy
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| posted on 22/11/04 at 01:58 PM |
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what about an "ashley 1172 roadster"
1959'ish
which used a ford prefect chassis
or an austin 7 chassis
[Edited on 22/11/04 by marcyboy]
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