Title: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nickliv on July 20, 2012, 01:01:16 pm
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Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nickliv on July 20, 2012, 11:43:19 pm
Its got a 'name' as well as a marque. You can have pics of any of it as its in my garage at the moment.
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2012, 08:43:08 am
OK - I will open the bidding (with not much hope of being right) with Wolsey Hornet (or maybe Frazer Nash!).
How about a pic of the front and a clue as to the decade!!
F
How about a pic of the front and a clue as to the decade!!
F
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: Grand_Fromage on July 21, 2012, 10:45:49 am
Looks like it could be one of those motorcycle engined 'midget racers' of the 30's and 40's, that were popular in USA, Australia and NZ.
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nopanic - neil on July 21, 2012, 11:25:58 am
OK - I will open the bidding (with not much hope of being right) with Wolsey Hornet (or maybe Frazer Nash!).
How about a pic of the front and a clue as to the decade!!
F
How about a pic of the front and a clue as to the decade!!
F
Fran - I thought it had a bit of Frazer Nash look to it as well.
Nick - is that a JAP engine in there?
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nickliv on July 21, 2012, 11:45:18 am
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Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nickliv on July 21, 2012, 11:47:16 am
And that's one hell of a giveaway
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nopanic - neil on July 21, 2012, 11:52:59 am
BIG give away
A G.N Cyclecar, about 1 litre JAP engine
G.N., built by a firm founded in 1910 by two young men in their early twenties, ‘Archie’ Frazer-Nash (1889-1965) and H. R. Godfrey (b. 1887).
A G.N Cyclecar, about 1 litre JAP engine
G.N., built by a firm founded in 1910 by two young men in their early twenties, ‘Archie’ Frazer-Nash (1889-1965) and H. R. Godfrey (b. 1887).
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nickliv on July 21, 2012, 12:02:27 pm
so which one is it? It's a 'special' and has a name, but you can't post up all the names from Wikipedia as guesses.
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: lofty on July 21, 2012, 06:33:17 pm
is it the gnat.micro race car i remember seeing at shelsley walsh?
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: Grand_Fromage on July 21, 2012, 07:28:09 pm
Chawner GN Special?
(http://www.mikehaywardcollection.com/image/Product-2012-Image-1-260-260-force.jpg)
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nopanic - neil on July 21, 2012, 07:33:15 pm
Chawner GN Special?
(http://www.mikehaywardcollection.com/image/Product-2012-Image-1-260-260-force.jpg)
and in colour
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: nickliv on July 21, 2012, 07:34:31 pm
Thats the one GF. Started it up this afternoon in the garage. Forgot that you get tear gas out of the exhaust when you're running on methanol. cough cough.
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: Grand_Fromage on July 21, 2012, 07:40:48 pm
The left side bonnet cut-out was the distinguishing feature.
In blue, it looks a bit like a pocket size Bugatti type 35!
In blue, it looks a bit like a pocket size Bugatti type 35!
Thats the one GF. Started it up this afternoon in the garage. Forgot that you get tear gas out of the exhaust when you're running on methanol. cough cough.
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2012, 08:52:53 pm
In blue, it looks a bit like a pocket size Bugatti type 35!
I was a bit tempted by Bugatti as well... but resisted!
Title: Re: What's this little blue car?
Post by: Fran on July 21, 2012, 08:54:01 pm
And that's one hell of a giveaway
I am amazed you allowed it! :)
