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Not seen one like this before... - Colin Morgan - 07-01-2019
Has just come up on ebay. (Again, I don't know the seller.)
Colin
RE: Not seen one like this before... - Phil Kingdom - 08-01-2019
Found these pics online a while back but can not remember where, I would say its the same car.
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RE: Not seen one like this before... - austin - 08-01-2019
Link to listing with more photos.
RE: Not seen one like this before... - andrew34ruby - 08-01-2019
A poor man's Morgan.
RE: Not seen one like this before... - Steve kay - 08-01-2019
An ali body, not grp, and a body style owing much to pre-war Morgan or 326 BMW. No doubt a certain eligibility committee would be most welcoming. Then again....
RE: Not seen one like this before... - Tony Betts - 08-01-2019
Looking at it, i thought perhaps someone couldn't afford a jaguar XK120 so built there own at home from a Ruby.
It looks well done! But may be a bit marmite for many.
Tony.
RE: Not seen one like this before... - Dave Wortley - 08-01-2019
I wonder how it looks with a driver of normal size in it. Could be OK but sometimes specials look like kiddie cars.
RE: Not seen one like this before... - Austin Carr - 08-01-2019
To me, the headlights look too large for the front of the car.
RE: Not seen one like this before... - Duncan Grimmond - 08-01-2019
A pity the waistline doesn't read through at the scuttle, otherwise it has a certain charm. Yes the headlights are a bit out of proportion too.
RE: Not seen one like this before... - stuartu - 08-01-2019
Many (? 50 ?) years ago Neville Barr (former PWA7C chairman) owned a special much like this, which he referred to as the "Dexion Special". I only saw it once at the back of Neville's garage and it was not easily viewed so I'm not positive it's the same machine; but it does look very familiar. It was a light blue at the time, as was this car in the past according to the vendor.
Regards,
Stuart