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A very special body for your special

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A very special body for your special
Tony Griffiths Offline
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04-11-2020, 01:36 AM (This post was last modified: 04-11-2020, 01:44 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
Stop mucking about with those dreary Ulster things. This is what you need - the nose of a Blenheim bomber. From bomber to car - and back to being a bomber again.
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04-11-2020, 09:22 AM
hold on, isn't that Peter and Ruairidh's real project? The other is just fake news to put us off the scent.
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04-11-2020, 09:28 AM
Did they have 2 goes at making the centre line, clearly one before and one after they had been to the pub
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04-11-2020, 09:45 AM
Very interesting. Thanks for posting it Tony.

I wonder if it ever had a dogfight off the lights with a Messerschmit KR200?
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04-11-2020, 12:14 PM (This post was last modified: 04-11-2020, 12:18 PM by MartinH.)
DVLA shows that it may still exist. A 1949 Nilson electric vehicle? Presumably DVLAs typo.
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1925 Chummy
1934 Box
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05-11-2020, 01:26 AM
Andy, it's a front drop down slide window, as can be seen in the picture on a flat bed truck.
Thank you Tony for sharing, all part of the rich tapestry of Austin 7 specials.
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05-11-2020, 04:08 PM (This post was last modified: 05-11-2020, 04:16 PM by Jeff Taylor.)
Here's another photo of it on Twitter - is it perhaps based on a Big 7 as the front wheels appear to be easiclean rather than wires? The front bumpers look to be chopped and re-profiled 1935 to 38 Morris 8.  

https://twitter.com/QuirkyRides/status/1...7398729728

   
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05-11-2020, 04:24 PM
For those unfamiliar with the history of the only flying Blenheim and the extraordinary story of its build and disasters, this is well worth a read. There's some superb air to air photography too.

https://vintageaviationecho.com/arco-blenheim/

The text mentions the A7 connection - the use of a chassis...


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