Another mystery car

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hpojnk

11 posts

34 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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RATATTAK said:
Looks like a model to me ...
Yeah it’s just a sample of a fun modelling exercise I wanted to post when finished not sure why people are swearing about suspension.

threespires

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4,289 posts

210 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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hpojnk said:
Yeah it’s just a sample of a fun modelling exercise I wanted to post when finished not sure why people are swearing about suspension.
I'm looking forward to your finished piece.

hpojnk

11 posts

34 months

Wednesday 29th September 2021
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So I tried a rear 3/4 angle of the car - as with everything I do it's unfinished but I'll come back to it once I learn to draw panel gaps and anything else that's a bit off.

Until then I'll wait for borrani72 to solve the mystery, the cross section drawings are incredible; I'd love to learn how to do that.




Dr G

15,159 posts

241 months

Wednesday 29th September 2021
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That's bloody brilliant.

Carsie

925 posts

203 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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Wow! can't believe how long this thread has been going on for. Like everyone else though it bumbles in the back of your brain doesn't it?

I showed the picture to a "old boy" of 80yrs old who had a garage in East London for many years, he's more of a petrolhead than me and that's saying something! his take on it was that it's a Ford Special "there were loads of them at that time Mike"

My expectation was that a picture would surface showing it at Brands Hatch or Crystal Palace, given that, one presumes, the builder was an enthusiast.

Came across a few pics on FB of the Deep Sanderson built by Williams and Pritchard, and obviously noticed the windscreen.

Williams and Pritchard were based in Edmonton which, circumstantially, would place the mystery car in the right area and for early detectives, I did post that I read about five bodyshells left at Hitchin railway station just up the road.

So, I am aware that my post doesn't add to the conversation per se, more agreeing with others and offering signposts.





Duke Caboom

2,010 posts

198 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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Dr G said:
That's bloody brilliant.
Agreed. Also I quite want one!

threespires

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4,289 posts

210 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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hpojnk said:
So I tried a rear 3/4 angle of the car - as with everything I do it's unfinished but I'll come back to it once I learn to draw panel gaps and anything else that's a bit off.

Until then I'll wait for borrani72 to solve the mystery, the cross section drawings are incredible; I'd love to learn how to do that.



Wonderful, well done.

uk66fastback

16,454 posts

270 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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The problem with the Williams & Pritchard angle is that on the W&P site listing the cars they worked on, there is no mention of anything resembling it. Edmonton is London I’ll grant you, but a fair way from Oxford St.

It’s just as likely to be a Surrey-based builder as a north London one.

838HNK

605 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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Lots of possible bespoke alloy car body builders ....

Elliots of Reading (who did the Elliot Healeys) was one rathole I went down before I decided to sit this one out.


hpojnk

11 posts

34 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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thanks it was fun to make smile

here’s the full res if the others aren’t.

https://rrimages.blob.core.windows.net/hpojnk/95c3...

i’ll do another one soon, it’s quite possible the mystery will never be cracked with hard evidence but i like seeing interpretations, theories and discussion on it. it’s a genuinely good looking car, i’m a bit obsessed with it and plan to make a 1:64 scale model of it too.

mark387mw

2,174 posts

266 months

Thursday 30th September 2021
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hpojnk said:
here’s the full res if the others aren’t.

https://rrimages.blob.core.windows.net/hpojnk/95c3...
Interesting detail on the billboards etc.
Is that a cameo of you by the dome?

lowdrag

12,869 posts

212 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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This came up a short while ago and had me stumped. Looks very Jaguarish with a hint of Figoni and Falashi. I know what it is now but I thought I'd put up a photo. One of one apparently.


Doofus

25,732 posts

172 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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lowdrag said:
This came up a short while ago and had me stumped. Looks very Jaguarish with a hint of Figoni and Falashi. I know what it is now but I thought I'd put up a photo. One of one apparently.

It's a restyled Royale kit car, based on an XJS 3.6

Yertis

18,015 posts

265 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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threespires said:
hpojnk said:
So I tried a rear 3/4 angle of the car - as with everything I do it's unfinished but I'll come back to it once I learn to draw panel gaps and anything else that's a bit off.

Until then I'll wait for borrani72 to solve the mystery, the cross section drawings are incredible; I'd love to learn how to do that.



Wonderful, well done.
I particularly like the road signs, which more accurately reflect the Leicester Square driving experience than the real ones.

Lily the Pink

5,783 posts

169 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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lowdrag said:
This came up a short while ago and had me stumped. Looks very Jaguarish with a hint of Figoni and Falashi. I know what it is now but I thought I'd put up a photo. One of one apparently.

What size wheels is it supposed to have ?

swisstoni

16,849 posts

278 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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Needs a 4” drop.

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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hpojnk said:
thanks it was fun to make smile

here’s the full res if the others aren’t.

https://rrimages.blob.core.windows.net/hpojnk/95c3...

i’ll do another one soon, it’s quite possible the mystery will never be cracked with hard evidence but i like seeing interpretations, theories and discussion on it. it’s a genuinely good looking car, i’m a bit obsessed with it and plan to make a 1:64 scale model of it too.
That is excellent, most impressive details. Superb.

threespires

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4,289 posts

210 months

Sunday 17th October 2021
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threespires said:
I received this on another web page that I use. It seems my previous posts on here from an hour ago have been removed. Hopefully this will remain now that details of the writer have been removed. Comments please.


Edited by threespires on Saturday 17th July 13:47
Just to let followers of this thread know. A chap with a name starting with S has again found me elsewhere and is threatening all sorts.

hot metal

1,943 posts

192 months

Sunday 17th October 2021
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eek wtf confused

uk66fastback

16,454 posts

270 months

Sunday 17th October 2021
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Name the idiot. Then name him to the police.