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As much as id love it to be identified i think it will forever remain a mystery. The 60s is a very long time ago and I cant help feeling that the car and the people associated with it are probably long gone.
It must be possible now to create a 3d rendered computer model from the picture. That would be interesting to see. Could even get a 3d printer to make a scale model.
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Apr 29, 2017 18:19:13 GMT
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Probably easier to figure out what the Black Knight object is   |
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1992 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5 GLX
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Mystery Car - Pistonheadsscimjim
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Apr 30, 2017 19:02:13 GMT
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Autocars Sabra Sport also known as the Reliant Sabre from the very early 60s.  The Ashley 1172 looks like it could offer a decent candidate for the wheel base...  The Sabra IS an Ashley body on a Les Bellamy chassis (both made under licence) - originally built by Reliant in conjunction with Autocars of Haifa in Israel who eventually began production, then Anglicised by Reliant as the Sabre. |
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Apr 30, 2017 19:24:54 GMT
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I totaly agree that the Arnott is the closest link we have yet. The curve on the front of the roof is so distinctive, along with the shape of the windscreen. It could probably be argued these features could be another styling feature chosen for a kit car, but for both cars to also have similer design features in their gulwing doors must mean they either both had input from the same designer, or they are simply both Arnotts. or not.
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Currently for sale on the Car & Classic website, a 1957 DeHavilland Gullwing Coupé. Believed to be 1 of only 2 built. It's obviously not the same car as that in the start of this article. I'd never heard of this car before and I'm just underlining the fact that there were so many 'one-offs' (or two-offs in this case) as well as prototypes which didn't make the cut.   |
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Probably easier to figure out what the Black Knight object is Looks strange what's the story? |
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1939 Francis Barnett Powerbike
1971 Honda C90
1992 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.5 GLX
1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
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Currently for sale on the Car & Classic website, a 1957 DeHavilland Gullwing Coupé. Believed to be 1 of only 2 built. It's obviously not the same car as that in the start of this article. I'd never heard of this car before and I'm just underlining the fact that there were so many 'one-offs' (or two-offs in this case) as well as prototypes which didn't make the cut. This looks to have more than a tad of Lotus XI in it's ancestry - and none the worse for that! It also shows what an be done with ally, which makes me more certain that the original "mystery car" is a high quality GRP body. Steve |
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Jun 10, 2017 17:44:31 GMT
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Currently for sale on the Car & Classic website, a 1957 DeHavilland Gullwing Coupé. Believed to be 1 of only 2 built. It's obviously not the same car as that in the start of this article. I'd never heard of this car before and I'm just underlining the fact that there were so many 'one-offs' (or two-offs in this case) as well as prototypes which didn't make the cut. This looks to have more than a tad of Lotus XI in it's ancestry - and none the worse for that! It also shows what an be done with ally, which makes me more certain that the original "mystery car" is a high quality GRP body. Steve This car has some history online and, as you say, appears to be based upon a Lotus XI, DeHavilland Gullwing '4 ROD'. Some aviation companies or craftsmen from this industry looked at other ways to generate income / utilise their skills in the post-War decades and air frame manufacturing techniques were adapted to create light sports cars, (the Lotus VI being a good early example of this with its ultra light but robust space-frame and stretched, tensioned structural thin aluminium panels). Bristol, Messerschmitt, Heinkel cars (etc.) derived from the various aeroplane manufacturers. I'm guessing DeHavilland gave this some thought as well before it was swallowed up by Hawker Siddeley, although it's strange that they didn't scratch build given the skill-sets they'd have had to hand. The bodywork on the mystery car is almost certainly fibreglass as it would obviously have made no sense to go to the enormous expense of tooling up to produce metal panels for a prototype. |
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Aug 12, 2017 17:58:30 GMT
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Whilst having a clear out ive spent the afternoon looking through Practical classics 1980 - 1986. Every issue from issue 1 in folders. Not as interesting as it may sound. Anyway, i found a picture.  and some words  Obviosly its not the mystery car, but is Harrington a name worth chucking in there? If we havnt done so already. |
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Aug 12, 2017 23:08:58 GMT
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Oh yeah, i reckon thats getting a bit closer to it!  Clearly still not quite it, but closer me thinks! |
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Aug 13, 2017 21:31:09 GMT
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I used to think the shut line that appeared to be the front of the door is actually the rear of a flip front. Looking closely at the image I can see a horizontal line next to the womans shoulder. This supports the gull wing door theory.
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Sept 20, 2017 6:07:43 GMT
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Had a go at drawing this. I thought there was maybe room for a drawing rather than a computer render . <img style="max-width: 100%;" alt="" src='  '> |
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You can't just post that picture without an explanation?
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I have no more info at the mo. I'm just waiting to hear from a guy in America to see if he has anything on it.
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Had a go at drawing this. I thought there was maybe room for a drawing rather than a computer render . <img style="max-width: 100%;" alt="" src=' '> That belongs in the new INCREDIBLES movie..... |
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Is that a model, or a rendering? (edit) ah, I've found where the pic is from - go back and read the last four or so pages of the original pistonheads thread. Just.....WOW. |
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just want to drag this up again incase no one has seen it on pistonheads, still not found or identified but its going deep into the detective work. it makes for an interesting read, its getting pretty geeky in a good way
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