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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....a nice pair at the Oasis
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LOL
LOL
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
Its a full car one..so not too difficult.
I noticed it mentioned in despatches within this very forum, and thought whatsoneofthosethen?
Well turns out its oneofthese

All skulldugery techniques allowed, but some may recognise it straight away.
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I noticed it mentioned in despatches within this very forum, and thought whatsoneofthosethen?
Well turns out its oneofthese


All skulldugery techniques allowed, but some may recognise it straight away.
Regards Neil
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
I thought Bond but was completely wrong and surprised.
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
It's lovely whatever it is!
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
...bit of random background
The manufacturer in question suffered a serious setback on 21st February 1961, when fire engulfed their premises.
From the newspaper reports of the time, the "eye witness" accounts are interesting
On Wednesday morning it was learned that although the moulds for the car bodies had been destroyed, all was not lost, for amongst the fibreglass bodies recovered were a couple of ‘XXXXXXXX’ models. The firm will now be able to make a new mould using one of these as a prototype.
“We want to get fresh premises as quickly as possible. We have a lot of orders to fulfil both for home and abroad and want to get cracking at once” said Mr Butterworth.
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The manufacturer in question suffered a serious setback on 21st February 1961, when fire engulfed their premises.
From the newspaper reports of the time, the "eye witness" accounts are interesting
Mrs Wild from number 12 actually had a TV....Mr Charles Stocks of 8 Hudson Street, who had settled down for a quiet evening with his radio, also answered a knock on the door. Outside were a number of firemen who politely asked: “Can we run our hose-pipes through your house? Mr Stocks then saw that the works were on fire and he readily agreed. The hoses were run through the living room and kitchen and out at the back door so the fire could be tackled from the rear.
The hosepipes used were of a special type, lined with rubber and waterproofed to prevent water damage, and after an hours use, Mr Stocks carpet was still quite dry. On Wednesday morning, Fire Brigade officials told Mr Stocks that if he wished, his carpet would be cleaned and that any mess that had been caused would also be cleared up.
Mr Harry Smith, who along with his partner Mr Butterworth, stood watching the blaze, sadly remarked: “There goes ten years work in ten minutes”.Mrs Wild of 12 Hudson Street, whose house is divided from the works by a narrow passage, was watching ‘Emergency Ward 10’ on her TV set when someone knocked on the door. It was a policeman who advised her to leave, as there was a possibility that the flames might cross the gap and a small amount of debris was falling into the yard.
“I didn’t hear anything” she told an ‘Observer’ reporter, “but I noticed funny noises coming from my TV”.
On Wednesday morning it was learned that although the moulds for the car bodies had been destroyed, all was not lost, for amongst the fibreglass bodies recovered were a couple of ‘XXXXXXXX’ models. The firm will now be able to make a new mould using one of these as a prototype.
“We want to get fresh premises as quickly as possible. We have a lot of orders to fulfil both for home and abroad and want to get cracking at once” said Mr Butterworth.
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
Not a Jensen but this model from Jensen does look similarStickyfinger wrote:Jenson ?

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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
The CV8
A very desirable Jensen!

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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
1965 CV8 mk3CitroJim wrote:The CV8A very desirable Jensen!

This one is described by Wiki as a 1959 541R

Similar, and a very nice pair..
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
....just a few more pics to tease the identification out...very grainy but if you know your Town Halls, and ceremonial trivia...its easy

Shame to show the car in such an awful quality picture, decent magnifying glass and its just about given away

...and this is the unlikely location, factory on the left, with the designer Richard Parker bending down at the rear wheel

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Shame to show the car in such an awful quality picture, decent magnifying glass and its just about given away


...and this is the unlikely location, factory on the left, with the designer Richard Parker bending down at the rear wheel

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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
My brother worked at Jensen for a while around that time, later moved on to the Leyland Daf van works (LDV) where he stayed for the rest of his life.NewcastleFalcon wrote:Not a Jensen but this model from Jensen does look similarStickyfinger wrote:Jenson ?
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
Those Olympic torches did it for me, flashed on a light in my memory
it's a Rochdale Olympic, mostly sold as a kit car bodty in its early days iirc.

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Re: Whatsthisthen?.....new Feb 20th
Wasn't Rochdale Town Hall that gave it away then?Gibbo2286 wrote:Those Olympic torches did it for me, flashed on a light in my memoryit's a Rochdale Olympic, mostly sold as a kit car bodty in its early days iirc.

Yes well done absolutely right


The story of the Rochdale Olympic is told here, interesting if just for the "Typewriter" sounds accompanying the words punched up to punctuate the film (reminded me of the old "Teleprinter" on Grandstand!)


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Re: Whatsthisthen?..French but not from the usual 3
A nice French pair....haven't been too devious here, but interesting to find out a bit more about French cars other than Peugeot, Citroen and Renault.


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