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This is a pretty good place to start. Please post (or e-mail) some photos and any other information and we'll try to identify it. Peter |
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Yes, welcome, Mark; very interesting first post, and as Peter says, photos would help greatly.
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23 Oct 2020, 20:31 (Ref:4012272) | #28 | |
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Unfortunately time has flown by and for some reason I never received any confirmation of replies so sorry I haven’t until now.
My father has since passed away and I never did find out the full story as I said before I would follow up. So now not sure in what direction to go and how we will ever find the history out on the car . To date we have not found any written information . I have tried to post some pictures with this reply but not sure why they are not coming up, any advice to how I can upload would be appreciated or an email to forward too? Many thanks for the previous replies and sorry I haven’t replied until now. Regards Mark |
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29 Oct 2020, 13:12 (Ref:4013720) | #30 | |
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It's interesting looking back at the cars of old that didn't achieve much. Hopefully the mystery of the car will be solved.
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Mark, my condolences on the loss of your Father.
Since your original post, the history of Connaught's called 'From Send to Syracuse' has been published (2018) written by Graham Rabagliati with plenty of input also from Duncan Rabagliati. If not recorded in the book, the existence of this surviving body will be of great interest to all concerned and as Peter has said earlier, photos would be appreciated. |
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10 Nov 2020, 10:02 (Ref:4015796) | #32 | |
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Hope more is found about the car. That's nice this plucky little marque has now got a book on it's history, an often forgotten about F1 constructor. Let us know if you find anything Mark. We're all intrigued
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10 Nov 2020, 10:09 (Ref:4015798) | #33 | ||
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So which Connaught are we referring to?
Assume it’s a B Series with a toothpaste tube body So body still exists? Aware that B2 is as original plus the Syracuse car but others are a bit of a mixture . As for Connaught not being being that successful. It was the first British car to win a post war GP! What followed was a fantastic history only let down by cash flow. Even provided Bernie’s step into F1! Engineering superior to both Vanwalls and BRM,s of same period. |
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10 Nov 2020, 10:22 (Ref:4015804) | #34 | ||
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Well the streamliner had a fin and Mark says it's had a fin removed, but either way this could be an important survivor? A couple of photos would probably tell us.
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The Syracuse car can't be original, that was burnt out at Syracuse the following year, the chassis was auctioned off, built up and is with BCE now. I've got the photos from Mark and will try to post them now. |
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10 Nov 2020, 10:52 (Ref:4015807) | #36 | ||
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I've now received these photos from Mark.
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10 Nov 2020, 10:57 (Ref:4015808) | #37 | |
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Good find there
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10 Nov 2020, 12:52 (Ref:4015837) | #38 | ||
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So it’s the Dinky Toy body
What’s happening to the car now? |
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11 Nov 2020, 19:12 (Ref:4016041) | #39 | ||
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So the body is from B2 ?
This is in our workshop but sure it would be rewarding for body to be kept with car. Let me know |
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13 Nov 2020, 10:24 (Ref:4016320) | #40 | ||
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B1, B2, B3 & B5 all had streamlined bodies originally so could be any of them.
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14 Nov 2020, 10:29 (Ref:4016469) | #41 | ||
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So, as well as the fin, it's been shortened front and rear. What chassis is it sitting on then?
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14 Nov 2020, 14:03 (Ref:4016533) | #42 | |
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Wonder why they shortened it? As long as it still runs that's the main thing
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14 Nov 2020, 14:41 (Ref:4016562) | #43 | ||
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Because it’s on an odd ball chassis nothing to do with Connaught
Been cut probably thirty or forty years ago when stuff like this was worthless |
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