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RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - MartinH - 27-03-2019
eBay understands these sellers/buyers well! I get a link suggesting that others looked at this;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BUILD-MANUAL-PLANS-KIDS-SPORTS-CAR-FROM-A-KITCHEN-SWING-BIN-SEE-VIDEOS/123592677780?hash=item1cc6b29994:g:LqAAAOSwtcRcOyU
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Reckless Rat - 27-03-2019
At the bottom of the ad can be found the originator's details. John Cowperthwaite has been building/supplying plans & parts for kit cars for years. His most "well known" example was the JC "Midge" made out of aluminium covered plywood sheets using a Triumph Herald or Spitfire as a base. I made one in the early 80s and had lots of fun with it before I swapped it for the RP... I'm sure the advert for the kid's car is genuine and well engineered. (sorry about the quality of the image but it's a photo of a photo)
![[Image: 20181215-113543.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/hGFz3B7W/20181215-113543.jpg)
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Martin Prior - 27-03-2019
Just to be clear, Bruce, you're referring to the builder of the very tidy-looking JC Midge in your picture, not "Mr Williams" of "Waterski Special" fame!
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Reckless Rat - 27-03-2019
Yes Martin. Not the waterski specials - the previous post prior to mine featured a link to some kiddie's cars that looked a bit lotus 7 like. They are by John Cowperthwaite. The green car in the photo was built by me, using plans and some parts supplied by John Cowperthwaite (from where the JC part of the car's name comes from) at the time I built mine he was based in Sheffield.
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Hedd_Jones - 27-03-2019
(27-03-2019, 09:45 AM)Martin Prior Wrote: What can one say?
Gordon England???!!!
The rest of the description sounds remarkably familiar to his previous unfinished efforts, as do the claims of easy registration.
LOL, I was eyeing up a pair of wooden skis in the antiques shop in town yesterday, for front wings for my Gordon England Cup. I wager I could laminate some matching rear ones in ply.........
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Martin Prior - 30-03-2019
This looks recently slaughtered - eBay item number:192867872174 . Leeds area, so is it from the other end of the Waterski production line?
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Andy Bennett - 30-03-2019
Does picture 3 hold a clue for anyone who has met Mr Williams?
Oh and both appear to feature a nice new white Land Rover in the background, you never know...
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Martin Prior - 30-03-2019
I've certainly seen that hat before!
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Dave Prior - 30-03-2019
I think the water feature in the background of both items is the same too. I'd be willing to bet we're looking at the same ultimate source.
RE: I have a bad feeling about this... - Mike Costigan - 30-03-2019
Perhaps rather foolishly he is selling that Ruby body complete with chassis and car number plates!