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A very special body for your special
#1
Stop mucking about with those dreary Ulster things. This is what you need - the nose of a Blenheim bomber. From bomber to car - and back to being a bomber again.
https://www.aircraftrestorationcompany.c...bhqRQkpbVs via the dreaded Facebook...


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#2
hold on, isn't that Peter and Ruairidh's real project? The other is just fake news to put us off the scent.
I love it!
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#3
Did they have 2 goes at making the centre line, clearly one before and one after they had been to the pub
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!
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#4
Very interesting. Thanks for posting it Tony.

I wonder if it ever had a dogfight off the lights with a Messerschmit KR200?
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#5
DVLA shows that it may still exist. A 1949 Nilson electric vehicle? Presumably DVLAs typo.
Suffolk, UK

1925 Chummy
1934 Box
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#6
Andy, it's a front drop down slide window, as can be seen in the picture on a flat bed truck.
Thank you Tony for sharing, all part of the rich tapestry of Austin 7 specials.
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#7
Here's another photo of it on Twitter - is it perhaps based on a Big 7 as the front wheels appear to be easiclean rather than wires? The front bumpers look to be chopped and re-profiled 1935 to 38 Morris 8.  

https://twitter.com/QuirkyRides/status/1...7398729728

   
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#8
For those unfamiliar with the history of the only flying Blenheim and the extraordinary story of its build and disasters, this is well worth a read. There's some superb air to air photography too.

https://vintageaviationecho.com/arco-blenheim/

The text mentions the A7 connection - the use of a chassis...


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