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Old 12th October 2007, 22:18   #1636
 
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NO sir you are wrong...it is a proper car....it is not a Triumph Herald based fibreglass kit car....
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so when am i supposed to give out the answer ???????
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one more pic for you guys

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ID: 372 - GBRoadster

The GB Roadster is made to order and has hand made all alloy space frame chassis. Each GBRoadster is hand made by a team of 6 engineers with a bespoke chassis plate signed by each of them when the car is completed. Numerous specific features can be added or removed according to ones requirement.



GB Roadster comes in 2 models - GB R and GB TR, both has Audi's 3.2 V6 engine. GB R is normally aspirated producing 255 BHP while the TR is the turbo charged version that produces 355 BHP.
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so when am i supposed to give out the answer ???????
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for the benefit of the newcomers here.

We do not post kit cars, designer one-offs and prototypes here.
Only genuine volume production cars.

another thing -- we should follow a discipline here.
Either identify a posted car and close it
or wait 48 hours for somebody else
or the owner to identify and close it
before posting a new car.

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Link: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/intern...tml#post564462
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hmm..as i said before ID:370 IS NOT A PROTOTYPE OR A CONCEPT OR A KIT CAR...i am not going to give the answer yet....gonna see for a couple of more days if any one can identify it...
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hmm..as i said before ID:370 IS NOT A PROTOTYPE OR A CONCEPT OR A KIT CAR...i am not going to give the answer yet....gonna see for a couple of more days if any one can identify it...
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so when am i supposed to give out the answer ???????
Well you asked when you are supposed to give out the answer. So, according to the rules if no one identifies it within 48 hours then you are supposed to give out the answer. But you can surely wait for a couple of more days if you want.

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ye cool...ill wait...i am sensing a stumper here....
where are the car recognising efficionados?
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I think ID:370 is a Triumph Herald based fibreglass kit car.
@CYRUS43. When I saw the wheel, I instantly recognized it as a Standard 10 Pennant/Companion/Herald wheel.



Then remembered that many kit cars were built around Standard/Triumph Herald mechanicals. If you swivel-pop the hood (the entire front apron like a Standard Herald) of the car, you will see the familiar Standard 10/Standard Herald 37 bhp, 948 cc OHV engine.



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ID:370; 1957 Fairthorpe Electron Minor

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ye cool...ill wait...i am sensing a stumper here....
where are the car recognising efficionados?
ID:370 is a 1957 Fairthorpe Electron Minor.



They were made until 1973.

It was a kit car based on Standard/Triumph Herald mechanicals.
Like most kit cars, these cars were available fully assembled or in kit form.
About 20 cars were produced per month.
Case closed.

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ID:370 is a 1957 Fairthorpe Electron Minor.



They were made until 1973.

It was a kit car based on Standard/Triumph Herald mechanicals.
Like most kit cars, these cars were available fully assembled or in kit form.
About 20 cars were produced per month.
Case closed.

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you got the name right but the details a lil wrong...this is a 57 model and hence came with not a triumph herald engine but coventry climax engine...the later models came with a tr herald engine...
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you got the name right but the details a lil wrong...this is a 57 model and hence came with not a triumph herald engine but coventry climax engine...the later models came with a tr herald engine...
The model that used Coventry Climax was Fairthorpe Electron and it was introduced in 1956. It was a 1098cc engine which produced 75 and 100 bhp depending upon the state of tune.
The model that used Standard 10/Triumph engine was Fairthorpe Electron Minor and was introduced in 1957.This is the name by which Fairthorpe is mainly remembered.

Another high powered model Zeta was introduced in 1960 that used a modified Ford Zephyr engine with upto six carburettors and a BRM cylinder head. Then there was Rockette that used a Triumph Vitesse 1600 cc engine.

So the picture posted by you is that of a Electron Minor that used a Standard10/Triumph engine. More than 500 Minors were sold. But still its a Kit car and does not belong here.
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The model that used Coventry Climax was Fairthorpe Electron and it was introduced in 1956. It was a 1098cc engine which produced 75 and 100 bhp depending upon the state of tune.
The model that used Standard 10/Triumph engine was Fairthorpe Electron Minor and was introduced in 1957.This is the name by which Fairthorpe is mainly remembered.

Another high powered model Zeta was introduced in 1960 that used a modified Ford Zephyr engine with upto six carburettors and a BRM cylinder head. Then there was Rockette that used a Triumph Vitesse 1600 cc engine.

So the picture posted by you is that of a Electron Minor that used a Standard10/Triumph engine. More than 500 Minors were sold. But still its a Kit car and does not belong here.

ohh im sorry...my apologies...read wrong...my bad...
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What's this large red sedan with the black pin-striping and chrome wheels?



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What's this large red sedan with the black pin-striping and chrome wheels?



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is that american?? .
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