mk1_4dr Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Cross posted from the blue forum: There is a long-running thread on Pistonheads with many members trying to ID the car in the photograph below. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1555306 There's been a few close guesses so far, but no-one's managed to tie it down yet. Any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 That pic has been on here before but I can't remember what the result was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_4dr Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 That pic has been on here before but I can't remember what the result was Superb. It seems to have everyone stumped on the blue and pistonheads. I figured if anybody/anyplace was going to know about obscure, perhaps even homebrew 60s cars it would be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I remember the last thread on it but not enough to be able to search for it. The general consensus was that its a 50s or 60s fibreglass body special, but nobody could quite find a matching shell, or even be sure what its based on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 My search skills are shite so I can't find the thread but I'm sure someone will be along soon with answer's, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 ... Ashley Gullwing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I found this pic while searching though so here it is without peeps in the way. Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Yeah, I said it was a GD/Ashley gullwing and was told otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Front end looks a bit like one of those Israeli 'Sabra' efforts dugong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_4dr Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Yeah, I said it was a GD/Ashley gullwing and was told otherwise. The Ashley gullwing seems hugely promising. As barrett alludes to in the previous thread, I suspect some of these home brew, hand made specials will be lost as memory fades and generation pass. Deeply sad but we'll probably never know the real story. dugong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 nearest I can come up with....................Harrington Alpine mk1_4dr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_4dr Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 The same has just been suggested on the blue. Close but no cigar I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 My friend who's a fan of GRP based specials seems to thing it's an Ashley 1172 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I give up, what's the blue forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_4dr Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 I give up, what's the blue forum? http://retrorides.proboards.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Ashley does seem to have been one of the top providers of plastic bodies for your ropey old saloon. Definitely nothing mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1703 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I think barrat had the answer before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I think barrats owned one beforeFtfy Dave_Q, dugong and DeeJay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Rochdale. The wheels are quite large, which would suggest it was based on an older chassis, Rochdale used Ford Pop(?) chassis. The wheel discs look like Ace-Mercury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 It's a Harrison Sabotage. dugong and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 It's a Munter Fromage GX. Dave_Q, chodweaver, Vince70 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 It's a Wilson FartBlanket Ghia. Vince70, beko1987, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 It's a Graham NobGoblin. chodweaver, Vince70 and Laseraligningfoofooflanges 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 This has also been in c&sc a few months back and didnt get solved. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alusilber Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 This is an Ashley 1172 (although it's not a gullwing job). Doesn't really look much like it to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Possibly a Ford Pop based Falcon sports car kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 It's the fibreglass Spock-eared Fuckington Mullet. It was made by Arthur McSocketset in his mum's kitchen. Based on a chassis made from an old bed it was pedal-powered and front wheel drive. Arthur used to cruise Laahndon picking up totty. In this pic he had no sooner dropped off the dollybird in white wearing the glasses when a tasty bird in red wanted in for a go. Arthur sadly expired when a gullwing door closed suddenly without warning and chopped his head off right at the neck. The story goes that his mum put the car to the council tip, but who knows??? Vince70, Dick Longbridge, Uncle Jimmy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Sabra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Junkman will know. He is omnipotent in such matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Personally I reckon it's a Ford-based 'Special' grp car based on the Ford Popular. At that time the "Ford specials" were pretty popular using the side valve engines and a variety of grp bodies. It's broadly similar looking in proportions to this: Squire_Dawson and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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