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2 Apr 2011, 11:49 (Ref:2857299) | #1 | ||
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Can anyone identify this Mini-based single seater?
The pics below are of a single seat racing car that was bought by my dad's business partner in somewhere around 1972. I had always believed the car to be a Terrapin, but after seeing pics of a Terrapin I think I am wrong. I took the pics (not good quality due to the Polaroids degrading over time).
Somewhere in my weary head I recall that the car was built (and designed?) by Richard Wilde. It clearly has Mini subframes front and rear. Can you help identify the animal? Take a look at my website too - I own Alpine-Renault A310's : www.a310alpine.com |
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2 Apr 2011, 13:13 (Ref:2857334) | #2 | ||
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Someone has obviously looked at a Terrapin and copied things off it. It must weigh a lot. Certainly an interesting version of a Terrapin
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2 Apr 2011, 14:20 (Ref:2857365) | #3 | |
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I think there were at least 7 'marks' of the Terrapin, so this could be one of the evolutions and somewhat different from earlier/later versions. The Mk 1 was designed in the mid sixties, according to one of the co-designers Alana Staniforth in one of his books. Certainly later cars did not employ mini sub frames - but the first one might have!
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