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Classic Sportscar

Reader Mystery: Who Knows this Fiberglass Racer?

Darren wrote in trying to track down this fiberglass-bodied, Ford Flathead V8-powered special that his father build when Darren was a child. Anyone know anything about this beauty? Let’s hear about it in the comments.

Update: Locke wrote in with a tantalizing clue.

“An Australian by the name of Nat Buchanan made fiberglass bodies to put on MGs, TR2s, Healeys, etc. One of the bodies was based on the Aston Martin DB3S & that’s what your photo is. A flathead wasn’t a typical engine choice for an MG in Australia, but it was fairly common in the U.S., so I would guess that this was a U.S. built car—assuming the frame is an MG. This was 1957.”

Locke
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Vintage Racing Advertising

Bare Shell with High Surface Finish

The Microbond Fibreglass Body Shell £49!!!
Dimensions: Wheelbase…….. 6ft. 9in.
Front body width…………. 4ft. 9in.
Rear body width………….. 4ft. 4in.
Suitable for Austin Specials.
Inspection invited at our works, Mondays to Fridays and Saturday mornings up to 1 p.m.
Bare shell with high surface finish, untrimmed, in the following colours: Red, Green, White, Black or Blue — £49.
Extras available include interior wheel arches, mounting tubes, doors, etc. Send for details. Other models in the course of preparation.
Kits for experimental work or bodywork repairs: 12/6, 17/6, 28/6, and 45/-.
Bulk material prices on application. Trade supplied.
Micron Plastics (Dept. MS 4).
Harefield Road, Rickmansworth, Herts
Tel.: 3312

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Classic Sportscar Vintage Racing Advertising

Frames & Bodies: $245

* sigh *