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Ford 'Special' in 1963, who built it ?

17 Jun 2014, 2:58pm
Archived forum photo


Went with Dad to buy this car from the Caterham area in 1963 .Great fun :eusa_angel:
22 Jun 2014, 5:57pm
You jammy sod. More pictures!!!
It looks a total home brew on an Austin 7 Have you still got it?
23 Jun 2014, 5:15pm
Ha ha thanks for the reply , unfortunately Dad sold it about 1965 to Buy a faster and more competitive Mini Cooper for sprints & Hillclimbs. Yes it probably was (or is ) based on an Austin 7 ! Hopefully ,IS still out there somewhere.
Theres 4 pics in the Album ,heres another for now.

Archived forum photo
29 Jun 2014, 12:40am
Blimey ,hope this car builder is still out there
29 Jun 2014, 1:00pm
We knew how to build cars then. How to bend electrical conduit and get fancy single curvatures out of ally ,or any thing else. no silly IVA. Happy days.
29 Jun 2014, 9:29pm
It is a Dante clubman marketed in the 50's by SMA Luton. Designed by Robin Reads
30 Jun 2014, 1:46pm
Looks like beach buggy...
15 Dec 2018, 4:58pm
Dante Clubman

Ben Caswell wrote:
It is a Dante clubman marketed in the 50's by SMA Luton. Designed by Robin Reads




Thanks Ben , :rockon: ,I completely forgot about this old post until finding the website below , time flies .
http://fordspecials.co.uk/dante.html
15 Dec 2018, 10:55pm
Floyd, That is a fantastic link for those of us of that era. Where can I get a Pop for £10 like I did in the eary 60's? Just dreaming, the older I get the less sophisticated I want to be.
20 Dec 2018, 12:36pm
Yea I know Floyd but I can dream, can't I ? I have got to stop looking at old specials, my misspent youth.