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Piper GTT?
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Nope
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My first impression was that it's one of the myriad of fibreglass Ford specials - something like Falcon or Tornado - but the wheel bolt pcd is later ...

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Lightweight_911 wrote:.

My first impression was that it's one of the myriad of fibreglass Ford specials - something like Falcon or Tornado - but the wheel bolt pcd is later ...

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My first thoughts but it's neither of them... I thought I knew what it is, but buggered if I can find the info to confirm.
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You’re on the right track Andy. There’s a lot of 105E under there
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is it an early GSM Delta ?

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Bingo!
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Interesting - can't find any reference to a Delta with a wraparound rear window. That's what's foxed me.

First pic is from the FIA database:

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Here are the homologation papers:
https://historicdb.fia.com/sites/defaul ... oup_gt.pdf

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KS wrote:... a wraparound rear window. That's what's foxed me.
That's what I was stuck on too - the car's shape had elements of Sprinzel/Sebring/Speedwell Sprites but not with that type of rear window ...

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In case helpful: it’s the Delta run by Keith Holland and John Glyde Walker at the 1962 Nurburgring 500km
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