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Geracet door Doctor Who? Wie herinnert zich de Monarch Speedster nog?

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Weten jullie iets over een auto uit de film Dr. Who? Ze noemden het de Monarch Speedster. Ik heb de auto vorige week gekocht en ik kan er niets over vinden op het web. Ik heb een foto van de auto bijgevoegd. Bij voorbaat dank.

Met vriendelijke groet,
Dhr. C. R. Arends

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Deze auto ziet eruit als iets dat speciaal is gemaakt voor gebruik als filmrekwisiet, waarschijnlijk in de jaren '60 of daaromtrent, zoals de auto's die zijn gebruikt in The Great Race. Men neemt aan dat de Dr. Who waarnaar wordt verwezen dezelfde is als de Britse sciencefiction televisieserie die populair was in de jaren '60, '70 en '80. De derde Doctor, eind jaren '60 en begin jaren '70 gespeeld door Jon Pertwee, reed in een faux veteranenauto die in het echte leven een Siva heette en in de serie Bessie, gebouwd op basis van Ford Popular-onderdelen. Bessie was echter een knalgele tourer en de Monarch zijn we nog nooit tegengekomen.
 

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vrijdag november 17th, 2023
David Grimstead
19 November 2023, 16:12
The Monarch Speedster was designed and built in Nottingham in 1975 for a reproduction vintage car marketing company run by Joan Hird and Richard Farrow of Redhill, Nottingham. Their sales description was that it was based loosely on a c.1910 Mercer Runabout.

The Monarch prototype had a Triumph 1500cc engine and cost £4500, plus £250 for an optional hood. It was on sale, displayed at the Truman-Mitchell Motor Show at Lenton, Nottingham in May 1975. Hird and Farrow hoped to build five to order but planned to follow up with a larger 14ft model with a 2-ltr engine, based on a Thomas Flyer. Unknown if the other four originals or the larger model were built.

Its value and Doctor Who connection come from it having been designed and built by Nottingham’s hot-rod guru Peter Farries. There is quite a bit about him on the web: he constructed a lot of hot-rods, sports cars and specials, including designing and building Jon Pertwee’s Ford-based faux vintage car and his futuristic 1973 Imp-based Whomobile.
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Graham Edwards
17 November 2023, 14:47
Another maker was Rodger Singleton. He made something similar. The front end of the Sherpa chassis was modified to look more ‘period’. Yours seems similar but possibly ‘Big Austin’ based? The wheels look like early Austin or Morris - the Sherpa-based Homark had cast aluminium wheels made for the vehicle range. Hope this helps!
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Graham Edwards
17 November 2023, 14:15
There were a few manufacturers of Leyland Sherpa-based cars. Homark made something similar. Another was Fleur de Lys.
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C. R. Arends
17 November 2023, 08:58
Here are some more pictures of the Monarch. The car was imported into the Netherlands from the UK by Vitesse Auto`s in Eindhoven in May 1983. This no longer exists and unfortunately no info can be found from there either.
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Graham
17 November 2023, 14:51
Austin 12/4 special?
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Joop Terpstra
17 November 2023, 12:30
Speaking about Garage Vitesse in Eindhoven, the owner was Arnold van Os, who died on September 30th, 2020. He was a very friendly guy with a lot of knowledge of classic cars. I always went to him to have a coffee and speak cars and sometimes I bought a car from him, like the ex-Elaine Drake 1927 Amilcar CGSS. A beautiful soul. I miss him... may he rest in peace.
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Sebastian Taylor
03 November 2023, 03:46
I think more pictures are needed because the one is limited on possibilities. If possible I would say an engine picture and a picture from the front of the car would help more in identifying the type of car and the history and maybe even a picture of the dash.
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Tony Press
30 October 2023, 00:41
I think you have been had - see the correct (?) car.
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