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Useful things cars ! Mystery Hurdle. (Upd. Trusty Triumph over Singer Porlock!)

These are taken from a Royal Signals Display Catalogue dated 1936 that I have and shows how a car can be used for so many purposes.
The jump over the car required a 62ft leap from a ramp, and yes, the driver was in the car ...  Seems a shame to use such a nice body as a Hurdle !!

They did use other things as Hurdles, Horses, & people, sometimes using Covered Wagons to get the height. The Display Team did many Displays around England that year, they are all listed in the Catalogue along with many other photographs and Cartoon drawings

The remaining issue of course is, which car and body was used as a hurdle here? Looks like Austin Seven, but which body?
(photos and text  Carrick Watson)  

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dinsdag juni 21st, 2011
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24 Juni 2011, 11:11
Of course it's a Singer Porlock but the best bit is, the motor bike is a Trusty Triumph ! Les Wood will tell you more !
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22 Juni 2011, 13:49
Come on boys look at the wheels 4 stud Ausin 7 not, keep up the good work, you do a very fine job, all the best Richard
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22 Juni 2011, 07:27
Singer 9 'Porlock' Sports... circa 1929/30 .... so called after one made 100 ascents (and descents!) of Porlock Hill in Somerset ..... nothing to do with any problems with getting round sharp corners...!
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22 Juni 2011, 07:24
It is a singer Junior. This particular model/coachwork being the Singer Porlock, named after the very steep Porlock Hill on Exmoor.
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22 Juni 2011, 07:03
Longitudinal front springs and 4 wheel studs on an Austin 7? It also looks too big, more likely to be a 10 if it is an Austin.
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22 Juni 2011, 06:20
I would suggest it's not an Austin 7. The wheel centres are wrong and this car has two front springs. Perhaps a Singer Junior?
Tony Hillyard
Pleines Oeuvres
France
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