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As you all probably know, I like really unusual lightweight LBCs.
Can anyone name any of these?
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I knew you'd be the curve buster coldplugs.

#1 is in fact a Fairthorpe Electron.
#3 is a Rochdale GT

Very close on #2.....The car was made by former employes of Tornado.
 
It was pure luck.

The Rochdale is a pretty little thing that seems to use styling cues from a bunch of other cars. The rear side window area and general rear roofline looks like an XK-140 Jag FHC to me. The nose looks a little like a D Jag or maybe Ginetta G4 with VW Beetle headlights.

Does anyone else see the resemblance or maybe see some other cars in there?
 
The G4 resemblance struck me.
 
The middle one looks like a Victress
 
I don't remember the rochdale gt but I do remember the rochdale olympic 2 and also the gilbern (built in Wales ) both sweet cars
 
This one came up on E-Bay a few months ago....

I found out about it from BCF......I wanted to buy it NOW....
Fly over....
Flip it over....
& paddle back.
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Look at this dash......Is it cool or what?
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Thanks weewillie! Been a looong time since I've seen a Gilbern here inna Colonies. Neat!
 
I believe the one pictured above is an exceedingly rare Rochdale Riviera....About 1959-60

A DHC & same as the GT, forward of the bulkhead
(Except for the grill being wider)

Total production = 50

<Kicking Self>
 
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No. 3 is a Rochdale GT, 1350 "made" as kit cars, 1957 to 1961. This is also used on the Practical Classics magazine site for Rochdale GTs:

https://www.practicalclassics.co.uk/profiles/vehicle/picture.ehtml?i=3;p=1966284818

I'm puzzled a bit by the registration "MFL 838 F" for I believe the "F" suffixes were used in 1967- so did they take six years (or more) to build it?

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You're right about the "F", but often a donor car registration was re-used in these caese, so it might have been a re-build or something.
 
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