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296:: "This is the 1937 four-wheel-drive 'Skirrow Special' which had two 500 c.c. JAP cylinders mounted on a common crankcase. Note the chain transmission and completely unsilenced exhaust system. The steering required only one turn from lock ..." 392:
It means that the article has to tell us why we should care about the existence of this car. Was it a unique new model, did it win a particular prize or race, was it in a famous movie, anything... this article goes little beyond "This car
376:. Here we go again. "Must have an assertion of notability". What exactly do you think that means? Trust me, it doesn't mean the word "notable" must appear in the article. Car marques generally have an assumption of notability. -- 165: 278: 220:
If he's the least known constructor and the only two sources I could find were the 2 already in the external links section then I doubt the car has "significant coverage" as required by
218:"Perhaps the least known and most underrated racing car constructor in this country". That is how author Derek Bridgett described Henry (Harry) Skirrow in his book "Midget Car Speedway". 333: 118: 159: 313: 353: 274: 281: 125: 284: 404:
In actual fact, for certain subjects the fact it existed is quite enough for an article to exist on it. This is one of those subjects. --
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Unable to find any secondary source coverage, nor does the article make any assertion of notability.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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286:) is to be believed. Further coverage of the Skirrow Special in 108: 104: 100: 172: 267:, January 1, 1937. Also a possibly-2-page article in 334:
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