dkCambridgeshire Posted August 11, 2016 Share #8961 Posted August 11, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks for your advice John and wish you a good trip with good photo opportunities. Does someone else wish to post the next mystery car image? Cheers dunk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted August 12, 2016 Share #8962 Posted August 12, 2016 John, I keep meaning to get to the Pebble Beach Concours. However I always feel that as well as the elegance and "prettiness" condition of the car, the judges should check how drivable the cars are. Sadly probably impractical. Having had in the family, two past winners (1959 and 2000) and one runner up (1980), it always comes as a slight disappointment how much work has to be done to these apparently immaculate cars after acquistion, before they are actually drivable. Here is a pic of the 59 and 2000 winners with me standing by the Delahaye. The Delahaye was actually a much nicer car to drive, with its Cotal electric pre-selector gearbox and a very torquey engine, than the 57SC Gangloff. It never seemed to have anything like the 200HP it was supposed to have and had extremely heavy steering but surprisingly for a Bugatti, the brakes actually worked. Both these now sold on. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3094934'>More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 13, 2016 Share #8963 Posted August 13, 2016 Lighthearted Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3095676'>More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted August 13, 2016 Share #8964 Posted August 13, 2016 Ford Model A. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted August 14, 2016 Share #8965 Posted August 14, 2016 Ford Model A. Having just seen an uncropped version posted elsewhere I now know this guess is wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 14, 2016 Share #8966 Posted August 14, 2016 Having just seen an uncropped version posted elsewhere I now know this guess is wrong. '()'... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 18, 2016 Share #8967 Posted August 18, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'd guess it's US made from the 1920s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 19, 2016 Share #8968 Posted August 19, 2016 Stutz BB Coupé? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 19, 2016 Share #8969 Posted August 19, 2016 Nothing so exotic, actually a run of the mill car, with some customization.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 20, 2016 Share #8970 Posted August 20, 2016 I will Post full image Saturday 8/20.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 20, 2016 Share #8971 Posted August 20, 2016 Purely lighthearted.. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3099358'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8972 Posted August 21, 2016 Does anyone know what the French for beaded edge tyre is? My usual source, my large Collins-Robert dictionary has come up a blank. I am trying to help a UK friend track down a pair of an unusual size of Michelin tyre, which appears to be out of stock in the UK. I was going to have a phone round of the specialist dealers in France tomorrow but need to be careful, as this size of tyre is available for both beaded edge and straight sided (815 x 120). Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8973 Posted August 21, 2016 Does anyone know what the French for beaded edge tyre is? My usual source, my large Collins-Robert dictionary has come up a blank. I am trying to help a UK friend track down a pair of an unusual size of Michelin tyre, which appears to be out of stock in the UK. I was going to have a phone round of the specialist dealers in France tomorrow but need to be careful, as this size of tyre is available for both beaded edge and straight sided (815 x 120). Wilson Try pneu a talons or perlee pneu bord, sorry, I don't know how to do the accents on an iPad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8974 Posted August 21, 2016 Try pneu a talons or perlee pneu bord, sorry, I don't know how to do the accents on an iPad. You might run into it, par hazard, at www.michelin.fr. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8975 Posted August 21, 2016 Try pneu a talons or perlee pneu bord, sorry, I don't know how to do the accents on an iPad. I had come across the suggestion pneu perlé but reverse translation of that did not work. I also thought "pneus a talons" were spiked/studded rally tyres. I wonder if it is going to be the same as when I went to buy some white spirit to clean paint brushes, soon after getting my French house. I tried all sorts of guesses from le produit d'esprit blanc to terbenthine synthétique. A look of comprehension finally dawned on the face of my local ironmonger. He said "Oh vous voudriez le white spirit, n'est ce pas?" I wonder if they are going be "les pneus beaded edge"? Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8976 Posted August 21, 2016 I just texted our translator at work, she's French so hopefully she'll know. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8977 Posted August 21, 2016 From our translator: Hmm thinking. Beaded edge is "bordure perlée" and of course tie is "pneu". But the tire bead is "talon". Can you give me a better idea of what type of tire it is? Or it could be as simple as "bord de pneu perlé At this point I told her the tyre type and she came back with: The common name (but not the correct translation) use for marketing was "pneus baloons" So now you know. . We both work for a company that manufactures tyre changers and similar equipment so she is familiar with the terminology. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 21, 2016 Share #8978 Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) You might run into it, par hazard, at www.michelin.fr. Michael, Michelin stopped making beaded edge tyres some years ago. It is just on the off chance that someone still had an unsold set in stock of the 815 x 120. Michelin sold a lot of their old patterns for beaded edge and three stud vintage race tyres to Excelsior. I use 4.00 x 19" Excelsior Competition H three stud tyres on my Morgan three wheeler, designed by Michelin in 1955 for vintage Bugatti Type 37 GP cars and very good these tyres are. However in 815 diameter, the widest Excelsior do is 115, which I suspect my friend is going to have to settle for on his 1913 Violet race car or change to 820 diameter wheels. Given that we are running a far heavier 1911 Rolls Royce London to Edinburgh Silver Ghost on beaded edge tyres not a lot wider than 115 (895 x 135), I think the 115 would be fine. The problem with buying old but unused tyres is you are not sure how well they have been kept. Have they been stored out of the sun in a dark place, with the wrapping intact or the opposite. Wilson PS Below is a picture of the 895 x 135 tyres on the Ghost to give you an idea of what they look like (sorry first photo was awful - replaced with a better one) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 21, 2016 by wlaidlaw 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3099760'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 22, 2016 Share #8979 Posted August 22, 2016 Getting back on track, a Chevvy 3-window coupe from about 1930? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 23, 2016 Share #8980 Posted August 23, 2016 Getting back on track, a Chevvy 3-window coupe from about 1930? On The Mark..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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