mikemgb Posted January 17, 2017 Share #9281 Posted January 17, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Was this a track car or did it run on Pikes Peak? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Hi mikemgb, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wlaidlaw Posted January 17, 2017 Share #9282 Posted January 17, 2017 I was on the Alpine Rally in Switzerland with this car in 2006 or its speedy sister car. I do know what it is but I have nothing to post, so would prefer someone else guessed it. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 18, 2017 Share #9283 Posted January 18, 2017 For starters, it's from the UK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 18, 2017 Share #9284 Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Hello Stuart, Could this be a British car?*Best Regards, Michael * I didn't notice the Post, just above. Edited January 18, 2017 by Michael Geschlecht Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 18, 2017 Share #9285 Posted January 18, 2017 The original company is still in existence as part of a large military equipment maker but not making cars since the mid 1960's. From the picture, Stuart's one could actually be one of a number different cars of this marque, which used a similar chassis and bodywork but different sizes and specifications (4 and 7 bearing) of 4 and 6 cylinder engines. Some cars of this marque are now being made again by a similarly named company as "continuation" cars. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted January 18, 2017 Share #9286 Posted January 18, 2017 I want to say Allard J2X, but I don't recall the staggered windscreens on the Allard. This Alvis 12-70 from 1940 looks close: https://classiccartrust.com/2014/10/bonhams-preserving-automobile-simeone-museum/bonhams-1940-alvis-12-70-special-chassis-no-15884-engine-no-11614-19-8/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 19, 2017 Share #9287 Posted January 19, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Godfrey - It is anAlvis, though newer than you guessed. Keep going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 19, 2017 Share #9288 Posted January 19, 2017 Stuart, If it is the car I am thinking of, it was rebuilt by the same company, who have just made my brother a Bentley 3-8 Special Racer 2 seater with a 6½ litre B81straight eight engine on a Mk.VI Bentley chassis. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 19, 2017 Share #9289 Posted January 19, 2017 Wilson - I'd love to see a photo of that Bentley. All - Since we know it's a Alvis, let's see if these photos help: 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=3191403'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 19, 2017 Share #9290 Posted January 19, 2017 Stuart, I think it is a three litre special Alvis with a TA20/21 engine in a TA14 chassis (the post war version of the 12/70). There are all sorts of similar looking cars built from 1936 onwards, often on a 12/70 or Crested Eagle chassis, then using either a supercharged 12/70 4 cylinder engine, a 2.5, 2.8, 3.5 or 4.3L 6 cylinder engine with either 4 or 7 bearings from the speed 20, 25 or the 4.3L. I think this one may have been built by Racing Green Ltd. This is a pic of my brother's 3-8 Racer Bentley built by Racing Green and now in South Africa. It has been repainted Bentley Green from the horrible turquoise. I suggested that if he put a dry sump on it, it would make a great off roader, with over a foot of ground clearance . The heat guard does not actually hide a silencer. It is straight through pipes, so ear plugs are essential. 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! 2 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=3191458'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 20, 2017 Share #9291 Posted January 20, 2017 A '48 12/70 Special, so you got it, and thanks for the photo of your brother's Bentley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 20, 2017 Share #9292 Posted January 20, 2017 Here is your next one. Make, model, and body style please. 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! 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=3191686'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 25, 2017 Share #9293 Posted January 25, 2017 I seems we need a hint and/or more revealing photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 25, 2017 Share #9294 Posted January 25, 2017 Hello Wilson, Is this car French?Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 25, 2017 Share #9295 Posted January 25, 2017 European but not French. If I show more it will be obvious. I will see if I can find another photo tomorrow but my iPhoto library is rebuilding at present. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 26, 2017 Share #9296 Posted January 26, 2017 Although the car is not French, the name of its type of bodywork is. Here is another photo. I think it is very easy now but then I know what it is I have blanked the number plate to block the Googlers. 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! 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=3197107'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 26, 2017 Share #9297 Posted January 26, 2017 From the UK? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 26, 2017 Share #9298 Posted January 26, 2017 Is this a Rolls Royce? The bit of grill we see suggests... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 26, 2017 Share #9299 Posted January 26, 2017 Is this a Rolls Royce? The bit of grill we see suggests... Yes a Rolls Royce from 1930. From previous crops, you should now get the body style and model. We were amazed how well it kept up over pretty awful and sometimes very steep roads in Myanmar. All credit to Dominique, its driver. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9300 Posted January 27, 2017 The date suggests a Phantom II saloon, but I cannot recall seeing one with such a short body behind the windscreen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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