wlaidlaw Posted March 5, 2013 Share #4661 Posted March 5, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) A bit busy with new M at the moment but will get round to it soon. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
a.j.z Posted March 7, 2013 Share #4662 Posted March 7, 2013 Maybe you could post a car photo taken wih the M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 7, 2013 Share #4663 Posted March 7, 2013 Maybe you could post a car photo taken wih the M What in the fog and drizzle here? I will post a photo tomorrow taken with the M but you will all get it very quickly. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 8, 2013 Share #4664 Posted March 8, 2013 I thought the M was weather sealed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 8, 2013 Share #4665 Posted March 8, 2013 I thought the M was weather sealed. Yes but I am not Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 8, 2013 Share #4666 Posted March 8, 2013 I guess a full-body condom is out of the question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4667 Posted March 9, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have decided instead to copy a photo with the new M (what a delight for copying, with a Novoflex bellows, 135 T-E, live view and zoom). From the format (2 x 3 and not square) and small size of the print, this would have been taken by my father with his Leica IIIA and Sonnar, rather than his usual B&W camera, a Zeiss Super Ikonta 6 X 6. His brand new car was being loaded on board a ferry, I would guess Folkestone-Ostend for a business trip to Belgium and the Netherlands. I think he was more than a little nervous about whether the dockers would damage it. Many years later his fears came to pass, when dockers dropped his Mercedes 220SE Coupé in Oslo, breaking both rear shock absorber mountings. Not ideal for a three week trip round Norway's gravel roads and we all got car sick at one point or other. In 1961, tarmac roads were only in and around big cities in Norway. 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! 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=2265672'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4668 Posted March 9, 2013 Duesenberg? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4669 Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Or rather a Mercedes Benz W 150 Cabriolet B? Edited March 9, 2013 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4670 Posted March 9, 2013 Not a Duesenberg (they were a touch difficult to get serviced in the north of Scotland) and not a Mercedes either. My father did not go over to Mercedes until 1955, with a 220S saloon and which, even at that time, had to go down to Edinburgh for major services. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4671 Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Hmm then I have no idea. I was quite sure about the Mercedes as the part we can see looks pretty similar to this one MERCEDES BENZ "Grosser Mercedes" Cabriolet B (W150) (1938 - 1943) Photo Gallery - Image #1/7 A British car then? Edited March 9, 2013 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4672 Posted March 9, 2013 Hmm then I have no idea. I was quite sure about the Mercedes as the part we can see looks pretty similar to this one MERCEDES BENZ "Grosser Mercedes" Cabriolet B (W150) (1938 - 1943) Photo Gallery - Image #1/7 A British car then? I does look similar to the Mercedes apart from not having the three pointed star on the rear wheel spat. Giving away its nationality might be too much of a clue Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ksmart Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4673 Posted March 9, 2013 Is 'dockers' a hint to the Docker-family? So some Daimler perhaps??? Lenn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 9, 2013 Share #4674 Posted March 9, 2013 Is 'dockers' a hint to the Docker-family? So some Daimler perhaps??? Lenn Wot - Lady Norah Docker that invented Bling. She was a "dancer" at a night club in her youth but made a great career out of marrying rich older men. If only she had lived, she could be fitting out Escalades for rappers to this day. No not a Daimler. My great aunt had a Daimler at around this time (a D18 from memory) and a pretty awful thing it was as well. The car pictured was rather a nice car and my father subsequently regretted selling it for its replacement from the same maker, when it arrived after just 2 years. He bought this one due to a delay in getting the replacement into production, which is what he had originally ordered. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted March 11, 2013 Share #4675 Posted March 11, 2013 Bentley? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 11, 2013 Share #4676 Posted March 11, 2013 Bentley? No but not a million miles away. Similar looking car. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ksmart Posted March 11, 2013 Share #4677 Posted March 11, 2013 Might this be an early 4-door-Jaguar? The wheel-spats confuse me. Lenn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 11, 2013 Share #4678 Posted March 11, 2013 Might this be an early 4-door-Jaguar? The wheel-spats confuse me. Lenn Lenn, Correct. A lot of the earlier Jaguars had wheel spats including XK120 and this one, a Mk.5 Saloon. My father had ordered a Jaguar Mk.7 to replace his AC 2 litre saloon, which was one of the few cars UK residents could buy new after the war, since it was alloy bodied and did not contravene the steel for export only rule. The AC was a nice car but was so light at the back, that it was dreadful in snow. In the north of Scotland, that was important with snow for at least three months of the year. The Mk.7 was delayed due to all the engines going to XK's for export. He therefore opted for this Mk.5. It is one of my earliest memories, of it being delivered. My father was rather shocked, as he had ordered it in dark green but in 1950, you took what the maker/dealer gave you. He much preferred it to the Mk.7 when it finally arrived, as the Mk.7 on Michelin X's, had very heavy unpowered steering and always stank of petrol in the inside. Here is the full photo. I don't know what the arrow on the headlight is - this way up? Your turn. I will see if I can find a picture of his Mk.7 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 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=2267896'>More sharing options...
Guest ksmart Posted March 11, 2013 Share #4679 Posted March 11, 2013 Dear Wilson, would be fine to see a picture of the Mk.7. Okay, it might be boring now, but: Perhaps I'm sometimes a good guesser, but I always lack reasonable pictures of cars (I may try some in summer), so: Please continue whoever wants and has good material! Lenn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 11, 2013 Share #4680 Posted March 11, 2013 Let's try this one, currently being used in Manhattan for advertising. 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! 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=2268207'>More sharing options...
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