gmo Posted June 28, 2015 Share #7601 Posted June 28, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) It not only looks like an Avanti but it is the Avanti II; I didn't say that Loewy was a succesful car designer but he is an design icon. I personaly do not connect really with this Avanti II more than that is is a car that stands out in the crowd but not necessarily in a good way. So over to John. 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! Rgds Gerd Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Rgds Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2843615'>More sharing options...
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John Z. Goriup Posted June 29, 2015 Share #7602 Posted June 29, 2015 This next mystery car doesn't really have any distinguishing characteristics or details which might enable even the most knowledgable 'car geeks' to identify it, so I'm highlighting the one feature that sets it apart from other, more normal cars of the era- you'll note that the gentleman's shoulders are almost as wide as the entire body of the car. If noone can name the manufacturer, I'll settle for the name of the class of vehicles these type of cars belong to. JZG 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=2844168'>More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted June 29, 2015 Share #7603 Posted June 29, 2015 Vintage Dwarf Car!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 29, 2015 Share #7604 Posted June 29, 2015 Woods Mobilette? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted June 29, 2015 Share #7605 Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Awfully close, Wilson. So close in fact that I'll accept your guess as the correct solution because it clearly illustrates knowledge of the type of car it represents. When the first Woods Mobilette 'prototype' was introduced in 1910 it established an entirey new but curiously short-lived category of cars with small engines for economy and in almost all cases only space for two, most often arranged in tandem, hence the name "Cyclecars". Believe it or not, during the relatively brief period of time between 1910 and America's entry into WW 1, more than 200 manufacturers of Cyclecars cranked out these things in the US. Price killed the concept however. In 1913 a Ford Model A could be bought for US $ 450, whereas the Twomby for instance, the car shown above & immediately below sold for $395. Hardly any of the 200+ marques survived WW1 as makers of cyclecars. As an aside, that's Alain de Cadenet in the white linen jacket talking to the interesting, knowledgable and enthusiastic owner / restorer of the Twomby. Thank you Wilson, and it's your turn. JZG 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 June 29, 2015 by John Z. Goriup 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=2844319'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 29, 2015 Share #7606 Posted June 29, 2015 Here is your next one. I may be incommunicado for a day and bit or so due to travelling. 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=2844410'>More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted July 1, 2015 Share #7607 Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) fun fact regarding the BMW 507 Loewy story: Albrecht Goertz was a student/ intern of Loewy. Even though Loewy's car creations can't be called beauties, some of the Studebakers are noteworthy for their quirkiness and just being different. I wouldn't buy one but they kinda look 'cool' to me. Edited July 1, 2015 by maximilianm3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 15, 2015 Share #7608 Posted July 15, 2015 Bump (NO, that's not my guess) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 15, 2015 Share #7609 Posted July 15, 2015 I will give you a clue. French and better known for their racing cars than their road cars. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted July 15, 2015 Share #7610 Posted July 15, 2015 Ligier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 15, 2015 Share #7611 Posted July 15, 2015 For the racing history of this company, go back about 60 years from Ligier and think Indianapolis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted July 15, 2015 Share #7612 Posted July 15, 2015 Delage, although I cannot find one with the exact radiator as shown.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSR Posted July 16, 2015 Share #7613 Posted July 16, 2015 think it's a bit short for a D8 - A DM? No idea re the coachwork though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted July 16, 2015 Share #7614 Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) De Dion-Bouton … maybe a DX Tourer c.1920 dunk Edited July 16, 2015 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 16, 2015 Share #7615 Posted July 16, 2015 You are thinking along the right lines but rarer than any of these. Concentrate on the Indy link! The founder gave Bugatti his first lessons on building good engines. Later cars were re-badged Hispanos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 20, 2015 Share #7616 Posted July 20, 2015 I suspect we need an additional hint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 20, 2015 Share #7617 Posted July 20, 2015 Here is the radiator badge. I have blanked out the initials otherwise just too easy for this eponymous company. 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=2857998'>More sharing options...
MikeSR Posted July 21, 2015 Share #7618 Posted July 21, 2015 EB missing? For Etablissements Ballot? Ballot Berline RH3? Totally out of my depth here and guessing! Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 21, 2015 Share #7619 Posted July 21, 2015 EB missing? For Etablissements Ballot? Ballot Berline RH3? Totally out of my depth here and guessing! Mike Mike, You might be out of your depth but you have got it, a Sedanca de Ville bodied Ballot RH3. This is the last true Ballot, with later ones just being re-badged Hispano Suizas (and maybe no worse for that). This one has a 2.9L straight eight engine, which puts out a pretty feeble 75 BHP. When I first saw it, I wondered about the spindly brakes but with only 75 HP, maybe they were just about enough, for the French anyway. 1920's and early 30's French sporting or higher powered cars always seem lacking in the braking department, compared with contemporaneous Britsh, German and Italian cars. Below is a picture of this car . The brake drums are plain cast iron with no fins or other cooling facility. Some years ago on a historic car test day at Goodwood, I jumped out of a 1933 Alfa 8C-2600 Monza, which has great brakes, into a friend's Bugatti Type 51, with a 190 BHP 2.3L DOHC straight eight supercharged engine but still the original cable operated brakes. Now this is a very fast car in a straight line. I thought I had killed myself, when I got towards the end of the Lavant straight at around 110 to 120MPH, I leant on the brake pedal, only to have apparently nothing happen. Fear lent strength to my right leg and I rammed the pedal towards the floor, at which point all four wheels locked up and I slowed down in a very amateurish series of bunny hops, with the ferocious axle tramp. When I pulled into the pits white and shaking, my "friend" said "oh I should have warned you the brakes are a bit odd" - thanks! Your turn . 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=2858303'>More sharing options...
MikeSR Posted July 22, 2015 Share #7620 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) On the no brakes front, not an uncommon story - I've had a few "change of underwear" moments... getting my friend's 1902 Pierce onto 2 wheels was one of them! Admittedly at only 20 mph or so... OK, I've been going through the old family albums and have found the following of a friend with his car. Probably not too challenging, although even I'm struggling on model! [edit: Nailed it, all the details are in the album] Any idea on location? Good luck! Mike Edited July 22, 2015 by MikeSR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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