wlaidlaw Posted November 20, 2015 Share #8001 Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I think it might therefore be the very similar looking Squire, although they usually had a chrome radiator surround. They used the same Anzani R1 DOHC engine as some Astons. The Anzani R1 1500cc engine apparently cost about the same as a 4½ litre Meadows, so the car cost similar money to a M45 Lagonda, hence maybe the very poor sales of the Squire. I drove a Squire about 40+ years ago and it's a perfectly nice little car, but not in the same league as an M45. Edited November 20, 2015 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dkCambridgeshire Posted November 20, 2015 Share #8002 Posted November 20, 2015 Alvis Speed 20 dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 20, 2015 Share #8003 Posted November 20, 2015 Dunk, I had thought of an Alvis too but a 12/70. I think all the Speed 20's had an upright radiator. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 20, 2015 Share #8004 Posted November 20, 2015 Dunk, I had thought of an Alvis too but a 12/70. I think all the Speed 20's had an upright radiator. Wilson Wilson, Yes you're right … my answer is incorrect. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 21, 2015 Share #8005 Posted November 21, 2015 Nicely done, gents. And the answer is: 1948 Alvis 12/70 Special - Wilson wins by a nose. 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 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=2933425'>More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 22, 2015 Share #8006 Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) Before the next mystery car is posted: As a PS to the previous post ref the Buick Board Track racer http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?p=2899005 , John Gerdtz, Webmaster Buick Car Club of Australia NSW sent me the following http://www.buickclub.org.au wherein he has written the interesting article " Picture of the Moment - No 85 1918 - British Buick Board Track Racing Car ". Best wishes dunk Edited November 22, 2015 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 22, 2015 Share #8007 Posted November 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Dunk, Many thanks for posting that link. I have a theory - this was an early example of fakery. The original builder intended it to be taken for a Marquette Buick and thus would have considerably enhanced the value of a government surplus sale Buick chassis, for which I doubt if he paid much more than £5. You could buy a whole Sopwith Camel or SE5A for £5 at the end of WW1.An office block I worked in during the 1970's, called Plantation House in Fenchurch Street, London, which when it was built in the late 1920's, was the largest office block in London, had two emergency generators in the basement. These used Bearmore Tornado Airship straight eight diesel engines, bought for pennies after the R101 airship disaster, for which they were spare engines. They were maintained in immaculate condition by the resident engineer. When the block was being redeveloped, I had to go down to the basement, to supervise all our archive filing being crated up to go to our store at Norwich Airport. In the generator room were a bunch of cowboy builders, stripping the copper and brass off these beautiful engines plus the electrical control panels and cabling and smashing the rest up with sledge hammers. I told them they were a bunch of idiots, as these lovely vintage generator units were probably worth thousands to collectors, who would have been happy to arrange their careful dismantling and removal. They had even smashed up the cast brass plaque, giving the history of the engines, which I would happily have bought. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 22, 2015 Share #8008 Posted November 22, 2015 Wilson , I remember the old Plantation House - I think I recall it had a very dimly lit restaurant. In the mid 70s I worked for Bland Payne and also Triumph Insurance in Fenchurch St. when I almost bought my first Leica from a nearby dealer - but as it was only £5 a photographer colleague advised against it. In those days it was possible to buy a decent s/h Leica with a standard lens for £30 or less. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8009 Posted November 24, 2015 Wilson - Have you a new car for us to identify? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8010 Posted November 24, 2015 I hope I have not posted this one before (I have over the years, posted quite a few) 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=2935974'>More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8011 Posted November 24, 2015 SS Jaguar 100 dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8012 Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Right country, wrong car - considerably rarer than that Wilson Edited November 24, 2015 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8013 Posted November 24, 2015 1934/35 Lagonda Rapier dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8014 Posted November 24, 2015 Far less common than a Rapier. At a rough estimate for this model, something around a quarter or less of the production numbers of the Rapier and for this sub variant, way less than that. However pre-war in its various configurations, it was the commonest model of this marque. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8015 Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) Riley 9HP Speed Model dunk Edited November 24, 2015 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 24, 2015 Share #8016 Posted November 24, 2015 Not a Riley - less common and a bit later than a 9 Speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 25, 2015 Share #8017 Posted November 25, 2015 An interesting tutorial on this UK automotive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted November 25, 2015 Share #8018 Posted November 25, 2015 Lanchester Mulliner circa 1938 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 25, 2015 Share #8019 Posted November 25, 2015 Lagonda … but not sure which model. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 25, 2015 Share #8020 Posted November 25, 2015 Not a Lanchester or a Lagonda. Think sportier, much noisier and more spartan than either of those. They were notorious for oversteer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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