dkCambridgeshire Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9381  Posted March 2, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you Wilson. I've nothing ready for the next round and am out for the day so will find another puzzler this evening … unless someone else has something ready now?  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Hi dkCambridgeshire, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9382  Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Here's the next car.  The two admirers are both using Leica rangefinder film cameras; photo taken at a Leica Society members' GTG at Belton House near Grantham.  Car name and model please.   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!   dunk Edited March 2, 2017 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3225416'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9383  Posted March 2, 2017 Correct Dunk. These FIATs were made in Poughkeepsie, NY and were a competitor for Cadillac, Pierce Arrow, Packard etc. It was a fairly short lived venture and by the early 20's Poughkeepsie was demoted to a service and importing depot and FIAT was only making smaller cars in Italy. I bet the FIAT is a pig to steer with those well base tyres. Cars designed to run on beaded edge tyres are rarely improved by changing to well base tyres, although they are less prone to punctures, are cheaper and last longer. The well base will run at about 35 psi against the beaded edge at around 75-90 PSI which also have a lot less rubber on the road. I used to drive an Silver Ghost "Tiger Hunting" car with open but very heavy bodywork. It had been converted to well base tyres. If it was parked on tarmac, it was totally impossible to move the steering when stationary and not that much easier when on the move. I persuaded the owner to change back to beaded edge, which I admit looked a bit puny on this huge car but it transformed how pleasant it was to drive. Below is a picture of the FIAT factory in Poughkeepsie from an old postcard.  We were having lunch in a hotel somewhere near Burlington, Vermont and when we came out, we found all these pre-WW1 cars. Unfortunately at that point it started to pour with rain and it was a horrible grey day with nasty flat light, so I did not take that many photos. The most interesting to me were a couple of Doble steamers, which I had never seen before. It was obviously a pretty upmarket gathering, as all the cars were top makes, mostly US: Cadillacs, Packards, Pierces, Marmons, etc but also a Ghost, a Lorraine Dietrich, a Mercedes (no Benz) and a vast Isotta Fraschini - no Oldsmobiles or Model T's.  Wilson  Hello Wilson,  Among the cars: Were there any Simplexes from New Brunswick, NJ?  Best Regards,  Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9384  Posted March 2, 2017 Hello Wilson,  Among the cars: Were there any Simplexes from New Brunswick, NJ?  Best Regards,  Michael  Michael,  There were about 40 cars there in two car parks. I only took two photos and was looking at the pre-WW1 Dobles, when the heavens opened with heavy rain mixed with hail. I rushed for our hire car so did not really look at what all were there. We were also running late to meet friends for dinner in New Hampshire, so had to get on the road. As the hire car co had replaced our nice Infiniti G37 coupé with a horrible Lincoln Town Car, we could only drive the horrible barge slowly on the narrow Vermont and New Hampshire road. The Infiniti had a puncture and we found the spare was even balder than the rear tyres on the car. Rather than let us buy a new pair of tyres locally, the hire co. arranged a trailer to pick up the Lincoln at Albany NY, tow it six hours to our hotel in Vermont and then tow the Infiniti 6 hours back - some scam going on there.  Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9385  Posted March 2, 2017 Singer SM1500?  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9386  Posted March 2, 2017 Wilson, Not a Singer.  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9387  Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson, Not a Singer.  dunk   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!   Not a Singer but similar (ish) 50s style … and production continued into the 60s.  dunk Edited March 2, 2017 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   Not a Singer but similar (ish) 50s style … and production continued into the 60s.  dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3225558'>More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9388 Â Posted March 2, 2017 Rover 100? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9389  Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) 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!   Correct Mike …  Rover 100 which superseded the 90 and 105 and stayed in production until 1962.  Your turn.  Best wishes  dunk Edited March 2, 2017 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   Correct Mike …  Rover 100 which superseded the 90 and 105 and stayed in production until 1962.  Your turn.  Best wishes  dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3225566'>More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9390 Â Posted March 2, 2017 My father always wanted one of them, could never quite afford it though and had to make do with Standards and Wolseleys. Â Let me see what I can find this evening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 2, 2017 Share #9391  Posted March 2, 2017 My great aunt had one of the Cylops Rover 75 versions with the centre fog light in that lovely Rover dark green from new in about 1950. In the late 1950's she finally changed it for a 105 with the Rover built automatic gearbox but had endless problems, probably made worse by indifferent and ignorant servicing in the north of Scotland. It was also too large for her garage and as a result had many scars down the side. My father persuaded her to change it for a Vanden Plas Princess 1100. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted March 4, 2017 Share #9392 Â Posted March 4, 2017 I haven't forgotten this thread, I just haven't found an image yet, give me a day or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted March 4, 2017 Share #9393  Posted March 4, 2017 OK, found one, I don't think this will be difficult.  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=3227034'>More sharing options...
AZach Posted March 6, 2017 Share #9394 Â Posted March 6, 2017 Triumph GT6 MKIII 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted March 6, 2017 Share #9395 Â Posted March 6, 2017 Yep, over to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted March 6, 2017 Share #9396  Posted March 6, 2017 Ordinary looking, but rare.  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!  M9, 24/Elmar  Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  M9, 24/Elmar  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3228249'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted March 6, 2017 Share #9397 Â Posted March 6, 2017 Haha, this is a nice one ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted March 8, 2017 Share #9398 Â Posted March 8, 2017 Is this some VW/ Porsche prototype? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 8, 2017 Share #9399 Â Posted March 8, 2017 Hello Everybody, Â Or perhaps an English car?Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 8, 2017 Share #9400  Posted March 8, 2017 I wonder about something from the Indian sub-continent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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