dkCambridgeshire Posted May 26, 2017 Share #9821  Posted May 26, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Gangloff Bugatti T101 Cabriolet c.1951  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luigi bertolotti Posted May 26, 2017 Share #9822 Â Posted May 26, 2017 Resembling a BMW 507, someway... (which is NOT, of course... but haven't idea about which car is this) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 26, 2017 Share #9823  Posted May 26, 2017 That´s right, Michael. Your turn!  Was an easy one, but also a special one. W112.014, 300 SE, 6.3 ltr., air suspension and all the extras which made it the king in the MB lineup after the W189 had died and before the new 600 (W100) arrived.  They overloaded the car with all the gimmicks they had in stock and could think of, even developed an own (poorly operating) new automatic gearbox, which didn´t work smooth and soft. They put so much in there because the body design was a "standard" W111 220 SEb.  This car (here a SWB as you could see in the side 300SE logo) surely is a nightmare for the unexperienced mechanic and it looks so "boring normal" ;-)  Sorry Ronald... this is really an oddity for me... the 8V inside a W112 ? NEVER heard o read about... I'd swear that 8V was introduced with the 600/W100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 27, 2017 Share #9824 Â Posted May 27, 2017 Talbot Lago is correct. Â How about a model and approximate vintage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 27, 2017 Share #9825  Posted May 27, 2017 Possibly a pre-war 150SS from 1938 but I think I know the bodies on all three of the genuine factory original SS cars and it's not one of those (they all have spats on the rear wheel arches).  I think therefore more likely to be on a post war T26 Record Chassis from around 1948, as it seems to have the wider track of the post war cars.  I often wonder if anyone has ever sorted the steering on either a pre or post war Talbot Lago. They are often beautiful looking cars and have plenty of performance, an excellent pre-selector gearbox and good brakes. However every one I have driven has had horrible steering. Heavy, vague and loads up from a heavy start, which are not a nice combination of characteristics. There must be something wrong with the basic geometry of the transverse leaf independent front suspension and steering.  These sort of things can be cured. My Morgan 3 Wheeler is currently having its front suspension modified to reduce the horrible and dangerous bump steer. The front suspension arms and steering arms currently describe completely different arcs when the suspension is compressed, which you would learn of day one of a suspension course, leads to bump steer.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 27, 2017 Share #9826  Posted May 27, 2017 It is a T28 Record Cabriolet from 1948.  Your turn  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=3283859'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 27, 2017 Share #9827  Posted May 27, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) On a car note - have a look at the prices Sothebys are estimating for their Villa Erba sale. http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/auctions/villa-erba/20300 I would be amazed if they get those prices or if that represents reserves, sell many cars. Apart from a few very special cars, the classic car market is down from its peak last year.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 28, 2017 Share #9828  Posted May 28, 2017 Here is your next one. Marque, Model and approximate year please. Yes it is a car not a motorcycle.  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=3284230'>More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted May 28, 2017 Share #9829 Â Posted May 28, 2017 early lotus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 28, 2017 Share #9830  Posted May 28, 2017 Correct but which one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 28, 2017 Share #9831  Posted May 28, 2017 I did wonder if anyone would guess that it was Jean Paul Gaultier's latest effort for Madonna, so that when she featured at her next rock festival, if she is a tad elderly to be the headlining act, she could instead be the headlighting act.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 28, 2017 Share #9832 Â Posted May 28, 2017 Likely we all know which model but we're waiting for Max to come back online so he can finish his answer. Â dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted May 28, 2017 Share #9833 Â Posted May 28, 2017 I don't remember but the number should be lower than 7:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 29, 2017 Share #9834  Posted May 29, 2017 Max we will give it to you. It is a IIIb. Weird looking thing.  I have to hang my head in shame on old Lotuses. I threw away an accident damaged 6 rolling chassis. I bought it because very unusually, it had a stage 5 Coventry Climax FWA 1100cc engine and ZF racing gearbox in it rather than the usual Ford 100E side valve engine. I wanted those to install in a Lotus XI  I was rebuilding. I tried to sell the 6 rolling chassis with no takers and in the end took it on a trailer to a scrap yard. We were very busy at the time and if we had had more time, we would have repaired the chassis and body, then put a Ford 1200cc 105E engine and Anglia gearbox in it to sell as a complete car but we would probably have lost money on the exercise.  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=3284644'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 29, 2017 Share #9835  Posted May 29, 2017 Sorry Ronald... this is really an oddity for me... the 8V inside a W112 ? NEVER heard o read about... I'd swear that 8V was introduced with the 600/W100   Luigi, the 6.3 ltr. was completely nonsense. It was a 3 ltr., (6 cyl.). The 6.3 came in the W 109 which (in a way) was the real successor of the 300 SEL I was talking about.  The day I have posted the infos a technician told me about a 6.3 ltr. 8 cyl. in a PAGODA (go figure!). That´s why I was typing "6.3 ltr.", sorry.  Check this link to the 8 cyl. Pagoda project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted May 30, 2017 Share #9836 Â Posted May 30, 2017 sorry i have nothing to post right now.....which is why i didn't google the correct denomination..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted May 30, 2017 Share #9837  Posted May 30, 2017 Luigi, the 6.3 ltr. was completely nonsense. It was a 3 ltr., (6 cyl.). The 6.3 came in the W 109 which (in a way) was the real successor of the 300 SEL I was talking about.  The day I have posted the infos a technician told me about a 6.3 ltr. 8 cyl. in a PAGODA (go figure!). That´s why I was typing "6.3 ltr.", sorry.  Check this link to the 8 cyl. Pagoda project.   A 6.3L v8 in a Pagoda SL would be an insanely unbalanced car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 30, 2017 Share #9838  Posted May 30, 2017 I suspect the 6.3 in the Pagoda would be totally OTT. However I was, as I posted above, driving a Mechatonik 4.3V8 engined Pagoda last week end and very pleasant it was too. The 4.3 engine weighs very little if any more than the 2.8 6 cylinder and is shorter with its CoG further back. We have had this prepared to replace our 280SL Pagoda for rough road rallies. It has raised suspension with Ohlins shock absorbers plus air assist on the rear and a full steel undertray. The big change from the driving POV is air conditioning. We tried to get air con to work on our previous Pagoda 280SL but it was not satisfactory and lead to overheating, so we took it off. The 4.3 Pagoda has a vast alloy radiator that they have managed to shoehorn in plus engine and transmission oil coolers. The only thing needed to finish is to replace the seats with our usual Sparco's with inflatable lumbar support that we have in our previous Pagoda or the Recaros I have in my 911 RSR rally car. I prefer the Recaros, because you can change the back angle. It will also need a full welded in roll cage. I suspect we may decide after more testing on gravel roads, that we want a limited slip or Quaife torque vectoring differential as well.  Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 30, 2017 Share #9839  Posted May 30, 2017 Wilson -  Yummy! How about some photos? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 30, 2017 Share #9840  Posted May 30, 2017 Wilson -  Yummy! How about some photos?  Stuart,  I was on my Quad bike (ATV) and camera-less, when we met up for lunch a week ago last Saturday, as I was not expecting to see any cars. The 4.3 Pagoda has gone back to Mechatronik this week to have the roll cage welded in and rally instrumentation installed plus maybe an LSD. I will try and remember to take some photos when I next see it but it will be some time as it is going straight out to China from Germany for a rally. I am "off" rallying at the moment, as on my return from the rally in Burma, I went down with a very bad case of shingles in my lumbar and sacral spine, ending up in hospital. This has left me with neuralgia in my back and down my right leg, so I just cannot sit in a hot bumpy rally car with 6 point harness for 8-10 hours a day, for a number of days on end. I was supposed to do the London to Lisbon in April as part of a 911RS/RSR team with my RSR (with its new gearbox) but had to withdraw, as that was 9 days of 10 hour days. I even had to take three days to drive from the south of England down to the house in Provence and that was in a comfortable road 911 with aircon.  I have had to put with this GT3 RS instead, which I have just finished building out of 2500 parts. It even has a working paddle shift sequential dual clutch gearbox. The kit was my Xmas present from my kids. Much better than socks!  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! 4 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=3285753'>More sharing options...
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