wlaidlaw Posted June 28, 2017 Share #9961  Posted June 28, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Wilson,  Could this be some sort of 1950's Citroen?  Best Regards,  Michael  It does look like one doesn't it but no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dkCambridgeshire Posted June 28, 2017 Share #9962  Posted June 28, 2017 Hino 4CV c.1955 … built under licence from Renault.  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 28, 2017 Share #9963  Posted June 28, 2017 The power may be about right (I am not sure of the year of this car) and there were various sizes of engine fitted during its lifetime but sorry, not a Hino 4CV. I would guess, rarer than that.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted June 29, 2017 Share #9964  Posted June 29, 2017 Suicide doors / hinges suggest it's a 4CV variant thus maybe built in S Africa or Spain … also built in Australia, Ireland and England … but this example appears to be LHD. Chrome? trim is maybe indicative of a tarted-up variant … maybe a luxury French model assembled by a French coachbuilder  … but i'm guessing.  dunk  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 29, 2017 Share #9965  Posted June 29, 2017 Not a Renault in any guise. In fact, technically the exact opposite. Not a coachbuilt model but that manufacturer's main model for the period. There were cabriolet and van versions.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 29, 2017 Share #9966 Â Posted June 29, 2017 Wilson, exact opposite can mean Panhard Dyna X only vanellus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 29, 2017 Share #9967  Posted June 29, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Vanellus,  Absolutely correct. Front engine, front wheel drive. I seem to be making a habit of posting cars designed by Gregoire. This car was in its way, ahead of the trends at the time, with aluminium alloy, flat twin cylinder engine, gearbox casing and bodywork. It was subsidised by the French government for making a car that used less than a set amount of steel, which was in short supply at the time. At various times, it came with a 3, 4 and 5HP engine. These are very robust little engines capable of making high specific outputs and were used in the very streamlined D-B race cars, which used to win the index of performance at Le Mans pretty much every year Colin Chapman was not there. I had never seen an X model on the road before, only the later Y models and 24CT, the last before Citroen bought the company, mainly to get their military contracts. Panhard "glued" 6 of these engines together to make a flat 12 engine, used in their weird 8 wheel armoured cars. These had 4 rubber tyres for road use on the outer 4 wheels but 4 lowerable steel cleated wheels in the centre for off road use. I go past one of these frequently, sitting outside the French Artillery Barracks in Draguignan. It packs a very big punch for an armoured car, with a 90mm rifled cannon.  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=3304657'>More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 29, 2017 Share #9968  Posted June 29, 2017 Thank you Wilson for the interesting information. And here we are with the next puzzle. 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=3305014'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 29, 2017 Share #9969 Â Posted June 29, 2017 US, late 1940s? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 30, 2017 Share #9970 Â Posted June 30, 2017 Stuart, nearly 40s and heavily affected by american design, but no and no. vanellus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 30, 2017 Share #9971 Â Posted June 30, 2017 It looks a bit like the vehicle, in which we will all go for our very last drive :-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 30, 2017 Share #9972 Â Posted June 30, 2017 Maybe Wilson, with some black paint and if you are no more than four feet tall. Â vanellus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 30, 2017 Share #9973  Posted June 30, 2017 Perhaps the hood ornament helps: 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=3305379'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 30, 2017 Share #9974  Posted June 30, 2017 Looking at the outside rear view mirror suggests the UK, and your comment suggests pre-war, late 1930s. I don't recognize the hood ornament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted June 30, 2017 Share #9975  Posted June 30, 2017 The radiator-mascot presents an airship. This car had ancestors in the 30s but the 40s are ambilateral.  It´s not UK or US but the owner of the brand spoke american. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted July 2, 2017 Share #9976  Posted July 2, 2017 „For little knows my royal dame that rumpelstiltskin is my name“ 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=3306544'>More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted July 2, 2017 Share #9977 Â Posted July 2, 2017 The mud flaps are a pretty good hint but I still have no idea of the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted July 2, 2017 Share #9978 Â Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) Opel Olympia (Caravan)? Edited July 2, 2017 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted July 3, 2017 Share #9979  Posted July 3, 2017 Correct a.j.z. An estate from 1951, produced 1950-53. As far as i know came the label „Caravan“ for Opel station wagon later in th sixties. The Olympia wagon was built by several coachbuilders. Here a 2-door convertible: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted July 3, 2017 Share #9980 Â Posted July 3, 2017 I will not be able to Post something before later tonight. If anybody has a nice one, please proceed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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