willeica Posted September 12, 2017 Share #10221  Posted September 12, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) There is a pre-selector box to which the owner's father drew my attention. Wilson can probably confirm whether this is a Cotal. This quiz is probably a bit unfair as a lot of the large French classic automobiles of that era had bespoke coachwork made by various coach builders. In this case what we have here is a Delage D6 with coachwork by the British company Coachcraft. I have seen only one other photo of a Delage D6 with such coachwork, but a lot of the details are different to this car. In a sense these were some of the 'a la carte' cars of the 1930s car world.  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!  Here you can see the dashboard and the gear lever set up.   Some of the Delahaye 'tear drop' cars were over the top in my opinion. With this Delage, the coach builder did a fabulous job to produce a classic which looks as good today as it did in the late 1930s.  William 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Here you can see the dashboard and the gear lever set up.   Some of the Delahaye 'tear drop' cars were over the top in my opinion. With this Delage, the coach builder did a fabulous job to produce a classic which looks as good today as it did in the late 1930s.  William ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3357856'>More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted September 13, 2017 Share #10222  Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) Yes that is a Cotal. A Cotal is a just a Wilson pre-selector box but using solenoids and switches rather than the usual Bowden cables or thin bendy rods, to engage the brake bands on the epicyclic gear trains. Because the engagement is accurately and positively controlled by the solenoids not stretchy cables, unlike their reputation, Cotals are actually more reliable than Wilson boxes. Some of these gearboxes like the Wilson boxes used a fluid flywheel to eliminate the mechanical clutch. These were a primitive version of a torque converter and were rather noisy, making a loud whining noise. We always knew when one of my great aunts was arriving in her Lanchester Leda 14. You could hear the fluid flywheel from about quarter a mile away. The Delahaye we use to have, had red leather stitched over the control ball, so it looked like a tiny football. When we were restoring the car, Louis Vuitton were extremely helpful and stitched new tiny hexagonal panels of leather together to recover the Cotal control ball and provided new hinges for the doors and dickey (rumble) seat, all at 1930's prices.  Wilson  PS Geoffrey Durtnal of Coachcraft sadly is almost forgotten as a designer today but I think he ranks pretty high. He trained with Henri Chapron in Paris. Edited September 13, 2017 by wlaidlaw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted September 16, 2017 Share #10223  Posted September 16, 2017 No correct answers for William's entry and we need another photo for the next round.  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 16, 2017 Share #10224  Posted September 16, 2017 I don't think I have anything you have not seen before.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 17, 2017 Share #10225  Posted September 17, 2017 Just to keep the game going:  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!  William   Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  William   ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3360962'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 18, 2017 Share #10226  Posted September 18, 2017 I know the make of tyre  They are Blockleys made by my friend Julian Bronson. I use the very similar Excelsior Comp H, which have slightly softer compound than the Blockelys, on the front of my Morgan three wheeler.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 18, 2017 Share #10227 Â Posted September 18, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks Wilson. I'm not sure about the tyre, but I'm sure you are right. You have a bit of time to guess the make of car. I'm travelling between now and tomorrow night. If nothing emerges by that time, I will give another clue. Â William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted September 19, 2017 Share #10228 Â Posted September 19, 2017 My guess is that it's french.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 19, 2017 Share #10229 Â Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) My guess is that it's french... Yes it is. A little yellow French sports car with very distinctive mudguards/fenders. Anyone else want to guess? Â William Edited September 19, 2017 by willeica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted September 20, 2017 Share #10230 Â Posted September 20, 2017 Amilcar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 20, 2017 Share #10231 Â Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) Amilcar? Â Correct. Can you name the model? It has an appropriate French name. I have to go out now to a number of meetings. I will post the full picture tomorrow if nobody gets it by then. Â William Edited September 20, 2017 by willeica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted September 20, 2017 Share #10232  Posted September 20, 2017 Mmm…possibly a CC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10233  Posted September 21, 2017 Here it is. The Amilcar CS 'Petit Sport' from 1923. A friend who is a car collector has pointed out that it has no front brakes. They came on another model the following year.  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!  Here is wonderful machined dashboard.   This was affectionately known as 'the poor man's Bugatti'.  William     1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Here is wonderful machined dashboard.   This was affectionately known as 'the poor man's Bugatti'.  William     ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3362904'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10234  Posted September 21, 2017 Amilcars were not Isadora Duncan's favourite vehicles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10235  Posted September 21, 2017 Amilcars were not Isadora Duncan's favourite vehicles.  Always wanted one ever since I was a teenager, tho I would avoid wearing a scarf, it's true…now, the pretty little CGSS makes serious money, alas. Here's another mystery... 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=3362950'>More sharing options...
willeica Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10236 Â Posted September 21, 2017 I'll try a Horch of some kind. Â William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10237  Posted September 21, 2017 With the Michelin X tyres I am going to go for the big Citroen, the C6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted September 21, 2017 Share #10238  Posted September 21, 2017 With the Michelin X tyres I am going to go for the big Citroen, the C6.  Well, yes…the tyres have it: 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=3362994'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 22, 2017 Share #10239  Posted September 22, 2017 Something a bit different. In my album, I have this marked as a Rex 3HP Tri-Car, but I think I am wrong. I took it while waiting to leave on the very wet London to Brighton Veteran Car Run in 2009. It is not a regular attendee as I don't think I have seen it since but I may have just missed it and I missed a couple of years, through being elsewhere. It is definitely not entered this year, as I have the entry list sitting in front of me. There is a logo which I cannot make out on the front of the dashboard - it looks like Ach....... but of course this may be nothing to do with the make of the car.  So can anyone tell me what it is?  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=3363273'>More sharing options...
vanellus Posted September 22, 2017 Share #10240  Posted September 22, 2017 Maybe Hache et Lassougade by Ache Frères in Agen-Aquitaine ~ 1900 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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