hektor Posted July 11, 2018 Share #11101 Posted July 11, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) John, if you have attended every year this century, we much have been there at the same time on at least one occassion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Hi hektor, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
hektor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #11102 Posted July 14, 2018 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=3555453'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 14, 2018 Share #11103 Posted July 14, 2018 Singer SM1500? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #11104 Posted July 14, 2018 Hi Wilson. Not a Singer. I'm pleased to find a car you didn't know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 14, 2018 Share #11105 Posted July 14, 2018 Hi Wilson. Not a Singer. I'm pleased to find a car you didn't know. I am sure there are lots of cars I don't know. The other car I thought of was the Vauxhall Wyvern/Velox (or their Holden equivalents, both being GM Companies) from around 1948-49. The body was the same for the Wyvern and Velox but the Velox had the new 2.2L Six, which to cope with the very low octane "Pool" petrol available in the UK at the time, only made just over 50 BHP. The Wyvern still used the pre-war Vauxhall 12, 4 cylinder engine (around 1.4L with about 30-35 BHP). My father postponed delivery of his new Jaguar Mk.V until 1951, by which time low octane Pool petrol was phased out along with petrol rationing. Otherwise he would have had to have the low compression ratio model, also exported to the British Commonwealth. When the Conservative government was elected in 1951, they also reduced purchase tax to stimulate the economy. The sad thing was that after the end of WW2, there was no need for the low octane Pool petrol, as given the massive reduction in the usage of aviation fuel, there was a large surplus of high octane fuels and additives. It was just another bit of the "hair shirt" attitudes of the then UK government. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 14, 2018 Share #11106 Posted July 14, 2018 Not a "Vauxhall Wyvern/Velox (or their Holden equivalents)". No Holden was a derivative or clone of any Vauxhall which was sold here as a distinctly separate and better car than the Holden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 16, 2018 Share #11107 Posted July 16, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'll go with Humber. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 16, 2018 Share #11108 Posted July 16, 2018 Hi John, not a Humber. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 16, 2018 Share #11109 Posted July 16, 2018 US, 1940s? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 16, 2018 Share #11110 Posted July 16, 2018 1940s yes. US No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 17, 2018 Share #11111 Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) .............: a 1948 Holden Model 48-125, also known as the "FX". US, 1940s? Stuart, please note there is no steering wheel visible on the US driver's side of the car, therefore I submit it's safe to assume it's a RHD car, i.e. British or Australian. JZG Edited July 17, 2018 by John Z. Goriup 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 17, 2018 Share #11112 Posted July 17, 2018 Got it. Well done John. As you can imagine, a 48 - 215 (not 125) was a very common car here in the fifties and sixties. They could be picked up for five quid second hand, complete with bald tyres. We used to buy them from wreckers and drive them till they dropped, frequently the tail shaft. A large number of the post war "baby boomers" were probably concieved in the back seats. Your turn next John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 18, 2018 Share #11113 Posted July 18, 2018 One of my favorite lines from the great Monty Python series is ................."and now for something completely different", because it works in almost any conceivable situation. In that spiri, I offer the attached photo - make, year and model, please. JZG 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=3558064'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 18, 2018 Share #11114 Posted July 18, 2018 1930s European? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 18, 2018 Share #11115 Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) 1937 Delahaye 135 Competition Court Figoni et Falaschi coupé or should that be "flashy coupé"? Edited July 18, 2018 by hektor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 19, 2018 Share #11116 Posted July 19, 2018 Remarkable, Hector. I never suspected anyone could guess this car quite that promptly & accurately..............but as usual, you're correct. Your turn. JZG 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=3558266'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 19, 2018 Share #11117 Posted July 19, 2018 The model was also produced as a Coupe - all photos taken at the '16 Pebble Beach Concours, were Delahaye was one of the featured marques. JZG 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=3558267'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 19, 2018 Share #11118 Posted July 19, 2018 .................and another view of the black Coupe, to better illustrate the highly distinctive Art Nouveau front fenders. JZG 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=3558271'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 19, 2018 Share #11119 Posted July 19, 2018 Thank-you John. Give me a day or so to try and come up with something challenging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted July 19, 2018 Share #11120 Posted July 19, 2018 Absolutely gorgeous cars, John; though I suspect their beauty may be best standing stil, rather than at the speeds they aspire to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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