wlaidlaw Posted July 19, 2018 Share #11121 Posted July 19, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Absolutely gorgeous cars, John; though I suspect their beauty may be best standing stil, rather than at the speeds they aspire to. Surprisingly not. The Delahaye 135S is a really nice car to drive, with its Cotal/Wilson electrically operated pre-selector box, light direct steering and torquey engine. I think they actually drive noticeably better than the Bugatti 57, the Talbot Lago 150 and Delage D8, its main French competitors, although a little slower. Obviously, the rather voluminous "Phoney and Flashy" bodywork does not help a lot but as it is all aluminium, it is not that heavy. We used to have a Saoutchik bodied 135, that unusually, was more conservative than the F&F. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted July 23, 2018 Share #11122 Posted July 23, 2018 Hektor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11123 Posted July 25, 2018 Sorry gentlemen. I do have a busy life outside the Forum. Try this one: 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=3561176'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11124 Posted July 25, 2018 Löhner Porsche? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11125 Posted July 25, 2018 Yes Wilson, however as Wikipedia says: "(sometimes wrongly referred to as Löhner-Porsche)" Designed by Ferdinand Porsche when working at Lohner-Werke Your turn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11126 Posted July 25, 2018 Yes Wilson, however as Wikipedia says: "(sometimes wrongly referred to as Löhner-Porsche)" Designed by Ferdinand Porsche when working at Lohner-Werke Your turn Even by Porsche themselves in a recent edition of the in house Christophorus magazine Here is your new challenge, Marque, model and approx year please. To give you a hint, this is a marque which started as one nationality and ended up as another. The owner and founder changed nationalities a number of times, which in the end, probably led to the failure of the company. 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=3561241'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11127 Posted July 25, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mid 1920s, either made in the UK, or for export to it. That's as far as I can go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 25, 2018 Share #11128 Posted July 25, 2018 Mid 1920s, either made in the UK, or for export to it. That's as far as I can go. No and No Very much made for domestic consumption. At one point around when this car was made, they were the 4th largest car maker in the country. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 31, 2018 Share #11129 Posted July 31, 2018 We seem to be stuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted July 31, 2018 Share #11130 Posted July 31, 2018 Considered 'Amilcar' … but radiator doesn't resemble any of their models? dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 31, 2018 Share #11131 Posted July 31, 2018 The company later went into partnership with Ford and sold vehicles under a composite name. It was not a successful venture, as the flathead V8 engines, although not expensive for what you got, were not popular in various countries in Europe, due to nominal Horse Power related tax. The country where this car was made, still charges tax on a fiscal horsepower basis (nothing to do with BHP). In the UK the nominal horsepower was calculated on cylinder bore, as per steam engines. This gave an end result of the typical British 20's and 30's stupidly long stroke and tiny capacity straight six and straight eight engines. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted August 3, 2018 Share #11132 Posted August 3, 2018 From the screams of silence it appears we have all drawn a blank; at least I have. After Wilson tells all, how about this one: 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=3566151'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 3, 2018 Share #11133 Posted August 3, 2018 My one is a 1928 Mathis EMY 6. The same car was also available as a 4 or an 8. Mathis was the fourth biggest car maker in France in the mid 1920's, after I assume Peugeot, Citroen and Renault. Mathis was a native of Alsace and was born German and the early Mathis cars were German. During WW1, he was in the German army and was sent to Switzerland to buy tyres, bearings and other motor and aviation parts. He defected to the Allied side and post WW1, reacquired his factory in Alsace. His model policy was confused to say the least with little staying power to develop them, until the EMY models appeared in the late 1920's. In the 1930's he went into partnership with Ford, making MatFord cars, which due to their large and expensive to tax flathead V8 engines, did not sell well. Due to having "deserted' from the German army during WW1, he made a rapid exit from France in 1940 to the USA, where he owned a components company called MatAm. He tried to start up again in 1946 but it would appear he had failed to grease the correct politicians' palms and was left out of the post war Pons Plan, so that although various prototypes were produced including a very modern concept of a front wheel drive flat six, it all came to nothing and the company closed in 1950. Emile Mathis died in 1956. Wilson PS I feel the new car has elements of the Farina Lancia Flaminia Coupé but it's not quite right, although Lancia did use those large nut wire wheels at one time on the B24 Aurelia. Could it be a special bodied very late Aurelia coupé? 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=3566213'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 3, 2018 Share #11134 Posted August 3, 2018 Hektor - An appealing Farina body style similar to a number of their designs from the late '50s to early '60s. It either has a rear engine, or there is a tall, narrow radiator grill up front, as hinted by a line on the bonnet. The wheels suggest mid priced. RHD suggests UK, though it just may be one built for the UK market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 8, 2018 Share #11135 Posted August 8, 2018 Comments? Hints? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted August 8, 2018 Share #11136 Posted August 8, 2018 Vignale Lancia dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted August 8, 2018 Share #11137 Posted August 8, 2018 (edited) We haven't heard from Wilson Here is a further clue, The year being 1955 and preceded the Pininfarina designed cars with similar appearance. 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! Edited August 8, 2018 by hektor 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=3569168'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 9, 2018 Share #11138 Posted August 9, 2018 Looks like one of the Vanden Plas Austins, but with an Italian flavour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted August 9, 2018 Share #11139 Posted August 9, 2018 Talbot - Lago. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted August 9, 2018 Share #11140 Posted August 9, 2018 Right John. Which model and coachbuilder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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