NigelG Posted January 11, 2019 Share #11801 Posted January 11, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ok - back to the mystery car..... It is a little hard to pin down but having originally thought that it might be a Peerless GT (of which there was a phase 1 and 2 version) I now think it’s a Warwick GT that is in a kind of road spec configuration. The Peerless was based on Triumph TR3 running gear mated to a steel space frame chassis with a moulded plastic body. However although the headlight/bumper setup is right, the Peerless cars had traditional bonnets (with seemingly random variation of no cowls/single offset cowls etc) and one piece body moulds made in Slough. When the company broke up and one of the original partners John Gordon went to join a certain Mr Keeble (wonder what marque name they came up with?) it was restarted as Warwick. There were 2 models which now had a clamshell bonnet as per the mystery photo and sometimes a bonnet scoop but usually not with chrome bumpers.... I suspect the car is correctly a Warwick GT 350 but set up for road rather than race use - although it may well have been described to potential purchasers as a Peerless.......! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 12, 2019 Share #11802 Posted January 12, 2019 Nigel, Given that it does not have a transparent bonnet, that is an excellent guess. It was described to my father as a Peerless GT-V8 Warwick. It did not have the rough old lump of a TR3 or TR3A (2L or 2.2L) but instead a Daimler SP250 engine and gearbox (hence the bonnet bulge and air intake. Whereas this did improve things from the engine point of view, the rest of the car made a Lotus look well built. Many yards of black vinyl, crudely stuck on and the whole car stank of fibreglass and glue. This was at the time when apart from the body panels pressed out of poor quality steel, Lancias were beautifully built. My father was not impressed and words were exchanged between him and the dealer along the lines of: " I would not have driven 5 miles to see that load of junk, let alone 200". I am guessing this was an intermediate model between the earlier TR engined and later Buick engine models. Your turn 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=3663088'>More sharing options...
Oscar Merte Posted January 13, 2019 Share #11803 Posted January 13, 2019 Thank-you both. I will try the new Ektachrome. Before I depart for another thread, let me share with you how I overcame the Fuji slide film green caste. Since the demise of Kodachrome in 2009 and the original Ektachrome in 2013 there has been no other reversal films so I fitted KR 3.0 (81C) filters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11804 Posted January 14, 2019 Nigel - A mystery car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11805 Posted January 14, 2019 Sorry - travelling. Here’s a crop from an iPhone pic (not sure if that’s allowed?) Again - easy if you know 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=3664427'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11806 Posted January 14, 2019 Does it have horns? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11807 Posted January 14, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 26 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Does it have horns? 😀😀😀 Velvet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11808 Posted January 14, 2019 I was not sure because it was not obscured by a cloud of steam 😃 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11809 Posted January 14, 2019 Technically no....it does not have “horns” per se 🤔 (pedant alert) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11810 Posted January 14, 2019 Correction it does have high and low note horns though whether they work...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11811 Posted January 14, 2019 Well, there’s a more accurate word, but that would be telling. I had a 4 wheel drive with the same archaic engine - all sound and fury signifying nothing. Very thirsty. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11812 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) “all sound and fury signifying nothing” I think this particular model signified a dashing slacks-wearing Man-of-the-World (well maybe Surrey) - and featured in a recent political comedy/drama..... Bonus points for the colour Edited January 14, 2019 by NigelG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11813 Posted January 14, 2019 Triumph Stag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11814 Posted January 14, 2019 Correct - in “Carmine Red” (“Magenta” being my preferred option for extra 70s goodness) I found it parked next to me when I returned from the post office, no doubt seeking shelter from the ‘moderns’ and sniffing out the aroma of hot Castol Classic from my Bristol like the Bisto Kids of the period.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11815 Posted January 14, 2019 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=3664648'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11816 Posted January 14, 2019 It was a car ahead of its time ... and the skills and technology applied by its maker, it has to be said! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 14, 2019 Share #11817 Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Saab used half of this engine for a short while (also used in the Triumph Dolomite). Saab soon worked out that attaching the cylinder head to the block with bolts running at 45º to the head gasket, was not a sound engineering decision. This was done so that the Stag's cylinder head bolts could all be tightened simultaneously with an overhead multi-drive machine. Saab re-designed the cylinder head and block with perpendicular bolts. This engine was then strong enough to be turbo-charged to high pressures. The rally 99's were putting out around 400HP from 2 litres. Apparently even the quite large Eric Carlsson asked for lighter power steering to be installed. The torque steer was bad enough on my regular 99 Turbo with around 170HP. Wilson Edited January 14, 2019 by wlaidlaw 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted January 15, 2019 Share #11818 Posted January 15, 2019 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=3665177'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 15, 2019 Share #11819 Posted January 15, 2019 1980s, European? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted January 15, 2019 Share #11820 Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, stuny said: 1980s, European? Good morning Stu., Not 1980s, but it is European; major manufacturer of which 112 were made. Apologies for the dirty transparency which I will clean and scan again. Edited January 15, 2019 by hektor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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