wlaidlaw Posted March 1, 2020 Share #12801 Posted March 1, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Indeed all British Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
a.j.z Posted March 2, 2020 Share #12802 Posted March 2, 2020 Riley? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 2, 2020 Share #12803 Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) More cylinders far more capacity. I will give folks a bigger crop. I suspect many of you may not be aware of this car. I think about 10 to 15 of them made. I took the photo of it outside Chappies Bar at the Cape Town end of Chapman's Peak Drive over which I had just driven it. My ears were still ringing as it is completely unsilenced with two huge open pipes running along the opposite side to the photo and then curving round the tail. 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! Edited March 2, 2020 by wlaidlaw 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=3923072'>More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 2, 2020 Share #12804 Posted March 2, 2020 Bentley Special 3/8 Racer. William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 2, 2020 Share #12805 Posted March 2, 2020 William, Absolutely correct. It is a Bentley Speed 3/8 Racer. It is made by a company called Vintage Racing Green in the UK. It uses the chassis, gearbox and suspension from a late 1940's Bentley Mk.6, where the Pressed Steel Fisher body has rotted away. The engine is a heavily modified 5.9L Rolls Royce B80 straight eight engine, as originally used in various British armoured cars. Racing Green do an excellent job in making this military petrol engine more sporty, with 4 x HD8 2" S.U. carburettors, higher compression and gas flowing. They have a special rocker box cover cast to look just like a period W.O cam box cover but with the logo "Bentley Eight". As a result of their mods, it feels very similar to drive to an original Bentley Speed Six engine but sounds even better. The only thing that could really do with improvement are the shock absorbers on the front suspension, which on bumpy South African roads lead to significant scuttle shake. I would put on bigger (more plates) Hartford friction shock absorbers on the front suspension, which would also add to the vintage appearance. Otherwise it is a total hoot to drive and it is surprisingly quick. I had it for three days on my recent trip to South Africa. Most of my photos were taken on film, with my M7, which has not come back as yet from processing. These are the only photos I had on digital with my CL. 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=3923105'>More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 2, 2020 Share #12806 Posted March 2, 2020 That is a magnificent beast, Wilson. I hope that when we go all electric, cars like this will survive despite the noise that they make. This one should be easy and I don't think that I have posted it before. 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=3923130'>More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 4, 2020 Share #12807 Posted March 4, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Two days and no attempts. A bit more of a reveal below. 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=3924795'>More sharing options...
lykaman Posted March 4, 2020 Share #12808 Posted March 4, 2020 Super Caddy Monster... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted March 4, 2020 Share #12809 Posted March 4, 2020 Isn’t that rear mounted spare wheel more indicative of a Lincoln? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 5, 2020 Share #12810 Posted March 5, 2020 Not a Lincoln or a Cadillac, but from the same group as the latter. William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted March 5, 2020 Share #12811 Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) !957 Buick Roadmaster........it's the little chrome horizontal handle which gives it away I think, but the top-of-the-line Roadmasters had a pompous chrome strip connecting the handles to the lower edge of the back window, something nor present here, consequently I may be off on the Roadmaster model name, but I'll stick with year and marque. JZG Edited March 5, 2020 by John Z. Goriup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12812 Posted March 6, 2020 Nearly there John. It is Buick 'something' Super. Here is another photo. If nobody else can get it and the correct year within 24 hours, you can 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! 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=3925657'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12813 Posted March 6, 2020 Does the owner have chrome polish delivered by tanker every month? Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12814 Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: Does the owner have chrome polish delivered by tanker every month? Wilson By pure coincidence, Wilson, somebody offered me a box full of 1950s photo gear, including postcard and contact printers, and a lot of ancient chemicals, mainly by Johnsons of Hendon, including chromium intensifier cartridges, a few nights ago. Chromium intensifier is still available as a liquid today for use with thin B+W negatives. Not sure what effect it might have on a 1950s US chrome bedecked monster like this one. All will be revealed tomorrow, but I recommend some tinted glasses for viewing. William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12815 Posted March 6, 2020 It feels very 1957 General Motors, but the tail light assembly and chrome "fin" do not fit in my memory. I suspect it has been customized. tThe closest to this shape are Chevrolet and Buick. Perhaps a '57 Chevy Bel Aire that has been customized. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12816 Posted March 6, 2020 Not a Chevy, but a Buick. John was nearly right. William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12817 Posted March 6, 2020 If we're right about 1957 it must have been customized, based on s Special or a Century. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12818 Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, stuny said: If we're right about 1957 it must have been customized, based on s Special or a Century. Not a '57. William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12819 Posted March 6, 2020 I looked up 1950s buicks in some ancient books on American cars I still have laying about and as a result I am amending my original guess of a '57 to a 1958 Buick, the year in which I think the chrome content of General Motors cars exceeded the weight of all other materials in their products. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 6, 2020 Share #12820 Posted March 6, 2020 Yes, that's the taillight assembly. John's got it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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