a.j.z Posted April 20, 2020 Share #12921  Posted April 20, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry for OT - I found this one on a walk today. The car advertises some of the features of the 992:  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=3957610'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 20, 2020 Posted April 20, 2020 Hi a.j.z, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
hektor Posted April 20, 2020 Share #12922  Posted April 20, 2020 Greetings Stuart. As I am about to depart for the office, I will post a photo this evening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 21, 2020 Share #12923 Â Posted April 21, 2020 Andreas - I assume a dealer perpetrated this "sacrilege."Â Â If so, a clever idea, though when one considers the quality of Porsche paint I find it difficult to look at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 21, 2020 Share #12924  Posted April 21, 2020 Pity he can't spell - "Assistent" . I would hope it might have been done with whiteboard marker, so that it would wipe off. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted April 21, 2020 Share #12925  Posted April 21, 2020 Yes, a dealer - he mentioned that this creates a lot of interest. I understand that it is removable. "Assistent" is correct in German. It gets more and more common here to mix English and German word, in particular as in some areas in particular for new technical terms there are no proper German translations (or at least nobody uses them). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted April 21, 2020 Share #12926  Posted April 21, 2020 Not as simple as it may initially seem. 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=3958452'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 21, 2020 Share #12927  Posted April 21, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Maybe a Pur Sang 51 replica? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted April 21, 2020 Share #12928 Â Posted April 21, 2020 Sorry Wilson, not a "Pur Sang 51 replica". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 22, 2020 Share #12929 Â Posted April 22, 2020 It certainly looks a lot like a 35 or a 37 , but the wheels and tyres are too wide, suggesting a "recreation"Â by Pur Sang of Argentina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted April 22, 2020 Share #12930 Â Posted April 22, 2020 Dear Stuart, not a "recreation"Â by Pur Sang of Argentina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 22, 2020 Share #12931  Posted April 22, 2020 The bonnet looks a bit wide as well, so I wonder if it could be a 54. They usually have 21" rear wheels and maybe even wider than the ones on this car. Given they have around 350HP from their supercharged 4.9L DOHC engine, every bit of traction is needed. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted April 22, 2020 Share #12932  Posted April 22, 2020 Good morning Wilson. Not a 54, I assume you mean Bugatti which it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 23, 2020 Share #12933  Posted April 23, 2020 Let's try a 43 Grand Sport Bugatti then. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted April 23, 2020 Share #12934  Posted April 23, 2020 Hi Wilson, it is not a Typ 43 of any form. Do you think it time I declared? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 23, 2020 Share #12935  Posted April 23, 2020 Last try then, one of the quite rare Type 39 Bugattis. I assume with Stuart's reply we have ruled out a type 35 and the brakes are too big for a type 37. I know it is not a 45 or 47, as they have an exhaust manifold on both sides of the bonnet for their U16 engines. Otherwise yes I would declare it or else we are just going to carry on going through the numbers. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted April 23, 2020 Share #12936  Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) Originally a Type 39A converted by the factory to a Type 51. It is the Bugatti in which Puss Catlin was killed at Albert Park, Melbourne. A friend of mine bought and restored the damaged car, and in which I have driven more miles than in any other Bugatti. In incredible car which seemed not to accelerate, but jump immediatly to one's desired speed. Today it is garaged in Albany Road, Toorak. The shot is not as sharp as I would have liked, but didn't have a tripod with me. Leica M4, Summicron 1:2/35 (II), Kodachrome 64. 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 April 23, 2020 by hektor 4 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=3959783'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 24, 2020 Share #12937 Â Posted April 24, 2020 It looks like Wilson is next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 24, 2020 Share #12938  Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) I am on the hunt. Wilson PS Sorry about delay, been a very busy last few days. Hopefully tomorrow (Tuesday). Edited April 27, 2020 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 29, 2020 Share #12939 Â Posted April 29, 2020 Wilson? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 30, 2020 Share #12940  Posted April 30, 2020 Sorry about the delay folks and to make up for it I am going to give you two photos from old family albums. First one is of what had been my grandfather's car, which after he died my father took over. The 1938 Vauxhall 14/6 my father had driven all through the war, had not only been his business car but home guard transport and local fire-engine, towing a Coventry Climax fire pump, as the local fire engine had been commandeered by the RAF. It died not long after the end of the war and while waiting for delivery of his new car (photo 2) he used my grandfather's. For both cars, I would like marque, model and approximate year of manufacture.  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=3963760'>More sharing options...
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