Name this car....

[pippy]

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Is it, by any chance, of French manufacture?

Philip.

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[hektor]

Good morning Pippy.  Not of French manufacture, but it is European.

[Rona!d]

Not my era, I would have guessed belgium, maybe Imperia or Miverva but it seems to be a Mercedes 35hp Roi des Belges Tourer.

[hektor]

Ronald, here is another clue, for which the car was renowned.  Furthermore it had a 5.3 litre motor.

 

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[Rona!d]

Thanks Hektor, I already mentioned the car when I edited my posting prior to your posting. And yes, possibly the oldest surviving shaft driven Mercedes.

Interesting path led me to it. I had "Belgium" in mind right from the start (hence my Imperia/Minerva guess) but it was the body style "Roi des Belges" which has a belgium flavor.

[Rona!d]

vor 35 Minuten schrieb Rona!d:

Not my era, I would have guessed belgium, maybe Imperia or Miverva but it seems to be a Mercedes 35hp Roi des Belges Tourer.

 

[hektor]

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Apologies Rona!d.  It is midnight here and I did not notice your penultimate comment.  Yes, a 1908 D.M.G. Mercédès

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[wlaidlaw]

I was thinking of a a 35HP Simplex, which I think was basically the same car as the Mercedes. 

Wilson

[Rona!d]

Am 17.12.2020 um 18:31 schrieb a.j.z:

Thanks - very nice!

Will post something later

@ Andreas (a.j.z) you wanted to post one prior to my Unimog. You like to do it now? Go!

[a.j.z]

Here we go

 

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[Graham (G4FUJ)]

Blimey.  Even the fuel filler pipe has a leather coat!

[wlaidlaw]

I am going to guess a Maserati 3500 GT of around 1963, with a coach built body (Frua, Ghia, Boano, Drogo, etc). 

Wilson

[NigelG]

I think you missed Vignale....😉 

 

[Rona!d]

vor 43 Minuten schrieb NigelG:

I think you missed Vignale....😉 

 

He didn´t! Vignale was included in "etc." 😉

[NigelG]

14 minutes ago, Rona!d said:

He didn´t! Vignale was included in "etc." 😉

I guess my point was that maybe Vignale should have come first....😉

[a.j.z]

vor 5 Stunden schrieb wlaidlaw:

I am going to guess a Maserati 3500 GT of around 1963, with a coach built body (Frua, Ghia, Boano, Drogo, etc). 

Wilson

Perfect, yes a 3500 GTI Convertible from 1963. I cannot say, which coachbuilder.

I now do not have access to the photos showing the full car. I first saw the 3500 on an event for classic cars and the found the car on the website of a dealer quite some time ago (although is a very nice car it apparently is not easy to sell - which may also be due to the price tag - as it is still there: https://carcollection.at/fahrzeugdetails/?id=106).

Edited December 21, 2020 by a.j.z

[pippy]

1 hour ago, a.j.z said:

.....although is a very nice car it apparently is not easy to sell - which may also be due to the price tag - as it is still there: https://carcollection.at/fahrzeugdetails/?id=106).

Thanks you for the link, Andreas! I was rather stuck as to what to buy the wife for her Christmas so the timing is Perfect!.......and then I woke up.

Very elegant car, though!

Philip.

 

[NigelG]

There’s a rather lovely one for sale with Joe Macari which would avoid all the travel restrictions - you could get it home and wrapped in time for the 24th....😄

 

3 hours ago, a.j.z said:

Perfect, yes a 3500 GTI Convertible from 1963. I cannot say, which coachbuilder

Maybe starting with a V 🙄

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[wlaidlaw]

3 hours ago, a.j.z said:

Perfect, yes a 3500 GTI Convertible from 1963. I cannot say, which coachbuilder.

I now do not have access to the photos showing the full car. I first saw the 3500 on an event for classic cars and the found the car on the website of a dealer quite some time ago (although is a very nice car it apparently is not easy to sell - which may also be due to the price tag - as it is still there: https://carcollection.at/fahrzeugdetails/?id=106).

Andreas, 

If you compare the price to a Ferrari 250GT California Spider Mk 11, the price looks eminently reasonable. €725, 000, which I am sure in the current climate would be negotiable to around €600,000 to €650,000, is about a tenth of what you would have to pay for a nice Cal Spider. Maybe the Cal Spider is a tad prettier but unless heavily breathed on by the likes of Mototechnique of West Molesey in south London, they are not that great to drive, feeling rather wooden with a lot of scuttle shake. 

Is it my turn? 

Wilson

[Rona!d]

vor 6 Stunden schrieb wlaidlaw:

Is it my turn? 

I guess so, Wilson.

 

If my "play money" wouldn´t be blocked for an upcoming BMW 328 Roadster, I´d be tempted to like this Vignale Maserati. I´d wrap the shiny trunk leather in an old horse rug though, don´t wear such dark sunglasses when on vacation and getting the lugguage out of the trunk would be dangerous for my eyes or the hotel boy might become blind 😉 Oh, I´m dreaming of travelling, stupid me.