pippy Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14601 Posted February 7, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 29 minutes ago, dkCambridgeshire said: More info about fascinating WB120... Thank you for posting that link. Most interesting! Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 Hi pippy, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wlaidlaw Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14602 Posted February 7, 2021 It is even more like the Bill Towns designed Midas GT (but uglier), that I finally managed to sell 6 months ago. It even had the same Austin Allegro headlights. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14603 Posted February 7, 2021 3 hours ago, a.j.z said: The XP is pretty spectacular in particular considering that it is from1968. How can the riddle car and this one have the same name? They have as much in common as a classic Ghibli and the contemporary saloon. My suspicion is that the XP might have had a lot of rear end lift. I would not drive that at speed without the addition of a large rear wing. Having ended up in hospital for three months from a Lotus 62B turning into an aeroplane, aerodynamic lift is something nobody need tell me about. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14604 Posted February 7, 2021 I hope this is not to easy for certain people 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=4135916'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14605 Posted February 7, 2021 I have never seen one without centre-lock spoked wheels. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14606 Posted February 7, 2021 I knew that you would recognize it instantly ☹️ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14607 Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Were / are some of the J2X models equipped with bolt-on hubs / wheels? Philip. Edited February 7, 2021 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 7, 2021 Share #14608 Posted February 7, 2021 No J2X Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14609 Posted February 8, 2021 That looks like a Houdaille lever arm damper to me. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14610 Posted February 8, 2021 Think motor racing circuits. 😀 Wilson 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14611 Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Ah! I was too preoccupied with Allard to widen my train of thought. Is it, in fact, a Healey Silverstone? Philip. Edited February 8, 2021 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14612 Posted February 8, 2021 The give away is the true IRS on the Healey, against the split beam axle on the J2 Allard - yawn - dons anorak😀 Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14613 Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: The give away is the true IRS on the Healey, against the split beam axle on the J2 Allard - yawn - dons anorak😀 Wilson Thanks for the tiniest of clues back there, Wilson! I've only ever seen one example of each - at near quarters at any rate - in 'real life' and the vast majority of these beautiful little detail touches obviously passed me by! Philip. Edited February 8, 2021 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14614 Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) vor 1 Stunde schrieb pippy: Ah! I was too preoccupied with Allard to widen my train of thought. Is it, in fact, a Healey Silverstone? Philip. Yes, indeed! 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 February 8, 2021 by a.j.z 1 2 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=4136501'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14615 Posted February 8, 2021 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! 2 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=4136503'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14616 Posted February 8, 2021 Thank you, Andreas. Nice to see the competition entries, too! All of which means that I am given an opportunity to try to top the Mantis! I'll see what I can scrape up - and I use the word advisedly... Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14617 Posted February 8, 2021 vor einer Stunde schrieb wlaidlaw: The give away is the true IRS on the Healey, against the split beam axle on the J2 Allard - yawn - dons anorak😀 Wilson What does „dons anorak“ mean? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14618 Posted February 8, 2021 Andreas, People who know the minutiae on a subject (particularly steam locomotive engine numbers) are known colloquially in the U.K. as “anoraks”. That is what they often wore, while standing in the wind and rain on the freezing cold ends of station platforms, often with thick spectacles, mended with sticky tape. So by quoting the technical differences, between the front suspensions on the Healey Silverstone and the Allard J2, I could be said metaphorically, to be “putting on (donning) my anorak”. Hope this clarifies. Wilson 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14619 Posted February 8, 2021 Is an “anorak” a person without “orak” ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 8, 2021 Share #14620 Posted February 8, 2021 Something not quite as visually challenging as the Marcos! 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! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4136563'>More sharing options...
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