Graham (G4FUJ) Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14741 Posted February 19, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 32 minutes ago, Rona!d said: I would have thought of a Morgan Threewheeler or the like. Not modern as in Wilson's car, nor classic (neither v-twin nor Ford F-type). Fuel tank is at the front on the classics with the filler under bonnet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rona!d Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14742 Posted February 19, 2021 The filler position and the speedometer scale/rev-scale (hinting on "faster") were my concerns with my guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14743 Posted February 19, 2021 29 minutes ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: Not modern as in Wilson's car, nor classic (neither v-twin nor Ford F-type). Fuel tank is at the front on the classics with the filler under bonnet. .....and on the Aero SS models like my 1930 Aero Blackburn engined (1 litre Tomtit Major V twin aero engine, with dual ignition and 4 valves/cylinder) poking out of the bonnet with an identical lid for the dry sump oil tank, in front of the petrol tank. When I bought my 1930 Morgan Three Wheeler from a scrapyard in Beauly for £30 aged 16, I knew nothing about dry sump systems, so the apparent dual fuel tanks really confused me. My father who had had dry sump James and Velocette motorcycles while at university in the 1920's, luckily was on hand to explain it all to me. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14744 Posted February 19, 2021 Sorry for the delay... Well I guess this is like one of those modern school sports days where everybody “wins”...I will post further pics later but essentially Philip Wilson and Stuart are all correct in a way. When I first saw the car I did initially think it was indeed a Jaguar ‘C-type’ as Philip spotted (I had cropped out the white roundel behind the filler to make it harder) but various details didn’t ring true - as Wilson’s Panther post alluded to - and there was a mismatch of patina/quality that was a touch off. I wasn’t able to speak to the owner but used the good old DVLA tools to find it is in fact road registered as a “Realm Heritage C-Type”. Some of the detailing was very good - but it made me realise that it’s actually very very hard to get a repro stripped ‘racer’ interior right as there’s so little to distract from the finish of the alloy/basic gauges etc and the general “feel” of a real period car. There’s a kind of visual “softness” embued by use even of very utilitarian materials that’s hard to describe. Maybe in 30yrs it will look right. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14745 Posted February 19, 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! Details (Note the Targa Florio and 1000 Miglia stickers...) 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Details (Note the Targa Florio and 1000 Miglia stickers...) ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4144736'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14746 Posted February 19, 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! 3 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=4144742'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14747 Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 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! The real deal...1964 Jaguar dash Edited February 19, 2021 by NigelG 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The real deal...1964 Jaguar dash ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4144749'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14748 Posted February 19, 2021 As on the last post on the prior page, it still makes me think of a C Type Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14749 Posted February 19, 2021 37 minutes ago, stuny said: As on the last post on the prior page, it still makes me think of a C Type Hi Stuart - yes that’s what it’s supposed to evoke. https://realmengineering.com/heritage-c-type/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14750 Posted February 19, 2021 4 hours ago, NigelG said: 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! The real deal...1964 Jaguar dash Very VERY pretty, Nigel! Are you quite sure about the year of manufacture, though?.............. Excuse me if this is a silly question but does anyone know what the twin parallel rails running the length of the rear deck-lid of the Realm C are for? Nice A-H 100 top-right of the Realm snap! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14751 Posted February 19, 2021 Philip - the listed year I think was it’s rebuild year maybe, for FIA papers, not sure? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 19, 2021 Share #14752 Posted February 19, 2021 Re the raised detail I wondered about that too - I know that period C-types had variations - maybe that’s how the one they copied was bodied? Need to do a bit of research....🤔 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14753 Posted February 20, 2021 7 hours ago, NigelG said: 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! The real deal...1964 Jaguar dash Apologies are in order. When I wrote "Very VERY pretty, Nigel!" I intended to add "the photograph just as much as the car". Really nice picture! I think that Stuart might have earned the honour of posting the next 'mystery vehicle'? Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14754 Posted February 20, 2021 Pic is a crop from 35FLE on M240-P - probably wide open 🙄 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14755 Posted February 20, 2021 40 minutes ago, NigelG said: Pic is a crop from 35FLE on M240-P - probably wide open 🙄 V. Nice! P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14756 Posted February 20, 2021 It is. Can I have the red M-B in the background please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14757 Posted February 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: It is. Can I have the red M-B in the background please? Graham, it is no more exciting than a period M-B saloon with the roof removed. A strassenkreuzer not a sports car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14758 Posted February 20, 2021 5 hours ago, hektor said: Graham, it is no more exciting than a period M-B saloon with the roof removed. A strassenkreuzer not a sports car. They are often used in rough road classic rallies, as they tend not to fall to pieces, are comfortable and reasonable quick (engine size dependant). We use the older Pagoda version, modified to make it more reliable in adverse conditions with poor quality fuel, huge pot holes, razor edge rocks and building rubbish (nails and screws) on the roads, etc. Our neighbour is having building work done at the moment and both my wife and I have had punctures from screws in the tyres. As usual, the screw chooses to enter at the edge of the tread, which makes the tyre not repairable. My 315/30 x 21 back tyres had only done around 2000 miles. Expensive and annoying. I have just done a patrol down our shared drive (about 1/2 a mile) and picked up 10 screws and nails and I doubt I have found all of them. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14759 Posted February 20, 2021 Wilson, I have lost two NEW (one week old) premium tires of our VW Multivan bus in ONE WEEK due to such neighbour house works. The workers were too lazy to clean the street. The first flat I had with the little kids. Luckily I had to drive just a couple of hundred meters home and wasn‘t driving fast. The other tire was an overnight flat, so I was not driving. I became the best friend of the tire dealer that week and nobody pays the damage. Was hard to get the same premium winter tire beginning of winter. You had to „eat“ the extra charge. Don‘t worry about finding ALL screws and nails, you will. Some by hand, some by tires 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted February 20, 2021 Share #14760 Posted February 20, 2021 6 hours ago, hektor said: Graham, it is no more exciting than a period M-B saloon with the roof removed. A strassenkreuzer not a sports car. Not all my cars are sports cars hektor Present every day is a Saab 9-3 convertible from 2006 (just prior to a change in the road tax levels which would ahve doubled the annual charge. I did contemplate trading my present Morgan in on a 280SL several years ago, but the dealer wanted far too much money for it (they did offer a good trade-in price). So I have no problem with saloons minus roof. Wilson I feel your pain! I usually find it's a new tyre that picks up nails/screws. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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