Rona!d Posted October 2, 2022 Share #18561  Posted October 2, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) There was a BMW logo sticker on the front screen, gents 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18562 Â Posted October 6, 2022 Charles Morgan - Please show us a full car photo since Wilson got it. Wilson - You got it - Your turn. Or, did I misunderstand Charles Morgan's post? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18563  Posted October 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, stuny said: Charles Morgan - Please show us a full car photo since Wilson got it. Wilson - You got it - Your turn. Or, did I misunderstand Charles Morgan's post? No Jonathan got it. The Frazer Nash Falcon is I believe an alternative name for their version of the 319. I guessed a Munich version. I often wonder if Enid Blyton's Noddy car was based on a 319 - see below. I know that later (1969?) there was the Fiat Gamine Vignale but that came after the Noddy Car and might be in effect a tribute car. 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=4525961'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18564 Â Posted October 6, 2022 Johathon - It looks like you're next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18565  Posted October 6, 2022  Well, the dash looked somehow 'anglicised' so I went for the Falcon, although if Wikipedia is to be believed this (assuming it was a Falcon anyway) may be the only one. Anyway, as Wilson has kindly handed me the baton, here's the next puzzle. A fairly rare car model, and although I was always well aware of it, this (shot this year) is the first one I've ever seen in the metal. And a lovely vehicle it is… Jonathan 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=4526044'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18566  Posted October 6, 2022 High end. Ferrari? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18567  Posted October 6, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was sitting in one the day before yesterday but it would not start. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18568 Â Posted October 6, 2022 Not Ferrari, sorry. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18569  Posted October 6, 2022 I wonder if it was the very same example, Wilson 🙂 I guess we’ll find out at the end. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18570  Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, lx1jon said: I wonder if it was the very same example, Wilson 🙂 I guess we’ll find out at the end. Jonathan Jonathan, No I was wrong. Like Stuart I thought it was a 250GT California Spyder Mk.2. The non-starter was also silver. The electric auxiliary fuel boost pump had stuck. Gave it a couple of love taps with a soft hammer but no joy. It had not been run for over 6 months. Trying to fill the carburettors from the mechanical pump by turning the engine over, rarely works, unless you take the plugs out. Wilson Edited October 6, 2022 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18571  Posted October 6, 2022 I think if it was actually a 250GT CS Mk2 I would have been concerned by the poor quality of finish on that vent when clicking through on the photo (though I had initially also assumed 250…🤔) I’m assuming it’s something relatively more prosaic. American? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 6, 2022 Share #18572  Posted October 6, 2022 Nigel, American? Well perhaps it's time for another clue, which might tell you if your suggestion is right… Jonathan 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=4526399'>More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 7, 2022 Share #18573  Posted October 7, 2022 Well, it's all gone very quiet. So here's the third crop to help you. After that, then one more crop and then the big reveal. Jonathan 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=4527034'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 7, 2022 Share #18574 Â Posted October 7, 2022 Well, I was thinking UK, and now I'm thinking 1980s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 7, 2022 Share #18575 Â Posted October 7, 2022 1980s is too late. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted October 7, 2022 Share #18576  Posted October 7, 2022 This is an AC (428) Frua. Those were built on an AC Cobra 427 MK III chassis from the mid sixties until around 1973. Something next to 50 coupes and 30 convertibles and some specials. UK made chassis sent to Italy for the bodywork and then back to UK for the power train works. Couldn´t be economic cost wise. AC Cars financial problems added to low developement/refinement and sales. AC wanted a GT which could compete with Bristols, Jensens, ISOs or Aston Martins. Well price was above Aston Martin DB6. Guess which car gentlemen preferred? Aren´t there period Alfa Romeo Guilia Saloon rear lights used? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 8, 2022 Share #18577 Â Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Yes I'm pretty sure they are Giulia Super rear lights set inside an additional surrounding bezel. Edited October 8, 2022 by 250swb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 8, 2022 Share #18578  Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Congratulations Ronald, you are spot on, Frua-bodied AC 428 it is. I was quite excited to see this in the metal for the first time — an absolute stunner. Mind you, staring intently at the crops I made for the puzzle one could note the shut-lines on the boot aren't quite perfect… Certainly way above my pay grade then and now, but nice to dream. I don't know the year of this one. The only info at the show was that it was listed in the brochure as simply "AC 428", which at least excludes that it might have been one of the few fitted with the 427 engine instead of the regular 428. And one book I have hints strongly that production had finished well before the nominal end, with the same car being exhibited at the London Motor Show for some years after production had in fact ended. Jonathan  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 October 8, 2022 by lx1jon 5 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=4527487'>More sharing options...
lx1jon Posted October 8, 2022 Share #18579  Posted October 8, 2022 … and the last two views, with the Frua badge visible next to the vent in the last one. 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=4527490'>More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted October 8, 2022 Share #18580 Â Posted October 8, 2022 Pretty car! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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