250swb Posted November 10, 2022 Share #18741 Â Posted November 10, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Falcon Sprint? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 10, 2022 Share #18742  Posted November 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Rona!d said: Wilson that´s why I initially thought of transposed digits in the sources. The 997cc engine had 41 bhp according to the Tornado company adverts, so why should an 1172cc engine has less? OK, the base was the Ford E93A which had 30/31 bhp. But just 5 bhp tuning? Doubt. As these were kit cars (some offered finished by the company) the engine power was pretty different based on what (poor) people installed. When used in serious racing the engines were heavily tuned so we can assume 50-70 bhp. Lots of the Typhon were sold as kit cars but the hot option was called the 'Thunderbolt' which had a Triumph engine, but they were only raced a few times in the day and never caught on. Top speed isn't really important on British club circuits, few cars ever reach top speed, but it's how you get to the maximum speed for the circuit that is important. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 10, 2022 Share #18743 Â Posted November 10, 2022 Is it American? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 11, 2022 Share #18744 Â Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) On 11/9/2022 at 11:40 PM, stuny said: ...Here's the car, and the placard with information about it... Apologies for interrupting the flow of the thread but I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank Stu for introducing - to me at any rate - the Lane Motor Museum in whose collection his Mystery Car is located. I've already spent a great deal more time looking through their exhibits than was 'proper' on a work-day but, at the same time, I'm certainly going to be spending even more of my time going through the 'remainder' of their remarkable inventory as-and-when time allows. What a FABULOUS museum! Thanks, Stu, once more! Philip. Edited November 11, 2022 by pippy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 11, 2022 Share #18745 Â Posted November 11, 2022 vor 8 Stunden schrieb stuny: Is it American? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 11, 2022 Share #18746 Â Posted November 11, 2022 vor 16 Stunden schrieb Michael Hiles: Ford...??? Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 11, 2022 Share #18747 Â Posted November 11, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor 11 Stunden schrieb 250swb: Falcon Sprint? No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 11, 2022 Share #18748 Â Posted November 11, 2022 vor 11 Stunden schrieb 250swb: Lots of the Typhon were sold as kit cars but the hot option was called the 'Thunderbolt' which had a Triumph engine, but they were only raced a few times in the day and never caught on. Top speed isn't really important on British club circuits, few cars ever reach top speed, but it's how you get to the maximum speed for the circuit that is important. That was my assumption. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 13, 2022 Share #18749  Posted November 13, 2022 All I can offer:   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=4563499'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 13, 2022 Share #18750 Â Posted November 13, 2022 Ford Ranch Wagon, 1959? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 13, 2022 Share #18751 Â Posted November 13, 2022 vor 2 Stunden schrieb a.j.z: Ford Ranch Wagon, 1959? I think that is spot on as that model only looked this way in the 59 model. Only deleted the models name badge so please proceed, have no further shot than this crop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 14, 2022 Share #18752  Posted November 14, 2022 Here with the logo. Your turn! 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=4564301'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted November 15, 2022 Share #18753 Â Posted November 15, 2022 If a new participant wants to step in, please got ahead. Otherwise, I will try to find a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 15, 2022 Share #18754  Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) OK; I'll have a go. This thing sits around the corner from my local railway station but is always under a tarpaulin. Yesterday, however, the covers were off and my curiosity could be sated! Make / Model please. If anyone fancies a stab at a likely date then please feel free to do so; I haven't a clue... Quite a generous crop so I hope it's not too easy; 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! Good luck, everyone! Philip. Edited November 15, 2022 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Good luck, everyone! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4565831'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 15, 2022 Share #18755 Â Posted November 15, 2022 I would think of an Opel Rekord C Pickup. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 15, 2022 Share #18756  Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rona!d said: I would think of an Opel Rekord C Pickup. Gosh! Didn't see that one coming.... I had to do a little bit of research (which, itself, was quite fascinating so thank you, Ronald!) just to be able to say a definite 'No'. Having checked-up using the DVLA license-plate data-base the car in question pre-dates the introduction of the Opel Rekord you mention. The model of the Mystery Car, however, stayed in production for considerably longer than the Opel by over 15 years although this particular variant was only sold for four calendar years. In that period, however, the manufacturer still managed to see over 30,000 of these roll off the production line. On the 'Plus' side you are correct in that it is a 'Pickup'. On the 'Minus' side it wasn't made by Opel. On the 'Plus' side (again) now I have a year for when this example was first registered!... Here's a colour snap; 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. Edited November 15, 2022 by pippy 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=4566176'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 15, 2022 Share #18757  Posted November 15, 2022 I was looking at various versions of the Chevrolet El Camino but could not find a matching one. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2022 Share #18758  Posted November 16, 2022 Well a Rekord C ute would have been a VERY rare bird but I wanted to express my first impression this being propably a GM child. So if you haven´t mirrored the pics to irritate us this doesn´t seem to be an Aussi ute like the Holden R-series or similar. Given the rich chrome trim and the wide dashbord etc. I would consider this is an US based model (some even made in South America). I wouldn´t think of an El Camino in first place but maybe a Ford Ranchero although some details might not fit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 16, 2022 Share #18759  Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: I was looking at various versions of the Chevrolet El Camino but could not find a matching one... Which is not to say that you are incorrect, Wilson, because it is a Chevrolet 'Chevelle' El Camino so you win the Xmas Hamper! This example was first registered in 1964 and has been modified but in a fairly subtle(!) fashion. I'm not sure Willwood 6 Pot calipers were standard issue; 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! Thanks to all for having a go and congratulations to Wilson; over to you! Philip. 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thanks to all for having a go and congratulations to Wilson; over to you! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4566284'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 16, 2022 Share #18760  Posted November 16, 2022 Good Lord thank you that Wilson has to post the next one 😉 (Somehow I was pretty sure about the GM genes and the Rancheros with a hinged window, 2nd + 3rd gen didn´t exactely match) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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