Lelmer Posted May 16, 2023 Share #19741 Â Posted May 16, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 296GTB... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 Hi Lelmer, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted May 16, 2023 Share #19742  Posted May 16, 2023 Exactly, Alain. Your turn. This was through the window of the Ferrari showroom on Park Avenue at 55th Street.  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=4773284'>More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted May 17, 2023 Share #19743  Posted May 17, 2023 Thank you, Stuart. What about this 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! 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=4773566'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 17, 2023 Share #19744 Â Posted May 17, 2023 Not from the US or Asia. 1950s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted May 17, 2023 Share #19745 Â Posted May 17, 2023 Good start, Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 17, 2023 Share #19746 Â Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) Mercedes 220A Ponton c.1956 BW, dunk Edited May 17, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire typo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted May 18, 2023 Share #19747  Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) You got it, Dunk 🙂  1957 Mercedes 220S ponton 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 May 18, 2023 by Lelmer 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=4774274'>More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted May 18, 2023 Share #19748  Posted May 18, 2023 This car is owned by Elisabeth and Fred, from New Zealand, and they drive it around the world since 2014.  I crossed their road in Sudbury, Suffolk in September 2019. 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=4774276'>More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted May 18, 2023 Share #19749  Posted May 18, 2023 Their original travel plan and timeline displayed on the boot 😊 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!  4 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=4774281'>More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 19, 2023 Share #19750  Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) Apologies for delay in responding. Headlamp instantly recognisable because in 1967 I shared a '56 220A with my father – the Mercedes was an ex-demonstrator. With the exception of my Vauxhall Carlton it was the most comfortable car I've driven. We sold the 220A when my family bought a grocery business and needed an 'estate car' for "cash and carry" trips; the Austin A60 Countryman was a bit of a let down after the Mercedes. I'll post the next car later this morning. Driving the 220S around the world is quite an achievement – but all those stickers spoil its 'good looks'. The cars have longevity if corrosion is kept at bay. Parts are available.  BW, dunk Edited May 19, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 19, 2023 Share #19751  Posted May 19, 2023 My father had two W180 Mercedes of this era and one of the next W111. The first was a 220A ex-demonstrator, bought from Merchiston Motors in 1955, as David Murray its MD, was also my father's accountant. They ran the Ecurie Ecosse team of Le Mans fame. This replaced a Jaguar Mk.VII, which my father had never liked much, with its very heavy non-assisted steering and for Scottish roads, very large size. He liked the Mercedes but found it rather slow after the Jaguar, so 18 months later, swapped it for a new 220S also from Merchiston Motors. He really like this car and kept it right up to 1962, when it was replaced by a new next generation W111 220SE Coupé. Unfortunately when it was only 2 weeks old, it was run into by a drunk driver coming out of side road and then hit a large dry stone wall. It was the first car my parents had with safety belts, which saved them from serious injury. The insurance company refused to write it off and insisted on a repair, which should never have been attempted. After being away for repairs at Mercedes Glasgow for 6 months, it never drove straight after that, in spite of various visits up to and including a long stay at the official Mercedes UK's repair facility in Slough. In 1964, it was replaced with a Ruddspeed Volvo 122S. By coincidence I saw this Mercedes coupé again in the late 1970's, in a very sad and rusty state, when the then owner was working on the roof of a pub, near where I lived in West Sussex at that time. I recognised it by its original Banffshire number plate, DSE 909. He said it was not a great car as it always pulled to one side. I told him the sad history of the car. Wilson 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 19, 2023 Share #19752  Posted May 19, 2023 Here's the next puzzle which should not be too difficult. This version/model is a little underpowered compared to those later developed. Marque and model please with approximate YOM 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!  BW, dunk 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  BW, dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4775132'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 19, 2023 Share #19753  Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) Bond Equipe 1964? Wilson Edited May 19, 2023 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 19, 2023 Share #19754  Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Bond Equipe 1964? 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! Spot on Wilson; a 1965 registered Bond Equipe 1147cc.  Triumph Herald based and discontinued in 1970 after Bond was acquired by Reliant. Your turn Wilson. BW, dunk  Edited May 19, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Spot on Wilson; a 1965 registered Bond Equipe 1147cc.  Triumph Herald based and discontinued in 1970 after Bond was acquired by Reliant. Your turn Wilson. BW, dunk  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4775219'>More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted May 19, 2023 Share #19755  Posted May 19, 2023 Rather like the cars in the background dunk One of my fellow marshals has a Bond Equipe.  4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 21, 2023 Share #19756  Posted May 21, 2023 Sorry guys cannot find anything new to post. As most folks know, I have not been out and about much over the last two years and have also stopped classic car rallying, where a lot of my photos came from. Can anyone assist with a new mystery car please? Wilson  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 21, 2023 Share #19757  Posted May 21, 2023 Here's the next NTC which in 1935 was available with an automatic gearbox 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! Marque and full model name please BW,  dunk 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Marque and full model name please BW,  dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4776752'>More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 22, 2023 Share #19758  Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 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! Straight six cylinder sidevalve engine. This example (judging by the steering wheel) appears to have been ordered without the scarce auto gearbox option.  Edited May 22, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Straight six cylinder sidevalve engine. This example (judging by the steering wheel) appears to have been ordered without the scarce auto gearbox option.  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4777014'>More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted May 22, 2023 Share #19759  Posted May 22, 2023 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 full side view minus its registration , and its .....  Marque, model and approx. YOM please BW, dunk Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The full side view minus its registration , and its .....  Marque, model and approx. YOM please BW, dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4777107'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 22, 2023 Share #19760  Posted May 22, 2023 Dunk, Was it not more of a centrifugally operated clutch allied to a freewheel than a true automatic gearbox? When the Times tested this car, they commented adversely on the absence of ashtrays. Odd as the company's owner was a known smoker as were most men at this time. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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