Lelmer Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20221 Posted July 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Let me somehow think about a Volvo P1800... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 Hi Lelmer, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pippy Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20222 Posted July 13, 2023 9 hours ago, Indeepthought said: Looks like a Farina inspired front! Just can’t tie it to the back.. Ok, Indeepthought; this next snap shows the bit which ties the front and back! 25 minutes ago, Lelmer said: Let me somehow think about a Volvo P1800... Two more doors than a P1800 Lelmer; 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=4813409'>More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20223 Posted July 13, 2023 50 minutes ago, pippy said: Ok, Indeepthought; this next snap shows the bit which ties the front and back! Two more doors than a P1800 Lelmer; 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. Indeed 😊...nice puzzle 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20224 Posted July 13, 2023 Time for another teaser?... 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! Does that help? Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Does that help? Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4813605'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20225 Posted July 13, 2023 Is it German? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20226 Posted July 13, 2023 Nein, Stuart. Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20227 Posted July 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Danke. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20228 Posted July 13, 2023 Humber Scepter? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20229 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Indeepthought said: Humber Scepter? We Have a Winner! Yes, Indeepthought; a 1963/64 Mark 1 Humber Sceptre. You were very close with your earlier guess of a Sunbeam. This was the more up-market top-of-the-range offering from Rootes within the same sort-of model-range. A few to finish off. I love the colour scheme!...; 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! Over to you and thanks, everyone, for playing-along! Philip. Edited July 13, 2023 by pippy 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to you and thanks, everyone, for playing-along! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4813712'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20230 Posted July 13, 2023 This might cause some brow scratching ~ 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=4813734'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20231 Posted July 13, 2023 That vintage of Humber Sceptre (a deluxe Hillman Minx) was the worst example of Billy Rootes' love affair with 1950's American styling. It did not go down well with the Humber buying public. The father of my best friend at school was the MD of the Rootes Group distributors in Edinburgh for whole of the south east of Scotland, James Ross Ltd and I remember him gritting his teeth over the styling. My mother briefly had a Sunbeam Rapier of the previous iteration, which was quite an attractive car. She was rather upset when it turned out to remain the property of the family company, when that was sold in 1962 to the Grampian Industrial Group but my father bought her an ADO16 - MG1100 as a replacement, which I passed my driving test in. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20232 Posted July 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: That vintage of Humber Sceptre (a deluxe Hillman Minx) was the worst example of Billy Rootes' love affair with 1950's American styling. It did not go down well with the Humber buying public. The father of my best friend at school was the MD of the Rootes Group distributors in Edinburgh for whole of the south east of Scotland, James Ross Ltd and I remember him gritting his teeth over the styling. My mother briefly had a Sunbeam Rapier of the previous iteration, which was quite an attractive car. She was rather upset when it turned out to remain the property of the family company, when that was sold in 1962 to the Grampian Industrial Group but my father bought her an ADO16 - MG1100 as a replacement, which I passed my driving test in. Wilson We had a family friend who had a Super Snipe Pullman, a huge beast, supreme comfort, well inline with the big Rovers. We had a Wolseley 1100 as a family runabout. Fond memories. 🍷 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20233 Posted July 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, Indeepthought said: We had a family friend who had a Super Snipe Pullman, a huge beast, supreme comfort, well inline with the big Rovers. We had a Wolseley 1100 as a family runabout. Fond memories. 🍷 My grandfather, who died in 1946 and was such a dreadful driver that he was banned from driving by the family, had a series of chauffeur (the electrician of the family textile works or my grandfather's gardener) driven Humber Pullmans from the mid 1920s right up to the end other than a brief and unsuccessful dalliance with a dreadful Hillman straight eight limousine. My father had to pretty much give the Pullman away after my grandfather died, as with fuel rationing in 1946, a huge car that did around 12 miles to the UK (Imperial) gallon, was not popular. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20234 Posted July 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: My grandfather, who died in 1946 and was such a dreadful driver that he was banned from driving by the family, had a series of chauffeur (the electrician of the family textile works or my grandfather's gardener) driven Humber Pullmans from the mid 1920s right up to the end other than a brief and unsuccessful dalliance with a dreadful Hillman straight eight limousine. My father had to pretty much give the Pullman away after my grandfather died, as with fuel rationing in 1946, a huge car that did around 12 miles to the UK (Imperial) gallon, was not popular. Wilson To a 12 year old the Pullman was breathtaking, my father during WWII used to start his cars using a small pellet filled with lighter fuel, dripped into the carburetor. Being high up in the LFB, fuel rationing was always spoken about, but thankfully did not impact us as it did others. A neighbor had a Wolsey Hornet, it was up on blocks throughout the war, lovely condition, later traded for a new (then) Ford Popular. 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=4813782'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20235 Posted July 13, 2023 For on-base use only, stationed in North Dakota (Grand Forks Air Force Base) I had a very tired Hillman Minx that required my carrying transmission fluid, had wheel bearings that howled if driven over 50 KPH, and rusted out over all of the four wheel's arches and rocker panels. I painted it Forklift yellow with a broad, coarse brush, added flat dark brown racing stripes, and used the same brown paint to sort of hide the rusted-out areas. No other Hillmans lived with me. I have a Nikormat photo of it somewhere. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20236 Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, stuny said: For on-base use only, stationed in North Dakota (Grand Forks Air Force Base) I had a very tired Hillman Minx that required my carrying transmission fluid, had wheel bearings that howled if driven over 50 KPH, and rusted out over all of the four wheel's arches and rocker panels. I painted it Forklift yellow with a broad, coarse brush, added flat dark brown racing stripes, and used the same brown paint to sort of hide the rusted-out areas. No other Hillmans lived with me. I have a Nikormat photo of it somewhere. Sounds like a fun ride. We had a large yard (previously used a working horse stables, one day we found a Renault Dauphine parked, doors unlocked & keys in the ignition, on inspection we found about 5-6inches of thick carpeting, under the carpeting the floor was virtually completely rotted away.. Never did find the owner. Eventually we had to pay to get it towed to the local dismantlers. 🍷 Edited July 13, 2023 by Indeepthought 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20237 Posted July 13, 2023 Is the mystery car from North America? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20238 Posted July 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Indeepthought said: This might cause some brow scratching ~ 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! Hmmm.... Seeing the bonnet-bulge I did think about the original 1974 / '75 Aston Martin Lagonda Series 1 cars (of which only seven examples were crafted) but the bulge profile - and the shape of the a-pillars - don't seem to be a match. Looking forward to this one as it develops! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20239 Posted July 13, 2023 Jensen FF? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 13, 2023 Share #20240 Posted July 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Jensen FF? Wilson Sadly No.. It's in the sports car sector... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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