Lelmer Posted July 26, 2023 Share #20341 Posted July 26, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 8 hours ago, pippy said: Well; so far it's been successful in amusing me! Interesting rectangular grouping underneath the headlamp.... Indeed, not very usual...otherwise, let me think of a Peugeot 403. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 26, 2023 Posted July 26, 2023 Hi Lelmer, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted July 26, 2023 Share #20342 Posted July 26, 2023 Late 1940s European? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted July 26, 2023 Share #20343 Posted July 26, 2023 Nothing even close just yet. I guess it's time for Clue #2 ... 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=4822248'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 26, 2023 Share #20344 Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, ramarren said: Nothing even close just yet... Does that imply that it isn't (Western) European? If so are we behind the Iron Curtain? In Russia, perhaps?... Philip. Edited July 26, 2023 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20345 Posted July 27, 2023 Not Russian, okay? I don't want to give too much away. That last clue hints at a number of possibilities. I'm flying out for a week away as of tomorrow 11:00 am California time, so I'm going to post Clue #3 now and do the full disclosure photos tomorrow just before I leave. Otherwise, you'll have a week to makes guesses, but I suspect that's over-long. 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=4822605'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20346 Posted July 27, 2023 Crazy aero style one off Caddy’ 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20347 Posted July 27, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would have to say that we're looking at a 1950 or '51 Nash Statesman Custom or an Ambassador model. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20348 Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) Borgward but unsure which actual model – possibly 2.4L Fliessheck Edited July 27, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20349 Posted July 27, 2023 vor 9 Minuten schrieb dkCambridgeshire: Borgward but unsure which actual model The side view has some similarity to the Borgward Hansa 2400 indeed, but the Borgward had a different grille, so I don't think it's a Borgward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20350 Posted July 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Ivan Goriup said: I would have to say that we're looking at a 1950 or '51 Nash Statesman Custom or an Ambassador model. JZG We have a winner! 🥳 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! 1950 Nash Ambassador Patrol Car, with their "Aeroflyte" bodywork design. It's a lovely old beast, with their highest performance engine and all the police paraphenalia fitted. The Alameda Police Department typically sends it to the All Italian Day Car and Motorcycle Show with a couple of officers for all to enjoy every year. It's much lighter than it looks as well, curbing in around 3400 lbs ... which means it's lighter than my 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK280 (which I think can fit in the back seat...!). The officer allowed me to take a little ride around the facility at the end of the day in it. Quite the comfy beast to be dragged off to jail in! LOL! I'm outta here until after August 3 ... Have a good time! G 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1950 Nash Ambassador Patrol Car, with their "Aeroflyte" bodywork design. It's a lovely old beast, with their highest performance engine and all the police paraphenalia fitted. The Alameda Police Department typically sends it to the All Italian Day Car and Motorcycle Show with a couple of officers for all to enjoy every year. It's much lighter than it looks as well, curbing in around 3400 lbs ... which means it's lighter than my 2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK280 (which I think can fit in the back seat...!). The officer allowed me to take a little ride around the facility at the end of the day in it. Quite the comfy beast to be dragged off to jail in! LOL! I'm outta here until after August 3 ... Have a good time! G ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4822978'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20351 Posted July 27, 2023 Interesting car! I had thought that the grille rang a distand bell but, clearly, I was very much mistaken. Thanks for posting such an intriguing specimen and I trust you have a nice week away! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20352 Posted July 27, 2023 We never saw these "big" Nashes in the UK. Instead we had the less than marvellous Austin Nash Metropolitan, the underpinnings of which bore some relationship to the Austin A40 Devon, not an epic start. These were the original "hairdresser's car, marketed very much at women, the first time this had happened. They really did look like a slightly overgrown pedal car, with their very narrow track and wheels. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20353 Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Austin A40 Devon My first ever car, bought for £15 for a trip around Ireland in student days and run for several years. The Dorset was the two door version, of which there was a convertible option. Learned a lot fixing that car. I thought the Nash was specifically designed to appeal to the (American) export market. Edited July 27, 2023 by pedaes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20354 Posted July 27, 2023 Glad you enjoyed the big Nash Ambassador ... It really bespeaks a very different era in the American car culture post-WWII and, to my eye, is stylistically related to the Hudson Hornet and other such models of that time. IIRC, the Nash, Hudson, Essex, and Kaiser automobile manufacturers were the foundation that merged into the "American Motor Company" in the late 1950s, trying to compete against the much larger (and wealthier) General Motors and Ford Motors car companies. I look forward to seeing the next one up after I return... Adios! G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20355 Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, pedaes said: I thought the Nash was specifically designed to appeal to the (American) export market. Yes but specifically targeted at women as a second family car - a runabout. This was apparently the first time the American motor industry had done this. The colour choices available were rather different to the norm for 1953, much most pastel. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20356 Posted July 27, 2023 Thank you, ramarren. For the next puzzle car, a low-volume coachbuilt example of a significant production car - should not be too difficult to guess. More detail crops available if this stumps all. JZG 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=4823229'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted July 27, 2023 Share #20357 Posted July 27, 2023 Very familiar car … Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted July 28, 2023 Share #20358 Posted July 28, 2023 Hopefully, clue #2 should narrow the search somewhat. JZG 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=4823523'>More sharing options...
thomasstellwag Posted July 28, 2023 Share #20359 Posted July 28, 2023 if you want to find the car call +49 89 1250 16000 and ask for 502 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted July 28, 2023 Share #20360 Posted July 28, 2023 I think that Thomas is correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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