stuny Posted November 25, 2023 Share #20981 Posted November 25, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not MG. Remember those puzzles we had as kids where we had to spot the differences between very similar pictures? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 25, 2023 Posted November 25, 2023 Hi stuny, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pippy Posted November 26, 2023 Share #20982 Posted November 26, 2023 4 hours ago, stuny said: ...Remember those puzzles we had as kids where we had to spot the differences between very similar pictures?... Do you mean this detail, Stuart? 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! Means nothing to me, I'm afraid, but I know almost nothing about any vehicles from this era. Looking forward to the progression! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Means nothing to me, I'm afraid, but I know almost nothing about any vehicles from this era. Looking forward to the progression! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4920842'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted November 26, 2023 Share #20983 Posted November 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, pippy said: Do you mean this detail, Stuart? 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! Means nothing to me, I'm afraid, but I know almost nothing about any vehicles from this era. Looking forward to the progression! Philip. An early Nash Metropolitan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted November 26, 2023 Share #20984 Posted November 26, 2023 Morris Oxford 1920? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 26, 2023 Share #20985 Posted November 26, 2023 Philip - Yes. In Deep Thought - No Alain - No. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 26, 2023 Share #20986 Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) The car's the Star. However not the North Star but the Southward Star. Wilson Edited November 26, 2023 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 26, 2023 Share #20987 Posted November 26, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson got it again. His "Southward" comment references the Southward Museum in NZ where I shot this photo. 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=4921519'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 27, 2023 Share #20988 Posted November 27, 2023 Sorry folks as usual open to all to post. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 28, 2023 Share #20989 Posted November 28, 2023 Who will step in with the next mystery car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted November 29, 2023 Share #20990 Posted November 29, 2023 9 hours ago, stuny said: Who will step in with the next mystery car? Let's try this one: not too common, not very well known, but full of innovation and and features that were adopted by some of the biggest manufacturers in the US as well as Europe. Even though several hundred of this car were produced, it, for inexplicable reasons never achieved 'star status' among buyers while being produced, nor by collectors after they were discontinued, therefore to encourage guesses I am posting two cropped clues. The usual information, please. 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! 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=4924341'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 29, 2023 Share #20991 Posted November 29, 2023 Well, let's get is started with early 1950s European. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted November 29, 2023 Share #20992 Posted November 29, 2023 4 hours ago, stuny said: Well, let's get is started with early 1950s European. Correct.......production started in France in 1950 and continued until 1953. I only have two images of this car ( the only time I ever saw this automobile was at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance ) therefore have somewhat limited ability to offer additional crops and /or details as visual clues, consequently must rely on verbal hints and bits of history to allow you good folks to guess correctly. I'll wait for a few more guesses before releasing the first of these hints. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 29, 2023 Share #20993 Posted November 29, 2023 Is it a Peugeot? Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted November 30, 2023 Share #20994 Posted November 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, pippy said: Is it a Peugeot? Philip. Not a Peugot, and for the sake of full disclosure, not one of the 'popular' mainstays of French production automobiles, such as Citroen, Renault, Peugeot, Alpine.......etc. I might add that this is quite an interesting vehicle from an engineering and technical viewpoint, introducing innovative elements for the period it was manufactured. JZG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted November 30, 2023 Share #20995 Posted November 30, 2023 Panhard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted November 30, 2023 Share #20996 Posted November 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Indeepthought said: Panhard Nope, not a Panhard either. I respectfully submit that if you're serious about guessing this car's identity, you should pursue the hint / aspect that this manufacturer built a relatively small number ( in the couple of hundreds of units ) of their automobiles with a drive-train feature which nowadays is a defining characteristic of the majority of small to medium-sized passenger cars, whereas back in the early 1950s, when this car was introduced to the public this same feature / configuration was utilized by a vanishingly small number of automobile manufacturers. I'm attaching another cropped clue to assist in solving this. 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=4925566'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted November 30, 2023 Share #20997 Posted November 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ivan Goriup said: Nope, not a Panhard either. I respectfully submit that if you're serious about guessing this car's identity, you should pursue the hint / aspect that this manufacturer built a relatively small number ( in the couple of hundreds of units ) of their automobiles with a drive-train feature which nowadays is a defining characteristic of the majority of small to medium-sized passenger cars, whereas back in the early 1950s, when this car was introduced to the public this same feature / configuration was utilized by a vanishingly small number of automobile manufacturers. I'm attaching another cropped clue to assist in solving this. 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! Unless someone actually knows the car, it’s a guessing game. Whatever is under the hood or type of transmission imho makes very little matter. 🍷 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted November 30, 2023 Share #20998 Posted November 30, 2023 I’d say it’s a Salmson Randonee of some description; but don’t ask me to come up with a new photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 30, 2023 Share #20999 Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, IkarusJohn said: I’d say it’s a Salmson Randonee of some description; but don’t ask me to come up with a new photo. I was thinking of either that or a Delahaye 135M Saloon. Both of these makes killed off by the punitive French taxation system, which like so much of French life, was based on jealousy: "if my neighbour has a nicer car than me, I really want him to pay through the nose for it." If I wanted to re-register my Morgan Three Wheeler in France, the CO₂ penalty tax for registration would now be a staggering €35,000+, so I leave it on its UK registration. Wilson Edited November 30, 2023 by wlaidlaw 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted November 30, 2023 Share #21000 Posted November 30, 2023 Looks like a Hotchkiss Grégoire? I think the clues maybe allude to the flat 4 “boxer” engine. It also had aluminium elements in the chassis which reduced the weight of the car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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