wlaidlaw Posted September 1, 2024 Share #22501 Posted September 1, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mystery car - what about an Audi 225 Front from around 1936? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 1, 2024 Posted September 1, 2024 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
NigelG Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22502 Posted September 2, 2024 (edited) 10 hours ago, adan said: Ahh - but Chevy (and others) provided "hexagonalized" bow-ties (for hood ornaments or grille) for use on the El Camino and Malibu on which it was based. https://www.ebay.com/itm/115604953740?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=115604953740&targetid=2512152189032&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9028801&poi=&campaignid=21214286338&mkgroupid=161030074701&rlsatarget=pla-2512152189032&abcId=9407521&merchantid=101716937&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh-iYmrQ7kMnLuZP0xT2xf_vu&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4eXoxcmiiAMVqMzCBB3YyzFCEAQYAiABEgIhrPD_BwE "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet. But carry on, regardless Andy - I didn’t have any dealings with the DMV in NYC as I didn’t buy a car but is there no way in the US (or by State maybe) of searching by license plate for a vehicle? In the UK you can check the MOT status (annual roadworthiness inspection) and Vehicle Tax status (annual “Road Fund Licence”) by entering the registration number (licence plate) of any vehicle into the Govt/DVLA (our DMV) website. Eg If I enter the reg. number for my ‘65 Bristol I get the following… 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! It doesn’t have to be your own vehicle - you can enter the number of any vehicle on the road. It has allowed me to confirm the year of several “mystery cars” I’ve posted here… Edited September 2, 2024 by NigelG 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! It doesn’t have to be your own vehicle - you can enter the number of any vehicle on the road. It has allowed me to confirm the year of several “mystery cars” I’ve posted here… ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5528272'>More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22503 Posted September 2, 2024 19 hours ago, adan said: OK, then! Definitely a Caballero or El Camino car-based light pickup truck from 1978-1986. You clearly qualify as our winner and next poster. 👍 I think it is a 1979 model, considering the single (rather than dual) headlights and the grille details. But given the penchant of Americans (and American car companies) to hot-rod, customize, swap parts, and sheet-metal-engineer effectively-identical cars (the raised hood or bonnet scoop is available as aftermarket), plus the fact this example has all the emblems removed, I doubt we can get any closer than that. BTW, Chevrolet is reviving the El Camino name for - something - to be introduced in late 2025. "Guesswork" by car pundits seems to indicate it will be less light and delicate and car-like than the original, and more of "just another crew-cab crossover" design. 😰 We shall see. I think all the styling features, front end, wings, doors, and screen are '78 Malibu? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22504 Posted September 2, 2024 (edited) Searching for one's own car license is one thing. Searching for that of a perfect stranger - especially in service of a @#$^% silly game - requires a 1) a sense of entitlement that I do not possess, and 2) more time on my hands than I choose to expend - 1 microsecond would be too much. Edited September 2, 2024 by adan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22505 Posted September 2, 2024 (edited) 36 minutes ago, adan said: Searching for one's own car license is one thing. Searching for that of a perfect stranger - especially in service of a @#$^% silly game - requires a 1) a sense of entitlement that I do not possess, and 2) more time on my hands than I choose to expend - 1 microsecond would be too much. But yet you searched eBay for Chevy emblems…😉 Edited September 2, 2024 by NigelG 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22506 Posted September 2, 2024 (edited) 18 hours ago, stuny said: I think we can be certain it's GMC and not Chevy based on the portion at the top center of the grill that would not hold a chevy bowtie logo, but could hold a GMC logo. Let's try this one - All the usuals: 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! So, what is this ancient relic? Or is it really that ancient - the styling and shut lines suggest that it isn’t as old as it pretends. Edited September 2, 2024 by IkarusJohn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22507 Posted September 2, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) 5 hours ago, NigelG said: Andy - I didn’t have any dealings with the DMV in NYC as I didn’t buy a car but is there no way in the US (or by State maybe) of searching by license plate for a vehicle? In the UK you can check the MOT status (annual roadworthiness inspection) and Vehicle Tax status (annual “Road Fund Licence”) by entering the registration number (licence plate) of any vehicle into the Govt/DVLA (our DMV) website. Eg If I enter the reg. number for my ‘65 Bristol I get the following… 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! It doesn’t have to be your own vehicle - you can enter the number of any vehicle on the road. It has allowed me to confirm the year of several “mystery cars” I’ve posted here… Nigel - Lookups based on registrations is only available in the US to "the authorities." Your bringing this up certainly explains why UK members hide the registration numbers on photos of cars posted here. 5 hours ago, 250swb said: I think all the styling features, front end, wings, doors, and screen are '78 Malibu? General Motors used the Chevy Malibu as the platform for the El Camino and Caballero. 15 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: Mystery car - what about an Audi 225 Front from around 1936? Wilson Neither an Audi nor anything from Germany, though the date is close but a bit younger. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22508 Posted September 2, 2024 4 hours ago, stuny said: Nigel - Lookups based on registrations is only available in the US to "the authorities." Your bringing this up certainly explains why UK members hide the registration numbers on photos of cars posted here. Stuart - there’s no personal information included (that’s only available for “approved” parties but not only “the authorities” but includes private parking companies etc for a fee…) but it allows anyone to check whether any “dodgy” car out on the road is actually inspected/taxed…or in my case to find out what that unusual car i don’t recognise is 🧐 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22509 Posted September 2, 2024 Well, perhaps another view: 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=5532224'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22510 Posted September 2, 2024 Looks like the front of a Bedford K type light truck. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22511 Posted September 2, 2024 Not a light truck, and not from the UK, though it has UK roots (but not the Roots Group). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22512 Posted September 2, 2024 Could it be an A54 Ford Anglia Ute assembled in Australia? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22513 Posted September 2, 2024 It definitely has the Bedford look about it. A local farmer (Mr Torrey) had one with a horse box on it. He used to pick us up to go hunting and eventing when we were little, before my father bought a float. Mr Torrey’s had the hand on a stick bolted to the B pillar - he wound down the window and pulled the top of the rod and the metal (yellow, I think) hand would indicte he was turning right. Those Bedfords were common here in the 60s. If it isn’t a ute or a light truck, then I’d say a 1940s O deries based van or bus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 2, 2024 Share #22514 Posted September 2, 2024 7 hours ago, stuny said: General Motors used the Chevy Malibu as the platform for the El Camino and Caballero. Sorry I thought the origins of the Camino were in doubt as to what it was based on hence my id given nobody had said 'Malibu' for the front grill. It's still an interesting period when American cars could go through so many transitions based on the platform used. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 3, 2024 Share #22515 Posted September 3, 2024 Still no progress. We know it's approximate date, we know it's not German or British, though there is link to the UK, we know it's not a truck or lorry. Here's a third view, along with the first two views. 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=5538105'>More sharing options...
Perkin Posted September 3, 2024 Share #22516 Posted September 3, 2024 1939 American Bantam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 3, 2024 Share #22517 Posted September 3, 2024 Well done. Two men formed American Bantam in 1936 (buying tooling from Austin America), and continued making these cars until 1943, when all auto manufacturers shifted building things to help the war effort. The third image below is of an Austin America. 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! 2 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=5542574'>More sharing options...
Perkin Posted September 4, 2024 Share #22518 Posted September 4, 2024 Thank-you Stuart. I do my best to find a photograph. Most of my shots are on slide film and my scanner is not working at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkin Posted September 4, 2024 Share #22519 Posted September 4, 2024 Let's try 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=5550319'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 4, 2024 Share #22520 Posted September 4, 2024 I’d be surprised if Wilson doesn’t get this right away. I’ll start it off with British mid to late 1950 s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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