Phil1066 Posted September 18, 2024 Share #22561 Posted September 18, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) I remember this car from the Gran Turismo series!! Awesome. i did a lot of research on TK cars (Mr Tomita and Mr Kaira) as they did modified versions of a lot of Japanese cars. We got a few in NZ and I owned a TommyKaira B4 (Subaru Legacy). I documented some of the cars that I knew of in NZ, but there must have been a lot more: https://phil1066photography.com/automotive-photography/tommy-kaira-fascination/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 18, 2024 Posted September 18, 2024 Hi Phil1066, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pippy Posted September 18, 2024 Share #22562 Posted September 18, 2024 3 hours ago, stuny said: Even though it has sealed beam headlights, it is very unlikely to be from the US. The tires and small overhang also argue against a US car of this vintage. It's possible, Stuart, that you have missed posts #22558 and #22559......😸...... Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22563 Posted September 19, 2024 I wonder if Philips new car is a Jaguar XJ6/12 series III? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22564 Posted September 19, 2024 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: I wonder if Philips new car is a Jaguar XJ6/12 series III?... You are so very close, Wilson, that I know by posting one further photograph the details of Series-variant and engine fitted (the answer is in there!) will become clear; 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! As such the only matter still unresolved is 'Which Model?' to which end this crop will provide the answer; Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! As such the only matter still unresolved is 'Which Model?' to which end this crop will provide the answer; Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5617998'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22565 Posted September 19, 2024 Ah, a coupe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22566 Posted September 19, 2024 XJ12 Series 2 coupé? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22567 Posted September 19, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) 15 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: Here is the full image of the TommyKairaZZ . The ZZ refers to the Nissan/Datsun 2.0 Litre ZZ engine, modified with hotter cams and replacement of the complicated and less than wholly robust electronic fuel injection by 4 Keihin carburettors (180PS). There was supposed to be two successor models the ZZ-S model with 200PS and the wide body model. It is believed that only one or two prototypes of the latter models were made. They were built in a small factory unit in Norfolk, where this photo was taken. They were supposed very light at just 650 kg although I very much doubt this figure. There is a successor model the Second Generation but this is electric (? the ZZ-EV). Having blown through $14M of investors money, inevitably the second company ceased trading in 2021. 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! Not a bad-looking car. Did it have a fibreglass body? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22568 Posted September 19, 2024 5 minutes ago, Viv said: Not a bad-looking car. Did it have a fibreglass body? Yes designed by Takuya Yura. For those who say it is very derivative of the Lotus Elise, it actually pre-dates the Elise by a few months. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22569 Posted September 19, 2024 25 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: XJ12 Series 2 coupé?... Spot on! According to the info from the DVLA it is one of 663 examples manufactured in 1976. It is (IMO) a very handsome beast; Front and Full; 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! Well done and over to you! Philip. 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Well done and over to you! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5618038'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 19, 2024 Share #22570 Posted September 19, 2024 I had a later 1988 series III V12 Sovereign saloon, which I bought very cheaply as a stolen recovered car ex Japanese Embassy, with only 8,000 miles on the clock. As I discovered later, it had been partially stripped and then not very well rebuilt. The exceedingly complicated HVAC system, all controlled by a myriad of pneumatic valves never worked properly and there was a tiny pinhole in the heater matrix. Other than the Morgan Three Wheeler, it was by far my most unreliable car, albeit pleasant to drive when working well if a tad on the thirsty side. As usual for me, open to anyone to post. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 20, 2024 Share #22571 Posted September 20, 2024 Who will step in for Wilson and post the next mystery car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 20, 2024 Share #22572 Posted September 20, 2024 I have just been very happy to put a French friend in touch today, with a British company who can supply accurate replicas of 1930s Bluemels spring spoke steering wheels. He is rebuilding his grandfather's racing 1500cc 1935 Riley MPH, with an ERA modified straight six engine. This car last ran in the 1950's, having been hidden away during the war but was very carefully laid up in a bone dry barn, with the engine having oil squirted into the spark plug holes and turned over regularly. The Wilson Pre-selector gearbox and the final drive were filled up right to the top so that condensation did not rust the internals. The body has fared less well with a lot of woodworm in the ash body framing and serious corrosion of the alloy bodywork. His father who was a diplomat always intended to restore it on his retirement but sadly developed ALS soon after retiring. The engine is due to go to Hawker in the UK, who are ERA experts and the Wilson gearbox to Tip Top, again in the UK. He was saying it would have been easier to rebuild a Bugatti in France than this Riley, as all the experts are in the UK. He was saying he has a pile of customs forms so that he does not pay duty in both directions. Wilson 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1066 Posted September 21, 2024 Share #22573 Posted September 21, 2024 I'm happy to contribute - what are the rules? 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 21, 2024 Share #22574 Posted September 21, 2024 1 hour ago, Phil1066 said: I'm happy to contribute - what are the rules? 🙂 Post a crop of a portion of a car, and state what you want identified to win the right to post the next mystery car. Usually, those criteria are make, model and year, but sometimes there are additional ones, such as what famous person owned this car. You may need to post other crops of the car and/or hints. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 21, 2024 Share #22575 Posted September 21, 2024 (edited) 5 hours ago, Phil1066 said: I'm happy to contribute - what are the rules? 🙂 As Stuny says; the first thing to do is to post a crop of a car. The crop can be very tight or very loose (often depending on how easy the car might be to identify) and we try to guess what the car might be. If no-one seems to be getting anywhere you should post another crop. In certain cases where, for instance, the manufacturer / car is very obscure, it is helpful to provide a written clue such as "Originally more famous as a producer of Pepper Mills..."... This carries on until the car is identified correctly and the person who names the car gets the honour of posting the next 'Puzzler'. Have read the above you might wish to have another glance over the last page or two; you'll get the drift. Best of good fortune! Philip. Edited September 21, 2024 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted September 21, 2024 Share #22576 Posted September 21, 2024 (edited) … Edited September 21, 2024 by evikne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1066 Posted September 21, 2024 Share #22577 Posted September 21, 2024 Okay, here we go.... usual 'Make/Model/Year' please of this dual nationality collaboration.... Taken on Q2 at a car show earlier this year 🙂 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=5622377'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 22, 2024 Share #22578 Posted September 22, 2024 This is so different from anything in my experience I wonder if it's a design study show car, rather than a car that is/was in production. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 22, 2024 Share #22579 Posted September 22, 2024 It reminds me of the Citroen Karin concept car of the 1980s. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil1066 Posted September 22, 2024 Share #22580 Posted September 22, 2024 9 hours ago, stuny said: This is so different from anything in my experience I wonder if it's a design study show car, rather than a car that is/was in production. Good question. Not a one off no. Just over 100 produced in fact. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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