wlaidlaw Posted February 27 Share #23181 Posted February 27 Advertisement (gone after registration) My first car aged 16 was a 1930 Morgan Aero SS with the 4 valve per cylinder twin plug Blackburn Tomtit Major 1000cc V twin aero engine. I have no idea why anyone opted for this engine, which was about the same power as the 1000cc air cooledMatchless and less than the 1100cc water cooled JAP but cost more than both of them. It had two Scintilla Vertex magnetos on a V drive in about the most vulnerable location, in front of the engine and my father duly wrecked them and the dry sump pump by pushing the SS into the stone back wall of our garage. The 30 and early 50 roadsters used similar bodywork unlike the aerodynamic bodywork fitted to later 50 cars but had respectively 1 L and 2L engines. The red car behind is the earlier 662 model with a 660 cc 2 cylinder engine. Wilson 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
a.j.z Posted February 27 Share #23182 Posted February 27 vor 2 Stunden schrieb pippy: The weather is... Philip. EDIT : I had never heard of the car manufacturer 'Aero' previously so have just had a look at their entry in Wiki. Very interesting company with some peculiar (to UK eyes) and rather attractive cars (as a guess is the featured car an Aero Type 30?). From the Wiki entry I was particularly drawn to the 'Aero Monoposto' pictured in the article and have since tried to discover a little more information. Not much to go on apart from the photograph was taken in the SIHA pavillion at one year's Essen Techno Classica (apparently!). After a little bit more scrabbling around I found this one link which says the car was built in 1927 and was powered by a two-cylinder engine displacing 787cc and which produced 35bhp; https://fastestlaps.com/models/aero-monoposto Thanks! Yes, I think it is a 30 - over to you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 27 Share #23183 Posted February 27 I'm (quite literally) just about to head out the front door but will look something out when I get the chance! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 27 Share #23184 Posted February 27 1 hour ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: The first Morgan Aero was on the 3 wheeler. Not heard of an Aero 6 (unless that is the name for the yet to be released new top of the line car to replace the Plus Six). Earlier this week I saw an Aero 6 in camo spy photo releasing soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted February 27 Share #23185 Posted February 27 40 minutes ago, stuny said: Earlier this week I saw an Aero 6 in camo spy photo releasing soon. Name must be for the USA then Stu. At present it's being called the Supersports here. Reveal is due March 11. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 27 Share #23186 Posted February 27 I don't know why all this secrecy. I have seen spy photos and it looks pretty much recipe exactly as before for looks but really, none the worse for that. I have to admit I don't like the appearance of the Super Three with its high slab sides. I understand there is a new generation of the aluminium chassis for the Supersport. I was a bit taken aback by the clearance between the exhaust manifold of the 4.8L BMW V8 and the aluminium chassis on my brother's Aero 8 - about 1/4 of an inch. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 27 Share #23187 Posted February 27 Advertisement (gone after registration) OK! Here's a detail from the next little runabout; 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=5765033'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted February 28 Share #23188 Posted February 28 (edited) Hello Philip, Could this car be from the USofA? Best Regards, Michael Edited February 28 by Michael Geschlecht 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 28 Share #23189 Posted February 28 Hello, Michael! No; not from the USA. Another clue / crop? 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=5765146'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 28 Share #23190 Posted February 28 I think I'm going to enjoy the reveal. Not enough information yet for me to try a guess. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 28 Share #23191 Posted February 28 A little bit more from the front half? 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=5765416'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 28 Share #23192 Posted February 28 This is/was no production car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 28 Share #23193 Posted February 28 2 hours ago, a.j.z said: This is/was no production car? Actually yes, Andreas, it was. Whilst it had nothing like the longevity nor popularity of, for instance, the VW Type 1 it was in production over a five year time-frame during which period just over 100,000 examples were made. Unfortunately considering where the car was positioned I could get neither behind it nor over to the other side for additional snaps so the only pics I have - and there are only two detail pics and one overall - had to be taken from roughly the same position but I will try to give a slightly different section which might well give the game away! 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=5765471'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 1 Share #23194 Posted March 1 Hello Philip, Could this be a German car? Perhaps from the 1960's? Best Regards, Michael 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted March 1 Share #23195 Posted March 1 Pretty sure that it's an OPEL GT. JZG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 1 Share #23196 Posted March 1 (edited) Both Michael and Ivan are correct. It is an example of the OPEL GT which was launced in 1968 and stayed in production until 1973. Full 3/4 frontal shot. I thought that the decision by the museum (in which it resides) to display the car with headlights 'on' was an unusual one but, I suppose, they do show the rather unique variation on the 'Pop-Up' design-theme as these lamps rotate 180 degrees along a longitudinal axis; 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! I wish that it had been possible to have included a rear-view as I think that showing details of the tail / rear light treatment could have made the puzzle somewhat more intriguing! 😸 Whilst it would be understandable should one believe the Opel to have been a smaller scale copy-cat of the famous 'Coke Bottle' (C3) Chevrolet Corvette it should be pointed out that both models were released for sale in the same year therefore any 'Copying' would have had to involve collusion between the companies which I would have thought unlikely. Additionally the Corvette was a production-model evolution of the 'Mako Shark II' and the Opel GT was based on their 'Opel Experimental GT'. Both of these concept-cars were shown at the 1965 Paris Motor Show. Strange coincidences? Perhaps... Anyhow; here's a link to the Opel GT and, under that, a link which shows the '65 Experimental version; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_GT https://www.carbodydesign.com/gallery/2014/07/opel-design-studio-celebrates-50th-anniversary/3/ Thanks for playing, chaps, and Well Done to Ivan. Over to you for the next one! Philip. EDIT : There were a couple of these cars running around in my home town back in the early '70s and, in my early teens, I thought that they were very attractive. I still hold that view. Rather underpowered but, then again, power isn't everything! Edited March 1 by pippy 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I wish that it had been possible to have included a rear-view as I think that showing details of the tail / rear light treatment could have made the puzzle somewhat more intriguing! 😸 Whilst it would be understandable should one believe the Opel to have been a smaller scale copy-cat of the famous 'Coke Bottle' (C3) Chevrolet Corvette it should be pointed out that both models were released for sale in the same year therefore any 'Copying' would have had to involve collusion between the companies which I would have thought unlikely. Additionally the Corvette was a production-model evolution of the 'Mako Shark II' and the Opel GT was based on their 'Opel Experimental GT'. Both of these concept-cars were shown at the 1965 Paris Motor Show. Strange coincidences? Perhaps... Anyhow; here's a link to the Opel GT and, under that, a link which shows the '65 Experimental version; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_GT https://www.carbodydesign.com/gallery/2014/07/opel-design-studio-celebrates-50th-anniversary/3/ Thanks for playing, chaps, and Well Done to Ivan. Over to you for the next one! Philip. EDIT : There were a couple of these cars running around in my home town back in the early '70s and, in my early teens, I thought that they were very attractive. I still hold that view. Rather underpowered but, then again, power isn't everything! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5765656'>More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted March 2 Share #23197 Posted March 2 Thank you, Philip. Let's not forget that GM was the majority owner of OPEL back in those days, therefore it was entirely plausible that there would be a frequent & open exchange of ideas, information trends, marketing plans, etc. I briefly owned an orange OPEL GT, that I purchased from a friend after he blew the engine up trying to keep up with some hotter real sports cars of the time. I had plans to install an Alfa Tipo 105 2-liter motor / transmission that I had acquired as a spare during my Alfa-Romeo phase, but soon realized that the chassis would be completely overwhelmed by more than doubling the horsepower of the pathetic stock motor, not to mention the utterly inadequate live rear-end with coils and the mixed brake set-up, discs in front, drums at the rear, not to mention the almost total lack of 'tuning' components, and abandoned the project before I got started on that lunacy. I regret I am unable to post the next puzzle car, since we are having a totally unexpected and unusual break in the relentless snow, slush, ice and rain of the last couple of month, and I hear Silver Creek calling with some early season fly-fishing......so, anyone who wants to jump in with something interesting, please have at it. Leaving early tomorrow AM. JZG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 2 Share #23198 Posted March 2 (edited) Hello Everybody, And, I will have to pass also since I have no equipment to put a photo in the Forum. Which is why I only guess close & do not answer the puzzles in this & in the various "Where in the World" photo contests. Best Regards, Michael Edited March 2 by Michael Geschlecht 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 2 Share #23199 Posted March 2 (edited) 11 hours ago, Ivan Goriup said: Thank you, Philip. Let's not forget that GM was the majority owner of OPEL back in those days... Thank you for this info Ivan; I didn't realise that GM's involvement with Opel went back quite so far as the mid '60s. "Every day is a schoolday" as it were. I hope the fish will be rising for you during your trip! Philip. Edited March 2 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 2 Share #23200 Posted March 2 Anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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