NigelG Posted July 24 Share #23661 Posted July 24 Advertisement (gone after registration) Getting close…I’ll try to post a different detail tomorrow. This vehicle came in several varieties and has a very unusual/clever feature that I hadn’t been aware of that has a bearing on its wheel size…🧐 (not sure that helps maybe) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NigelG Posted July 25 Share #23662 Posted July 25 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=5838643'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted July 26 Share #23663 Posted July 26 Looks like a mountain goat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 26 Share #23664 Posted July 26 5 hours ago, IkarusJohn said: Looks like a mountain goat A slightly different animal 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 26 Share #23665 Posted July 26 A Haflinger? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 26 Share #23666 Posted July 26 8 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: A Haflinger? Wilson Correct! I’ll post some images later. Bonus points for its unusual feature… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted July 26 Share #23667 Posted July 26 Advertisement (gone after registration) Be careful on cross slopes, they fall over fairly easily! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 26 Share #23668 Posted July 26 Some of the military versions had a second steering wheel at the rear. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 26 Share #23669 Posted July 26 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: Some of the military versions had a second steering wheel at the rear. Wilson Not that - I’m thinking of something that is only obvious when you stand in front of (or 3/4 onto) the vehicle and look at the wheels… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 26 Share #23670 Posted July 26 To clarify the joke for others re the previous “animal” post - A “Haflinger” is a breed of horse and not a mountain goat… 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 26 Share #23671 Posted July 26 1 hour ago, NigelG said: Not that - I’m thinking of something that is only obvious when you stand in front of (or 3/4 onto) the vehicle and look at the wheels… Do you mean the positive camber of the front wheels as a consequence of the swing axles driving the front wheels? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 26 Share #23672 Posted July 26 Not really…it’s to do with ground clearance… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 26 Share #23673 Posted July 26 Portal axles like the Unimog and Ford Tractors. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 26 Share #23674 Posted July 26 2 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: Portal axles like the Unimog and Ford Tractors. Wilson This. I’ll post more images tomorrow with some notes re this interesting vehicle. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 28 Share #23675 Posted July 28 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! A few shots of the Haflinger in all its miniature glory... 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! A few shots of the Haflinger in all its miniature glory... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5839916'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 28 Share #23676 Posted July 28 A few notes about the Haflinger (named after an Austrian mountain horse breed from the South Tyrol): It was made from 1959 till c 1974 (though I have seen a listing for a 1976 version?) in many bodywork variants and uses a 643cc rear-mount air cooled engine. Front and rear diff locks mean it can drive with only one wheel in ground-contact and it can carry almost its own weight (while allegedly been able to be picked up unladen by 4 (no doubt reasonably fit) men.) As alluded to before and correctly guessed by Wilson it uses "portal" axles and drop gears in the wheel hub to achieve high ground clearance on small wheels (the centreline of the axle is above the centre of the wheel) As the club badge shows - they are now highly collectible. This one was restored by the hotel owners where we were hiking in the mountains of Alta Badia in the Dolomites. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 28 Share #23677 Posted July 28 Open to all to post. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 29 Share #23678 Posted July 29 Let's try this one. All the usuals.. I saw this one on the street in Greenwich Village where the Coen Brothers were shooting Inside Llewen Davis in 1912 - D2 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=5840312'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 29 Share #23679 Posted July 29 1949 Cadillac Series 62? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted July 29 Share #23680 Posted July 29 Looks like a 1954 / 5 Buick Special 4-door sedan to my eyes. That'll make it one of the 'three-holers', since the other Buick models (Century & Roadmaster ) had four of the fake Italian-inspired chrome 'portholes' festooning their front fenders. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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