a.j.z Posted January 16, 2022 Share #16861 Posted January 16, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor einer Stunde schrieb stuny: I like to call that color Lamborgreenie I think I know, what you mean Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rona!d Posted January 16, 2022 Share #16862 Posted January 16, 2022 vor 2 Stunden schrieb stuny: I like to call that color Lamborgreenie Personally I like "loud" colors at flat shaped sportscars. For security reasons! This was taken on a test drive with now retired Lambo chief test driver Valentino Balboni (who tested the Miuras as a young guy) in his special edition only rear wheel drive Gallardo LP 550-2 "Valentino Balboni". We were on narrow and curved small back country roads and I felt much safer being somehow "visible" for the ladies in their SUVs with horse boxes on the hook. Such colors (also yellow and orange) fit those Lambos very well. Maybe even better than grey, silver or boring black. 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! 3 Quote 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=4357906'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 16, 2022 Share #16863 Posted January 16, 2022 This shot during our test drives on a race track in Spain. Superleggeras. Especially liked the yellow car which I took most. 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! Quote 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=4357913'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 16, 2022 Share #16864 Posted January 16, 2022 This guy voted for a "riot of colors". Sponsor reasons for sure. Shot at the Macau Grand Prix. 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! 3 Quote 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=4357917'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 16, 2022 Share #16865 Posted January 16, 2022 Somehow, Lambos are able to pull off their unuaual colors 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZach Posted January 16, 2022 Share #16866 Posted January 16, 2022 51 minutes ago, stuny said: Somehow, Lambos are able to pull off their unuaual colors Ou yes.. 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 Quote 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=4358169'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 17, 2022 Share #16867 Posted January 17, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) This should be easy - maker, approximate year and the model, 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! Quote 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=4358948'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 17, 2022 Share #16868 Posted January 17, 2022 Let's start with US, late '40s-early '50s?Let's start with US late 40s - early 50s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 17, 2022 Share #16869 Posted January 17, 2022 Late '40s no - early 1950s, Yes & only then. JZG Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 17, 2022 Share #16870 Posted January 17, 2022 I think it may be a Nash-Healey, possibly a roadster with a hardtop. The vent in the rear wing is the give away. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 17, 2022 Share #16871 Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: I think it may be a Nash-Healey, possibly a roadster with a hardtop. The vent in the rear wing is the give away. Wilson You are absolutely correct, Wilson.....and it's the reason I chose that particular crop to introduce this car, thinking it would be a little easier to identify. This is a '54 Coupe, the last year they were manufactured, that a good friend of mine inherited from his father, let sit for a long time and then when his career allowed it, set about to restore it to the exact condition it was when he rode in it as a boy. A lot of folks believe that the Corvette is 'America's first production sports car' but actually the Nash-Healey preceeded it in 1950 as the first post-war two-seater 'sports car', and the first two-seater since before the great depression, initially with an in-house designed body, utilizing a stock Nash grill. Due to initial slow sales, Nash in '52 asked pininfarina to restyle the body, the point at which he incorporated those distinctive vents, prominently topping off the rear fenders with what essentially amounted to the first 'tail fins' on an American car, initiating a styling trend that gave rise to a lot of styling motiffs & endured for years to come. Unfortunately the Italian involvement also resulted in the price of the car almost doubling and limiting sales to a total of just over 500 units. A team of three car was entered at Le Mans and scored a class win. Thanks for participating, your turn 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! Edited January 17, 2022 by John Z. Goriup 5 Quote 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=4359323'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 17, 2022 Share #16872 Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks John, I have never actually seen a Nash Healey in the flesh. In the UK we were "treated" to a rather more pedestrian car, the Nash Metropolitan 😂. I actually prefer the earlier Panelcraft body to the Pininfarina. The Panelcraft body is half way between an AC Ace and a Ferrari 166 Spider. I will have a look for a new car tomorrow. The Healey was originally destined to use a Cadillac V8 engine, which might have made it a lot more successful. The Nash Ambassador engine was very much choice #2. There was a rumour that Sidney Allard may have been involved in that being blocked, given that he was using the Cadillac engines in his J2 Allards. Wilson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 18, 2022 Share #16873 Posted January 18, 2022 Thanks for that choice of Mystery Car, John. I knew about the car through having seen many pictures over the years but having read both your summary and the extra info added by Wilson I realised I knew nothing whatsoever about the cars themselves and so have just had a look through the Wiki entry. Fascinating story! Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 18, 2022 Share #16874 Posted January 18, 2022 Here is the next one. I don't think this one will tax the team a great deal, so I am looking for the full marque, model name, model number and approximate manufacturing date. 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! Quote 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=4360408'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 18, 2022 Share #16875 Posted January 18, 2022 Well it's a Volvo but it's hard to tell whether it's a PV444 or a PV544 without seeing the windscreen(s) or tail-lights. Two rows of chrome trim so possibly not one of the very first. How about 1954 as a guess? Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 18, 2022 Share #16876 Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) A fair bit later Philip and this one with the twin chrome strips has a specific name and more numbers. Wilson Edited January 18, 2022 by wlaidlaw 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 19, 2022 Share #16877 Posted January 19, 2022 I was thinking 122S, mid '60s Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 19, 2022 Share #16878 Posted January 19, 2022 444 L (Jan. ´57 - Aug ´58) B16A single carb in Europe and B16B option with dual carb in the US. There should be an even more specific model name, so may Pippy complete, his turn anyway I guess. The swedish customers didn´t like that they couldn´t buy the more powerful engines like outside Sweden. The reason was an US import tax law. Import tax was measured by the most powerful engine you could buy in the makers country. Hence in Sweden no B16B sport engine with dual carburettor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 19, 2022 Share #16879 Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, stuny said: I was thinking 122S, mid '60s Philip has already named the model but got the period wrong. As it was such an easy one, I am looking for the whole model name and both main numerical designation plus the subsidiary letters and numbers (can be one of two and as you can't measure the engine size, I will accept either. My father had both a 4 door 122S and then a Ruddspeed two door version. Their main issue was that they were too low geared. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 19, 2022 Share #16880 Posted January 19, 2022 In the 1990s I considered to switch my small classic car fleet from VW to Volvo. I would have replaced the Beetles by the PV544 and the Type 3 1600 by an Amazon. I found a guy who would have taken my oldest Beetle and give me his Amazon for it. But I couldn´t find a proper (payable) 544, so that switch never happened. Anyway I still love classic Volvos and still think a PV would be nice to have as a family classic car. Maybe even an "ugly" Duett estate which offers SO MUCH space. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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