hektor Posted March 20, 2018 Share #10861 Posted March 20, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Who copied whom? 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara coupé which was the Milano Show car: 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=3484119'>More sharing options...
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vanellus Posted March 20, 2018 Share #10862 Posted March 20, 2018 Thank you for the „m“ hektor, I found it again in the morning. Any guess? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted March 20, 2018 Share #10863 Posted March 20, 2018 Dear Vanellus, You have me on this one. I suspect it is European, not English, but that is the best I can do. Sincerely, Hektor Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 20, 2018 Share #10864 Posted March 20, 2018 Could it be a Graham Paige Hollywood Supercharged? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted March 21, 2018 Share #10865 Posted March 21, 2018 Great similarity, Wilson, but Hektors suspicion is correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10866 Posted March 22, 2018 Great similarity, Wilson, but Hektors suspicion is correct. Here's another car that looks amazingly similar to the Alfa - the Bentley Embiricos. This is a one-off commissioned by greek shipping tycoon Andre Embiricos, built on a '38 Bentley Derby 4 1/2 liter, designed by Georges Paulin who was working for Portout Carrosserier. That's not my photo, but then, neither is the one we had to guess. 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! 1 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=3485268'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10867 Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) On a Mille Miglia retrospective I was behind the Embiricos Bentley for a while and was surprised by the extent of its body roll. Maybe after all the years and racing its dampers were shot! Edited March 22, 2018 by hektor Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10868 Posted March 22, 2018 There is a similarity-mishmash now: The last puzzle (solved) Similarity to Talbot Lago, Bentley ... The current puzzle: (unsolved) Similarity to Graham Paige Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10869 Posted March 22, 2018 On a Mille Miglia retrospective I was behind the Embiricos Bentley for a while and was surprised by the extent of its body roll. Maybe after all the years and racing its dampers were shot! We had a 4¼ Vanden Plas open tourer and they are very "rolly-poly" even with the Tele-control shocks set to firm. I have never been a big fan of Derby Bentleys and much prefer the earlier Cricklewood "real" Bentleys. Another family member prefers the Derby ones and currently has a Racing Green Bentley Three-Eight Racer, based on an R Type but with a tuned B81 straight 8 Rolls Royce engine ( 4 x 2" SU carburettors = 230+BHP at 3200 RPM). Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10870 Posted March 22, 2018 We had a 4¼ Vanden Plas open tourer and they are very "rolly-poly" even with the Tele-control shocks set to firm. I have never been a big fan of Derby Bentleys and much prefer the earlier Cricklewood "real" Bentleys. Another family member prefers the Derby ones and currently has a Racing Green Bentley Three-Eight Racer, based on an R Type but with a tuned B81 straight 8 Rolls Royce engine ( 4 x 2" SU carburettors = 230+BHP at 3200 RPM). Wilson Sounds like an improved "Scalded Cat" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10871 Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) Hektor, This is much more of a race car and looks more like the Pacey Hassan Bentley. I am not a big fan of the B81 engine. Too many vibration/resonance periods. It revs less than a 6½L Cricklewood Bentley engine and produces less power, where the 25 year older design but far more advanced (OHC and 4 valves/cylinder) engine, can relatively easily be persuaded to make 250 to 260 BHP at 4200 RPM. Wilson Edited March 22, 2018 by wlaidlaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10872 Posted March 22, 2018 Any more guesses on Gunter's mystery car - post #10921? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10873 Posted March 22, 2018 I think it may be an Opel Kapitan from around 1939. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted March 22, 2018 Share #10874 Posted March 22, 2018 Red Captain on red carpet 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! You got it Wilson. Opel Kapitän The round headlights indicate the model 1948 -50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! You got it Wilson. Opel Kapitän The round headlights indicate the model 1948 -50 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3485654'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 25, 2018 Share #10875 Posted March 25, 2018 Sorry about delay folks. Been ill for last two days after restaurant fed me parsnips hidden in potato croquettes. There is an alkaloid found only in parsnips, which is poisonous for me. The problem is I like them and it was only five minutes after eating the very nice tasting croquette, that I became ill and realised what had happened. Beginning to feel better and will start looking through various hard drives for new image tomorrow. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted March 28, 2018 Share #10876 Posted March 28, 2018 Hi Wilson, Trust you are feeling better. Here is a photo to which I don't know the answer. Ever since buying Paul Wolff's book "Meine Erfahrungen in der Farbfotografie" (My Experiences in Color Photography) seventeen years ago I have wondered what car this was. It is German is all I can add. Anyone have a clue? 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=3489216'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted March 28, 2018 Share #10877 Posted March 28, 2018 Hektor, This is much more of a race car and looks more like the Pacey Hassan Bentley. I am not a big fan of the B81 engine. Too many vibration/resonance periods. It revs less than a 6½L Cricklewood Bentley engine and produces less power, where the 25 year older design but far more advanced (OHC and 4 valves/cylinder) engine, can relatively easily be persuaded to make 250 to 260 BHP at 4200 RPM. Wilson As you know, the B80 and B81 engines were designed for military use. I imagine when in combat one is not too fussed by vibration/resonance, and possibly why they were not put into passenger car production. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 28, 2018 Share #10878 Posted March 28, 2018 Finally beginning to feel better thank you. I think the car in your photo might be a Zundapp Janus. We do have a couple of German car experts who are regular visitors to this thread, who would know better than me. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted March 28, 2018 Share #10879 Posted March 28, 2018 Finally beginning to feel better thank you. I think the car in your photo might be a Zundapp Janus. We do have a couple of German car experts who are regular visitors to this thread, who would know better than me. Wilson The Zündapp Janus was made between 1957 and 1958. Paul Wolff had been dead for a decade by then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 28, 2018 Share #10880 Posted March 28, 2018 The only German car I can think of that might fill the bill is an Audi Front UW 220/225. With a gear-change like that, it must be front wheel drive. Wolff was involved in supplying advertising photos for the Auto Union group and a number of his photos feature the Wanderer W25 cabriolet (also Auto Union Group, like the Audi). The W25 used the same Ferry Porsche designed straight six (1950cc and 2257cc) as the Audi Front. These in spite of their handsome looks, were not exactly fire breathing monsters. Even the later large engined variety had a top speed of just over 100kph. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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