Rona!d Posted December 20, 2011 Share #2641 Posted December 20, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) At least it is british Hornet and buzzz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Hi Rona!d, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lykaman Posted December 20, 2011 Share #2642 Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Yes... photo deleted by mod. due to copyright reasons (not lykamans own shot) posted photo of the car be found here (click) Edited December 21, 2011 by Rona|d Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted December 20, 2011 Share #2643 Posted December 20, 2011 NICE CAR ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share #2644 Posted December 21, 2011 As Sean Connery said "Shurely shome mishtake..." I'm having great difficulty in believing that this body-work is a) English and original. Hey; what do I know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted December 21, 2011 Share #2645 Posted December 21, 2011 Tell us, if this (Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilders) is not true. How can we know what you know? Share your knowledge instead your doubts! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 21, 2011 Share #2646 Posted December 21, 2011 Woo hoo!! Please bear with me - travelling now . Will post something in the next 24 hours. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efix Posted December 21, 2011 Share #2647 Posted December 21, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just found this thread, looks like fun! Also, looks like I'll have some reading-up to do during the holidays Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 21, 2011 Share #2648 Posted December 21, 2011 It was not unusual in the 20ies and 30ies to order a rolling chassis from a well reputated car company and have a coachbuilder make the bodywork, especially when we are talking about sportscars - and not only in England. A whole bunch of small and media companies make their living out of this, you find a list of british coachbuilders here: http://www.hearseclub.co.uk/coach-builders/ As you can see, many of them became automobile factories later on. The "Specials" aspect is a everlasting discussed issue in the classic car scene - especially, if restorable saloons will be stripped today to make a roadster or racing car out of it. In most cases, you get more money for a roadster than for a saloon: They are faster, they have more glamour, you can feel the wind in the face - the only thing these "re-created" specials don't have is...history. Cheers, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 21, 2011 Share #2649 Posted December 21, 2011 Just eight hours to go, Bill - we are straining at the leash ;-) Cheers, Andreas PS: And please excuse me, what exactly means "something"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 21, 2011 Share #2650 Posted December 21, 2011 Ok, ok - just got home. I shall get up early and post something in the morning. Patience! Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2651 Posted December 22, 2011 Here you go. This should be an easy one for the cognoscenti... 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! Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Regards, Bill ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1877649'>More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2652 Posted December 22, 2011 I think I've got it: Napier-Railton 1933, holds the all-time lap record in Brooklands (143 mph). Cheers, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2653 Posted December 22, 2011 Bingo! I live about 30 minutes away from Brooklands and go there once or twice a year on average. My grandfather was Chief Maintenance Electrician at Vickers there during the War and it holds a resonance for me. One of the workshops in particular transports me back to my happy childhood spent working with him in his shed at the back of our house in Weybridge. Two quick stories - firstly, my grandfather said he would never eat in the canteen. He had spent too much time on night shifts working high up in the rafters watching the rats "skating" on the vats of rice pudding. Secondly, I was there a few years ago walking on a section of the track. On the bridge going over was a couple acting rather furtively. A couple of moments later a fine rain of dust - or rather ash - was falling to the track as they carried out a last wish and scattered someone's ashes over the side. We stood for a moment in respectful silence... until we realised we were downwind... Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2654 Posted December 22, 2011 Nice stories :-) I will provide the fellow car enthusiasts with another shot tonight. Cheers, Andreas 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2655 Posted December 22, 2011 Bill - Please post more shots of the Naperi-Railton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2656 Posted December 22, 2011 So, here is a an easy one. It was an interesting attempt to make an already interesting car more attractive, but the timing was unfortunately not so good. And by the way: italians and americans are involved (just involved, not more!) as well :-) Can you name the car? Cheers, Andreas PS: Taken with Digilux 2 during our vacations in E...ehm a nice country... 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=1878051'>More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2657 Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Bill, I like to second Stuart - some more of your Napier pics please, the quiz shot alone looks much more attractive than most of the Napier pics at other sources! Cheers, Andreas Edited December 22, 2011 by Andreas.Pichler Added the magical word "please"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2658 Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) ...two hours in a worldwide forum without an answer. Again to difficult? Another hint...and the second letter in my favourite vacation country is "n", so.."E" "n"...;-) 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 December 22, 2011 by Andreas.Pichler 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=1878145'>More sharing options...
bill Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2659 Posted December 22, 2011 Okay, I shall post another shot or two of the Napier Railton in the morning. As for the current challenge, I think it looks like a Jensen Healey? Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2660 Posted December 22, 2011 Andreas - I know I've seen that wheel but I can't recall where. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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