wlaidlaw Posted October 25, 2012 Share #4281 Posted October 25, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ronald, I had not contacted LFI as I very rarely used the app, even when it was working, so its absence did not worry me. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Rona!d Posted October 25, 2012 Share #4282 Posted October 25, 2012 What car is it? (link to the latest LFI cover) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 25, 2012 Share #4283 Posted October 25, 2012 In Europe this car was known as a Ford Orion (usually called the Ford Onion). I don't know what it was called in the USA - maybe Escort? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted October 25, 2012 Share #4284 Posted October 25, 2012 In Europe this car was known as a Ford Orion (usually called the Ford Onion). I don't know what it was called in the USA - maybe Escort? Wilson Right, your turn Wilson! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 26, 2012 Share #4285 Posted October 26, 2012 Seeing everyone will have had a long tiring working week (except of course, retired folks like me), here is a nice easy one for the week-end. I don't just want the make and model but the coachbuilder as well. 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! 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=2151342'>More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted October 28, 2012 Share #4286 Posted October 28, 2012 Because weekend will be over in some hours...sorry, have to wipe away some tears...so, here I am again...what about: Lancia Flaminia Pininfarina Coupé Cheers, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 28, 2012 Share #4287 Posted October 28, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Andreas, Correct. The least pretty of the three Flaminia Coupés IMHO. The Zagato is prettier but the Touring is gorgeous. I looked at a number of them about 4 years ago to buy as a rally car but, as they had been worth very little in the 1980's and 1990's, the restoration work had been horrible and probably irretrievable. Here is the full photo. That is my RSR behind. Stopped for a picnic lunch on the descent from the Col de la Bonnette on the 2010 Coupe des Alpes. The pair of Lancia enthusiasts from Hong Kong we had lunch with, had bought this Flaminia specially for the rally. 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! 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=2153148'>More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted October 28, 2012 Share #4288 Posted October 28, 2012 Wilson, seems that you have some entertainment during your retirement! What about this little gem, one of the most famous of its breed, and very well maintained. Cheers, Andreas 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=2153245'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 28, 2012 Share #4289 Posted October 28, 2012 OSCA MT4 - Morelli? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share #4290 Posted October 28, 2012 Sorry, I should have confirmed that Ronald was correct. He and I had been having a private conversation off the forum. I think of it as the Pourtout 4¼ Bentley rather than the Embiricos but it is the same car. Here is the whole car: Wilson Actually the car posted by Wilson in post #4240 is not the Embiricos Bentley. It is a Peterson car of modern vintage. Bonhams 1793 : Bentley Petersen 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 29, 2012 Share #4291 Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Actually the car posted by Wilson in post #4240 is not the Embiricos Bentley. It is a Peterson car of modern vintage.Bonhams 1793 : Bentley Petersen 6 Oops! Bloody fakers. The original crop was the correct car, as it came from a black and white photo taken by my father in the 1950's, probably with his IIIA but it only showed a small bit of the back of the car. I therefore searched Google images for a better picture of the whole car. Wilson Edited October 29, 2012 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted October 29, 2012 Share #4292 Posted October 29, 2012 Wilson, not an OSCA, but inspired by italian design. Cheers, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 29, 2012 Share #4293 Posted October 29, 2012 I think there's a very good chance Wilson got it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share #4294 Posted October 29, 2012 Oops! Bloody fakers. The original crop was the correct car, as it came from a black and white photo taken by my father in the 1950's, probably with his IIIA but it only showed a small bit of the back of the car. I therefore searched Google images for a better picture of the whole car. Wilson Understandable mistake! Incidentally I've been told that Peterson has now made more Blower Bentleys than the factory did! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 29, 2012 Share #4295 Posted October 29, 2012 Understandable mistake! Incidentally I've been told that Peterson has now made more Blower Bentleys than the factory did! I always laugh when I hear someone has bought a "blower" Bentley. They are by some margin the least nice of all vintage Bentleys to drive. The Villiers blower is extremely heavy (it was designed for marine two stroke diesel engines) and all that weight in front of the axle makes the steering unpleasantly heavy with horrible understeer. The power delivery is not nice, virtually all of them overheat in traffic and are generally unreliable as well. A nice "big brake" 3 litre with a hot 4½ engine or a good Speed Six are a country mile better and just as fast. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted October 29, 2012 Share #4296 Posted October 29, 2012 ...hrrmm, gentlemen, just to come back to our riddle car, still not an OSCA. Attached photo of second day of our riddle. Cheers, Andreas 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=2153868'>More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted October 30, 2012 Share #4297 Posted October 30, 2012 Maintaining the breed...maybe a rear view will be helpful? Cheers, Andreas 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=2154620'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 30, 2012 Share #4298 Posted October 30, 2012 Looks like an AC Ace-Bristol from rear but Italian connection and normally side lights under headlights? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share #4299 Posted October 30, 2012 Reminds me of a Bertone DB3 but looks slightly less ugly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 30, 2012 Share #4300 Posted October 30, 2012 Pete, I thought of that as well but boot lid is a little square flat thing on those. It is almost more like the Bertone Spyder on the DB2-4 but again they all have a side light under the headlight. I am struggling. I was wondering about a Tojeiro Bristol (which eventually morphed into the ACE-Bristol) but I cannot remember what the rear looks like. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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