wlaidlaw Posted May 19, 2013 Share #4941 Posted May 19, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) It looks a bit like a Trojan but I have never seen one with a chromed radiator (that cost too much). Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 19, 2013 Posted May 19, 2013 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted May 20, 2013 Share #4942 Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Let's see if the full photo and these hints help: It's small and was made in the US, and part of its company name associated with the UK. it was an attempt to get US drivers into smaller cars. 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 May 20, 2013 by stuny 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=2325545'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 20, 2013 Share #4943 Posted May 20, 2013 I get confused. It was made in the US but it is not from the Western Hemisphere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 20, 2013 Share #4944 Posted May 20, 2013 Sorry. When I first posted it I thought it was made in the UK, but since learned otherwise. I failed to correct that earlier clue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 20, 2013 Share #4945 Posted May 20, 2013 I think it is a 1931 American Austin from Butler, PA. The not Western Hemisphere confused me as well. Nearly all UK cars are/were made west of the Greenwich meridian and therefore, western hemisphere as well, including those from Longbridge Birmingham (Austin's home at the time). Lotus is one of the very few from the Eastern Hemisphere. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 20, 2013 Share #4946 Posted May 20, 2013 Sorry for my error folks, and well done Wilson. Your turn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 21, 2013 Share #4947 Posted May 21, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Again Ronald knows this car so ........ Not an easy one. This car was not one of this very good designer's finer moments. It was one of those cars which was excellent with a medium size engine (by European standards) in it but was spoilt by the much larger engine installed in this final version. Due to a stupid design error, it was very unreliable, although when it was going, it was very fast. 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=2326619'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 22, 2013 Share #4948 Posted May 22, 2013 Certainly not a street car (unless Steve McQueen has come back), and it seems to have an 8 cylinder engine. The shade of rad makes me not think Italian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 22, 2013 Share #4949 Posted May 22, 2013 Certainly not a street car (unless Steve McQueen has come back), and it seems to have an 8 cylinder engine. The shade of rad makes me not think Italian. Correct Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4950 Posted May 26, 2013 Hint - think who you'd meet in a club down in old Soho, where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola. Wilson PS Out of communication from this evening for a few days as going into hospital in Switzerland to have my failed metal ankle joint replaced. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4951 Posted May 26, 2013 ok, so it is a Lola. Maybe a LeMans prototype? All the best for your surgery. Get well soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4952 Posted May 26, 2013 Lola T298? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4953 Posted May 26, 2013 Lola T298? Close but a little bit too high. The 298 is usually a two litre car, using either a BMW M12, Hart 420R, Cosworth BDG or Martin Chevvy Vega. This car has a V8 as can be seen. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4954 Posted May 26, 2013 not so easy as they used different engines for the same chassis. A T292? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4955 Posted May 26, 2013 not so easy as they used different engines for the same chassis. A T292? Correct Andreas, A T292B with a 3 litre Cosworth DFV. Your turn This is a car with a major design fault. Basically it is the 2 litre 288 tub with the back end of the T280 fixed to it. However they made two significant alterations. Lola changed from the FT200 or DG300 gearbox to the considerably larger Hewland DG400 gearbox with output shafts higher up and also went from the 15" wheels on the T280 to wider but smaller 13" diameter wheels, with lower centres. The net effect of this change is that the drive shafts run at a very steep angle. I had come across this problem some years before the arrival of the T292 on my T70 Mk2 Spyder, where the previous owner had replaced the Chevrolet 5 litre engine with a Donovan Chrylser Hemi of 8 litres and we were using a much larger Weismann Indy gearbox, than the original Colotti or ZF boxes. After a number of drive shaft breakages, we changed from Hooke universal joints to Porsche 917 Rubber Doughnut joints. Now these are not as good as Rpezza constant velocity joints but in 1969, there were no Rpezza joints that would handle the torque. However by 1972 there were certainly Rpezza joints to handle the quite low torque of a DVF. Instead Lola stuck to Hooke joints running at steep angles, which vibrate like anything and are constantly either breaking or the vibrations crack the stub axles, so that you loose a wheel. The week-end I took this photo at the Nurburgring, we lost two rear wheels over the course of one week-end. The useless FIA would not permit us to change the spec to Rpezza joint drive shafts, so we sold the car, to let it become someone else's problem. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 26, 2013 Share #4956 Posted May 26, 2013 Thanks Wilson, also for the explanation - and all the best! Now what do we have here? 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=2331346'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 27, 2013 Share #4957 Posted May 27, 2013 I had assumed that this crop is too generous for all the experts around Maybe somebody wants to start with the country? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 27, 2013 Share #4958 Posted May 27, 2013 UK? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted May 27, 2013 Share #4959 Posted May 27, 2013 not the UK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 28, 2013 Share #4960 Posted May 28, 2013 Italy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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