stuny Posted February 27, 2014 Share #6141 Posted February 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is Wilson correct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Hi stuny, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
DigitalHeMan Posted February 27, 2014 Share #6142 Posted February 27, 2014 Is Wilson correct? Unfortunately not. As a final clue, this manufacturer's name still lives on in the military vehicle industry.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 27, 2014 Share #6143 Posted February 27, 2014 Alvis 12/40 Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 27, 2014 Share #6144 Posted February 27, 2014 Actually because of the size of the brakes, it might more likely be a 12/50. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted February 28, 2014 Share #6145 Posted February 28, 2014 Actually because of the size of the brakes, it might more likely be a 12/50. Wilson Correct, Wilson It's an Alvis 12/50 SD model from (I think) 1927. Rebuilt by my father over the past couple of years using parts he has collected over the last 40 years. New body, new seats, refurbished engine, drives like new. Your turn 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 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=2541028'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 28, 2014 Share #6146 Posted February 28, 2014 Simon, Assuming that is you looking over the passenger door, you are very young to be using a Leica When I was running old cars in the 1970’s and 80’s (A 1929 Bentley Speed Six Brooklands Special, The Rabagliatti, and a 1935 Schofield bodied Lagonda M45 Speedster) a friend asked why I was prepared to cart my kids around in these quite fast cars with no safety devices, no ABS brakes or seat belts, when as soon as they got in one of my modern cars, they would be told to “belt up” immediately. I had no answer. Wilson PS If you can bear with me until next week, I will have lots of new car photos by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 28, 2014 Share #6147 Posted February 28, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson - That suggests you're going to see collections or an event. Don't forget to show us other photos from there as well as your puzzle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted February 28, 2014 Share #6148 Posted February 28, 2014 Simon, Assuming that is you looking over the passenger door, you are very young to be using a Leica When I was running old cars in the 1970’s and 80’s (A 1929 Bentley Speed Six Brooklands Special, The Rabagliatti, and a 1935 Schofield bodied Lagonda M45 Speedster) a friend asked why I was prepared to cart my kids around in these quite fast cars with no safety devices, no ABS brakes or seat belts, when as soon as they got in one of my modern cars, they would be told to “belt up” immediately. I had no answer. Wilson PS If you can bear with me until next week, I will have lots of new car photos by then. No, that's my parents, and my daughter My dad won't take his grandchildren on the open roads for the same reasons (although he was happy to drive his children around when we were young!)..... but she enjoyed being driven around the private roads of a campsite in France at low speeds instead..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 5, 2014 Share #6149 Posted March 5, 2014 Wilson - Are you back with another puzzle for us from a few days ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 5, 2014 Share #6150 Posted March 5, 2014 Wilson - Are you back with another puzzle for us from a few days ago? Just processing them now. A few more hours to be patient. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 5, 2014 Share #6151 Posted March 5, 2014 Here is your next one. This was one of the first vintage cars (other than my Aero SS Morgan 3 wheeler) that I ever drove. My uncle ended up restoring one of these by mistake. He had set his heart on a different, very rare, fast and exotic model by this same maker. A well known motor museum in south Scotland shut its doors in the mid 1960’s and held an auction to sell off all the cars. There was one of the desired models in the stock. My uncle who had been an invalid for all his life was ill on the day of the sale and send a friend to bid on his behalf. You can see what’s coming. When he reported back to my uncle, my uncle was amazed by the low price he had had to pay. Only when the car arrived on a truck a few days later did he discover to his horror, that the friend had bought the right make but totally wrong car. It was even worse than the picture below, as it had an enormous saloon body like a wooden garden shed on it, probably transplanted from a much larger pre-WW1 car, with an all velvet and silk interior. He and his mechanic, known as Mr. Banana-Fingers due to his enormous hands, did end up restoring it beautifully but it was a lumbering pig to drive. 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=2544102'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 5, 2014 Share #6152 Posted March 5, 2014 It's a beauty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 7, 2014 Share #6153 Posted March 7, 2014 No lead-in guesses? From the UK? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 7, 2014 Share #6154 Posted March 7, 2014 Yes UK but not Coventry. This car was however not designed by an Englishman. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted March 8, 2014 Share #6155 Posted March 8, 2014 The radiator grill looks very familiar, but I can't quite place it..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 9, 2014 Share #6156 Posted March 9, 2014 The marque came to a rather ignominious end, like many others. It was last used on a 1970’s small family car, which was totally under-engineered, unreliable and generally nasty, other than the rare versions made as homologation specials for rallying. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshack10 Posted March 9, 2014 Share #6157 Posted March 9, 2014 So a Vanden Plas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 10, 2014 Share #6158 Posted March 10, 2014 So a Vanden Plas? I might be wrong but I don’t think any modern cars made by Vanden Plas were ever rallied (as opposed to chassis clad by them in the 1920’s and 30’s, where they were both raced and rallied, Bentleys, Alfa Romeos, Aston Martins, Lagondas etc). My uncle had a 4 litre Vanden Plas saloon in the 1950’s, which my father nicknamed “The Great Black Whale” and then my mother had a Vanden Plas Princess 1300 in the mid 1960’s. Very definitely not suitable for rallying! So no, not Vanden Plas. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted March 10, 2014 Share #6159 Posted March 10, 2014 I might be wrong but I don’t think any modern cars made by Vanden Plas were ever rallied (as opposed to chassis clad by them in the 1920’s and 30’s, where they were both raced and rallied, Bentleys, Alfa Romeos, Aston Martins, Lagondas etc). My uncle had a 4 litre Vanden Plas saloon in the 1950’s, which my father nicknamed “The Great Black Whale” and then my mother had a Vanden Plas Princess 1300 in the mid 1960’s. Very definitely not suitable for rallying! So no, not Vanden Plas. Wilson I've seen Alvis Speed 20s (they have a Vanden Plas body) being rallied in vintage rallies, but not particularly successfully compared to some of the other cars taking part Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted March 10, 2014 Share #6160 Posted March 10, 2014 I've seen Alvis Speed 20s (they have a Vanden Plas body) being rallied in vintage rallies, but not particularly successfully compared to some of the other cars taking part Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk My brother used to race a Vanden Plas bodied 4 seat 1932 Alfa Romeo supercharged 8C2300. The body was very pretty, with long flowing wings but it was rather heavy. He changed it for a not very original 8C2900 Monza, which was very unreliable with constant carburettor and supercharger problems, if very fast when it was running. He now has a very nice 1935 Le Mans 8C2600 Corsa with the rounded back body with the fin on it, that is by far the best pre-war car I have driven. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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