wlaidlaw Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6661 Posted August 12, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) You are all miles away. Go up market! Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6662 Posted August 12, 2014 The tow hitch suggests a small trailer, perhaps to help transfer their trunks when they went off for a fortnight to a distant relative's estate. Trunks for two people! Barbara & I travel for weeks with carry-on luggage only. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6663 Posted August 12, 2014 The trailer contents would be much more technical and interesting than luggage and are linked to the strange format of the vehicle. In France but probably not in the UK, would include a sack or two of silicon slag. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6664 Posted August 12, 2014 That suggests glass. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6665 Posted August 12, 2014 That suggests glass. No not at all, something quite different. Glass comes from silicon dioxide. I said silicon I would have thought the steering wheel would have given the model away. It is very unique. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6666 Posted August 12, 2014 Silicon slag is used in the production of metals.... Maybe something to do with the railways? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 12, 2014 Share #6667 Posted August 12, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Reviewing the comments I wouldn't be surprised if Simon is on to something - A car designed to ride both on rails and roads. We'll not know until there's a larger crop that includes the wheels. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6668 Posted August 13, 2014 Silicon slag is used in the production of metals.... Maybe something to do with the railways? Nope. It has another very interesting property when mixed with caustic soda. You should get it now I think. Ideally it should be silicon metal but this is an expensive product and I believe that the slag also works. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6669 Posted August 13, 2014 Nope. It has another very interesting property when mixed with caustic soda. You should get it now I think. Ideally it should be silicon metal but this is an expensive product and I believe that the slag also works. Wilson Paint stripper. It's a painters car. Or maybe a plasterer's car who wants to get rid of the paint first 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6670 Posted August 13, 2014 You can also use sodium silicate for head gasket repairs, so maybe a car belonging to the AA or RAC? Or an early steam car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6671 Posted August 13, 2014 It would be a very rich painter or car mender who could afford this vehicle and take part in the activity it was designed for. I just checked on Google and the clue is there for caustic soda added to silicon but a little way down the page. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6672 Posted August 13, 2014 yes the porsche is a 356A ..... and as for the car with a hitch, it looks like a Stanley to me, but I gather it isn't because the hints suggest a car of European origin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6673 Posted August 13, 2014 a crossley? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil U Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6674 Posted August 13, 2014 A balloon car? I have no idea of make or model. Rolls Royce, perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 13, 2014 Share #6675 Posted August 13, 2014 A balloon car? I have no idea of make or model. Rolls Royce, perhaps? You got it. A Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Balloon car. The basket with the envelope inside, goes on the back deck of the car. It would have towed a trailer, with in the UK hydrogen cylinders to fill the balloon. In France, some weird regulation prevented the transport of hydrogen cylinders behind motor transport, so instead they used a hydrogen generator. Originally this would have involved pouring concentrated sulphuric acid onto iron filings. However the risks of transporting the horrible concentrated sulphuric acid in glass carboys was considerable, plus the hydrogen was contaminated with hydrogen sulphide (H₂S). Not only did this smell terrible but was very poisonous and rotted the envelope, less than desirable in a balloon. The French developed a new method in the early 1900’s called the Hydrogenite Process. This involved heating up a saturated solution of caustic soda (NaOH) and pouring it onto silicon slag, a by-product of making silicon metal for alloying with aluminium. The hydrogen produced was much purer. We are looking for a Ghost balloon car to replace our London to Edinburgh Ghost. The picture below is of the one in the Schlumpf Museum. By the wheels, I would guess it is a very early Ghost of about 1907-8. The later ones had Rudge-Whitworth wheels. The wheels are not damaged, I had to do some patch repairing to the image to remove a wire running across the front of the car. 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! 3 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=2648947'>More sharing options...
Phil U Posted August 14, 2014 Share #6676 Posted August 14, 2014 Thanks, Wilson. I don't have a picture to post so if someone wants to jump in then please go ahead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted August 14, 2014 Share #6677 Posted August 14, 2014 What a lovely, elegant car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 14, 2014 Share #6678 Posted August 14, 2014 How about this one. I doubt anyone has seen it, but it won't be difficult to identify it. 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=2649415'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 14, 2014 Share #6679 Posted August 14, 2014 The flying car but I can’t remember its name. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 14, 2014 Share #6680 Posted August 14, 2014 Wilson - It's purely land based, but I can see why you'd think it was the flying car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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