stuny Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6881 Posted October 3, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've seen that headlight, or one like it. Let me think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 3, 2014 Posted October 3, 2014 Hi stuny, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6882 Posted October 3, 2014 Ah - I think it's a DuPont from around 1929. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6883 Posted October 3, 2014 Fairly close, but not quite - you've identified the headlight correctly as one of the two main identifying features I referred to in the original post, however the car in the photo is a couple of years newer than '29. I think if anyone can spot the second, purely mechanical detail, it will correctly identify the car beyond a doubt. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6884 Posted October 3, 2014 All I can come up with is DuPont Model G, last made in 1932 when DuPont stopped making cars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6885 Posted October 3, 2014 Remember it’s front wheel drive guys Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 3, 2014 Share #6886 Posted October 3, 2014 Remember it’s front wheel drive guys Wilson Thank you Wilson for helping….I suspect you know already, but are 'holding your fire'……. that indeed is the crucial second detail. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 4, 2014 Share #6887 Posted October 4, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you Wilson. I had forgotten about the Ruxton, which came to market not long after the first Cord FWD car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 5, 2014 Share #6888 Posted October 5, 2014 Ruxton is correct. Fascinating car, and a riveting story behind the creation of ths car. The car shown is the first of the 12 Roadsters produced. A total of 96 total were built, of which 17 were actually sold to the public before the company went into reveivership, with 16 of those remaining worldwide, all of which were all displayed at the '14 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours in August. Revolutionary design and grandiose plans, but the 'great depression' got in the way and the company folded in '32. Ruxton made news in many areas including its clever advertising slogan………."a car so low you can look over it, so smart you can't overlook it"………if that sounds a little trite, remember that was in '30. JZG 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=2683695'>More sharing options...
DigitalHeMan Posted October 5, 2014 Share #6889 Posted October 5, 2014 I'm guessing that wasn't the original color? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 5, 2014 Share #6890 Posted October 5, 2014 It is the original color & paint scheme. This particular car is the first of the Roadsters, and was meticulously researched and restored by its current owner to reflect exactly how it appeared in 1930. The car was originally retained by the factory to be used as a press car, for media articles and test drives and only sold as a desperation measure when it looked like the end was near for the whole enterprise. Ruxton in fact became renowned for their lurid colors and paint schemes and were ordered by some of the most prominent celebrities of the day who weren't exactly known for their restraint and good taste. JZG 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! 1 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=2683913'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 5, 2014 Share #6891 Posted October 5, 2014 The mauve colour is ghastly. What a horrible thing to do to Joe Ledwinka’s elegant coachwork. With their Continental 18S straight eight engines, these must have been lively cars but I bet their front drive shaft UJ’s did not last long, as no constant velocity Rpezza joints were available until long after this (late 1950’s). My father had a Citroen light 15 with a Connaught engine in the late 1940’s but sold it quite quickly as it got through a pair of front drive shafts every 5000 miles. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 5, 2014 Share #6892 Posted October 5, 2014 Thank you John. I always enjoy your car photos. This one will not be difficult: 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=2684025'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 7, 2014 Share #6893 Posted October 7, 2014 Do we need a larger crop? Guesses? (bump) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 7, 2014 Share #6894 Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) McLaren MP4-12C Spyder? Edited October 7, 2014 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 7, 2014 Share #6895 Posted October 7, 2014 Correct marque, incorrect model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 7, 2014 Share #6896 Posted October 7, 2014 So 650s Spyder then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 8, 2014 Share #6897 Posted October 8, 2014 Andreas - Well done. This is on the streets of Manhattan, just east of Park Avenue in the 40s. I was aobut to ask the driver how I could get a job as a McLaren trnasporter, but his colleague arrived and they drove off. 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! 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=2685559'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 8, 2014 Share #6898 Posted October 8, 2014 Thanks Stuart! And now for something completely different 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=2685717'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 8, 2014 Share #6899 Posted October 8, 2014 Andreas - Well done. This is on the streets of Manhattan, just east of Park Avenue in the 40s. I was aobut to ask the driver how I could get a job as a McLaren trnasporter, but his colleague arrived and they drove off. Your turn. I thought I should keep quiet on this one, as I was driving one for a couple of days two weeks ago. It is a stunning car and a huge improvement on the 12C. The ergonomics of the dash and gearbox/driving mode control layout are still not great (carried over pretty much unchanged from the 12C) but the rest more than makes up for it. I would have said its performance is close to that of a Veyron SS up to any speeds you are likely to reach on public roads. My only major criticism is that it is too noisy. McLaren should have engineered three exhaust modes, quiet, normal and noisy. At the moment it just has noisy and very noisy. It gets quite wearing on a long journey. Porsche have made the same error on the Boxster GTS I have on loan at the moment. Too noisy for older ears on long journeys, even on the quieter setting and the ride is far too hard on the enormous “drug dealer” wheels. I took my wife to the airport this afternoon and I got a lot of adverse comment on the ride on the horribly bumpy roads we have in the UK. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 8, 2014 Share #6900 Posted October 8, 2014 At first I was thinking of a 1930s BMW 328, but then I recalled the louvers are wrong by 90 degrees. Hmmmm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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