Rona!d Posted January 11, 2015 Share #7161 Posted January 11, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ronald, yes it is, which does not bode well for a keeping this car a mystery for very long until it is identified. John, you guessed exactly what I meant in my admonishment - Yes, we have no bananas…...it's not a Pegaso. JZG John, mentioned details still help being a smoke ball Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 11, 2015 Posted January 11, 2015 Hi Rona!d, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
John Z. Goriup Posted January 11, 2015 Share #7162 Posted January 11, 2015 Ronald, as you correctly guessed, it is a cabriolet with a khaki-colored top. '51 vintage to be precise, one of four similar cars built by this coach builder for this manufacturer. One of the first cars by this manufacturer to be done in metallic paint. The main difference between the car shown and other cars by this manufacturer is a departure in the styling of a key part between this car and the traditional treatment of the same component of this maker's cars, clearly shown in the cropped image above. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted January 11, 2015 Share #7163 Posted January 11, 2015 Facel (Vega)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 11, 2015 Share #7164 Posted January 11, 2015 No, it's Italian. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7165 Posted January 12, 2015 Another clue. 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=2746042'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7166 Posted January 12, 2015 It looks a bit like a Cunningham but the grille is odd. There is a cabriolet in those colours around in the USA. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7167 Posted January 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wilson, In my view, the grill is the key to identifying this car. What's shown is a definite departure from the instantly identifyable grilles this manufacturer's cars usually sport. It is not a Cunningham, although some Cunninghams were bodied by the same Italian coach builder. Actually the car was entered by a Swiss collector. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7168 Posted January 12, 2015 It must therefore be the Vignale bodied Ferrari 212 Inter, with the weird "guppy swallowing a chrome mouth organ grille." Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7169 Posted January 12, 2015 You are absolutely correct. A 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Cabriolet, Ser.# 0159EL. Amazing how profoundly merely changing the traditional Ferrari egg-crate grill to the vertical chrome bar Michelotti-styled front alters the car's entire persona. Thanks for sticking with it, your turn. 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=2746191'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 12, 2015 Share #7170 Posted January 12, 2015 Given that it was used by Ferrai, Maserati, Cunningham and maybe others, that Vignale body, which looks a bit clumpy and heavy to modern eyes, was the flavour of the month. As my main Mac is off at the menders for either a new graphics board or main logic board, may I pass the baton to anyone else? Trying to resize and post photos from an iPad is a real heave. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 23, 2015 Share #7171 Posted January 23, 2015 I think anybody could start the next one, so take your chance! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted January 23, 2015 Share #7172 Posted January 23, 2015 In the interim (between Exotic & Exotic) 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=2751778'>More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 23, 2015 Share #7173 Posted January 23, 2015 Looks to me like an American truck, not so new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 28, 2015 Share #7174 Posted January 28, 2015 Or is not that, a "light truck -- a sport ute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted January 29, 2015 Share #7175 Posted January 29, 2015 How about a little clue.. A famous America Ride - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted January 29, 2015 Share #7176 Posted January 29, 2015 Looks a lot like a Ford Bronco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted January 29, 2015 Share #7177 Posted January 29, 2015 Looks a lot like a Ford Bronco. Yes, over to you... Well Done.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted January 29, 2015 Share #7178 Posted January 29, 2015 Yes, over to you... Well Done.. Sadly, I have no digital images of automobiles at present. I yield the floor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted January 29, 2015 Share #7179 Posted January 29, 2015 The Bronco" 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=2755271'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 31, 2015 Share #7180 Posted January 31, 2015 Still no takers? How about this one? 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=2756533'>More sharing options...
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