dkCambridgeshire Posted July 2, 2016 Share #8841  Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) … another photo   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!   dunk Edited July 2, 2016 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3072408'>More sharing options...
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John Z. Goriup Posted July 3, 2016 Share #8842 Â Posted July 3, 2016 Wouldn't be a '36 or so SS (Jaguar) Mk IV sedan, would it. Â JZGH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted July 3, 2016 Share #8843  Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Yes John that's correct - well spotted.  A 1949 Jaguar Mk IV '1½ Litre' - which by that time had the Standard Car Co. 1776cc o.h.v. engine - the original Jaguar SS 1½ Litre had the Standard 1608cc side-valve engine.   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!   The Jaguar Mk IV Saloon was originally known as the Jaguar SS / Jaguar 1½ Litre (or 2½  or 3½ Litre) - but when the Mk V was announced in 1948, its predecessor became known as the Mk IV.  Photo taken at Burghley House, Stamford on Sunday 26 June.  Your turn again John   dunk Edited July 3, 2016 by dkCambridgeshire 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   The Jaguar Mk IV Saloon was originally known as the Jaguar SS / Jaguar 1½ Litre (or 2½  or 3½ Litre) - but when the Mk V was announced in 1948, its predecessor became known as the Mk IV.  Photo taken at Burghley House, Stamford on Sunday 26 June.  Your turn again John   dunk ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3072542'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 3, 2016 Share #8844  Posted July 3, 2016 Sorry for the delay..............finally was able to make a moment available.  Make & Model, please. Here it is ! 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=3072895'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 5, 2016 Share #8845  Posted July 5, 2016 A 'refresher bump', with a shot of the other end of this historically significant car............anyone care to take a crack at this ?  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=3073882'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 5, 2016 Share #8846  Posted July 5, 2016 Could it be a Leyland Eight from around 1921. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 5, 2016 Share #8847 Â Posted July 5, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not quite, Wilson. Â It's German.....and pre-WW1. That's the womder of it - how extremely modern it was for its time, and how much new technology it introduced. Â JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 5, 2016 Share #8848 Â Posted July 5, 2016 I think it must be the Prinz Heinrich 5.7L Benz from 1910 Â Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted July 5, 2016 Share #8849  Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) Absolutely correct.  This particar 21/80 Benz Rennwagen (named after Kaiser Wilhelm's Brother Prinz Albrecht Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia, a renowned motoring enthusiast ) this car was recently restored to original specifications by Mercedes-Benz and a complete mechanical overhaul including the 5.7 liter, 4-valve-per-cylinder 4-cylinder engine which was capable of propelling the car to almost 100 mph..........in 1910 no less !  Generally considered to be the first true Grand Touring car.  Image taken at Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance - M240-P / 21mm f3.4 SEM.  Your turn, Wilson  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! Edited July 5, 2016 by John Z. Goriup 4 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=3074074'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 6, 2016 Share #8850  Posted July 6, 2016 John,  Thanks for posting pictures of that interesting car. Rolls Royce, Napier, Mercedes and Vauxhall (interestingly also with a Prince Henry) might contest the claim of Benz to be the first Grand Touring car. Hopefully later today, I am going down to a small private motor museum to collect a whole lot of bits for my three wheeler Morgan, which should have been delivered there this morning. If there is anything new, I will take a photo and post later.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8851  Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) The owner of the museum was away so everything was underneath their tailored covers. The only car in the open, apart from one I have already posted, was this new car which had just been delivered from the factory.  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! Edited July 7, 2016 by wlaidlaw 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=3075008'>More sharing options...
pop Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8852 Â Posted July 7, 2016 The button with the clover leaf on it - do you press it when you need a bit of luck? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8853  Posted July 7, 2016 The button with the clover leaf on it - do you press it when you need a bit of luck?  Correct Philipp and the one below if you fall into the sea.  Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8854 Â Posted July 7, 2016 Well i 'll have a guess and say it's a Morgan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8855  Posted July 7, 2016 Yes but which one. There are clues in the photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8856 Â Posted July 7, 2016 Roadster? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 8, 2016 Share #8857  Posted July 8, 2016 It is a generic roadster but not the Roadster. The owner of this car had a Roadster about 18 months ago but it had a major and seemingly incurable problem. The 3.7L US Ford V6 engine is designed to work with an auto gearbox not a manual and hangs onto its revs/does not shut the throttle, when you lift off to change gear. Morgan sent an engineer out to install new software for the ECU but it did not do very much, so eventually the car got sold.  I have just changed the exhaust, air intake and ECU on my three wheeler Morgan to the Garage 56 Stage One Kit and ECU Stage Two. It has transformed the car. I did not realise quite how badly the S&S motor was pinking above 3500 RPM when hot, due to excessive exhaust back pressure leaving the cylinder full of hot gas at the end of the exhaust stroke. To keep the original silencers very small, Morgan had to put in two or three very restrictive baffles to meet the drive by noise regulations. The new silencers are larger diameter and are straight through and it no longer pinks at all. The new ECU has a much more sophisticated throttle map and also has a learning feature. I would guess that the mid range torque is up by around 30%, it revs far more freely and finally sounds like a proper vee twin from the driving seat. I am told by others who have fitted this kit that not only does it sound better and go much better but even uses considerably less fuel doing so, so a win-win-win situation. The only downside is that you can no longer see the manifolds glowing bright red hot when driving at night, they are only dull red now.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squinkysdoc Posted July 9, 2016 Share #8858 Â Posted July 9, 2016 Alfa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted July 9, 2016 Share #8859  Posted July 9, 2016 Alfa  It has already been established that it is a Morgan. It only remains to determine which model. The speedometer is the clue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 9, 2016 Share #8860 Â Posted July 9, 2016 Aero 8? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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