wlaidlaw Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9301  Posted January 27, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) The date suggests a Phantom II saloon, but I cannot recall seeing one with such a short body behind the windscreen.  Stuart,  I think that was an optical illusion from the angle of taking but I suspect even so, it may be on the shorter 144" wheelbase used also in the Continental chassis. It is a Sedanca de Ville bodied Phantom II. I think from the appearance, the body might be by Hoopers or Barker.  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! 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=3198194'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Michael Hiles Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9302 Â Posted January 27, 2017 Absolutely beautiful. What impressive machines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9303  Posted January 27, 2017 Michael,  I rather like Phantom II's. Whereas no sports car (over 20 seconds 0-60MPH) and very heavy, a good one is a pleasant and quite easy car to drive. They were a big advance on the Phantom 1, which was really a tarted up Silver Ghost with overhead rather than side valves. The Ghost was a fantastic car in its time but it was designed in 1906 in the very early days of motoring but by the time the Phantom II came out in 1929, the Ghost/Phantom 1 was feeling very ponderous and elderly. The Ghost amazingly remained in production in Springfield in the USA until late 1926, two years after production had ceased in the UK and front wheel brakes were still an optional extra in that year. The equivalent Bentleys, the six and a half litre and eight litre cars, felt like they came from a different century. The Phantom II had synchromesh on 3rd and top gears, one of the first European cars to have this and the steering is far lighter than the P1 and Ghost. The main weakness of the P2 is the brakes. They were just too small for a 3 ton car and you have to be very careful on long descents (start at the top of the hill in the same gear that you came up the other side is the rule, just like on the earlier Ghosts). Again W.O. Bentley car brakes are far better and together with Alfa Romeo's have the best brakes of any 1920's cars.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9304  Posted January 27, 2017 Lovely, Wilson, and no doubt the angle added to my confusion. BTW: A friend since I was about 10 is president of his Bentley club near San Francisco, and he has built, rebuilt and driven many Bentleys, including one he was preparing for a top speed record in Bonneville for his 70th birthday. The damage the salt would have done dissuaded him from actually making the run. I captured your brother's Speed Racer photo and sent it to my friend. He used to have one and did a Blue Train run, I think in it. Beautiful photo.  And now for something completely different:  You can tell me the make, model and year, but the winner will identify who was its famous owner.  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=3198307'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9305  Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Roy Rogers! 1964 Pontiac Bonneville. Edited January 27, 2017 by wlaidlaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9306  Posted January 27, 2017 12 minutes - Well done. Actually a '63, but most certainly correct. Your turn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 27, 2017 Share #9307 Â Posted January 27, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I feel I have rather been monopolising this thread so would prefer to leave it to anyone else who would like to post with a new mystery car. Â That must be the most OTT car I have ever seen. I think even Elvis Presley would have been too shy to drive it. Â "Excuse me sir, have you any weapons in your vehicle?" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted January 28, 2017 Share #9308 Â Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) I feel I have rather been monopolising this thread so would prefer to leave it to anyone else who would like to post with a new mystery car. Â That must be the most OTT car I have ever seen. I think even Elvis Presley would have been too shy to drive it. Â "Excuse me sir, have you any weapons in your vehicle?" Â A story involving this and a classic car: Â License/number plates in the USA used to have the year they were valid stamped into them. Here in Missouri, and in several other states, if you can find a plate with a year matching the year of manufacture of your car you may register that plate to your vehicle. Both our 1971 and 1979 MGs have appropriately dated plates. Â A couple of years ago my wife and I were pulled over by a young police officer who didn't know this law and was wondering why we were driving a car with plates that apparently expired in 1971. Â One of his first questions was "do you have any weapons in the vehicle?" As it happened we were on the way home from the shooting range and as a collector of vintage weapons I had quite a few in the car. Â Fortunately he realised a middle aged, apparently slightly eccentric couple didn't seem to be a threat to him and he was happy to learn about the guns and the Year of Manufacture plates on the car. Edited January 28, 2017 by mikemgb 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 28, 2017 Share #9309  Posted January 28, 2017 Michael,  I rather like Phantom II's. Whereas no sports car (over 20 seconds 0-60MPH) and very heavy, a good one is a pleasant and quite easy car to drive...  Thanks Wilson. It's great to hear from someone who clearly knows his onions. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 28, 2017 Share #9310 Â Posted January 28, 2017 Wilson left this open for anyone to post the next mystery car.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 29, 2017 Share #9311 Â Posted January 29, 2017 Wilson left this open for anyone to post the next mystery car.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted January 30, 2017 Share #9312  Posted January 30, 2017 I'm out of car pictures but if somebody wants to identify this:  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=3200484'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 30, 2017 Share #9313  Posted January 30, 2017 Whatever this truck is it seems adapted for plowing snow, assuming there is any snow in Maine during the winter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted January 31, 2017 Share #9314 Â Posted January 31, 2017 I'd like to mention Wilson did open this thread up to anyone, I only posted the above image in fun, if anyone else has a car photo to post don't mind me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 31, 2017 Share #9315  Posted January 31, 2017 I think the truck is a Diamond T 980. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted January 31, 2017 Share #9316 Â Posted January 31, 2017 Not that exotic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted January 31, 2017 Share #9317  Posted January 31, 2017 While the truck is hollering along, I'll take this up if I may:  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!  Regards,  Christoph Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Regards,  Christoph ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3201281'>More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 31, 2017 Share #9318 Â Posted January 31, 2017 This looks like a Mercedes Benz 500K (or maybe a 380 or 540). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted February 1, 2017 Share #9319  Posted February 1, 2017 Michael,  For my taste you are much too close (the marque and roughly the time) much too early (in 5 hours 38 minutes) . However, you haven't quite hit the mark yet.  Here some more views...  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!   Regards  Christoph Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!   Regards  Christoph ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3202123'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 1, 2017 Share #9320 Â Posted February 1, 2017 A 770 Grosser? I would guess about 1933. Â Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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