wlaidlaw Posted August 28, 2021 Share #15921 Posted August 28, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) An Isetta with the engine cover removed? Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
motard Posted August 28, 2021 Share #15922 Posted August 28, 2021 Yes, it is an Isetta 250 ( which the owner claims to have a 300cc engine). More pictures of this car in the German Forum ( Oldtimer). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 29, 2021 Share #15923 Posted August 29, 2021 I assume it is me to post next. This should be quite an easy one. Usual info required. 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! Quote 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=4265683'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted August 29, 2021 Share #15924 Posted August 29, 2021 The shape of this boot lid, the lines and the location of the spare tire bin all suggest M-B 540 K but to the best of my knowledge the vast majority had a pointed raised ridge down the center of the tire cover to stiffen the panel.......but it still looks strongly like a 540 K, so that's my guess. JZG Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 29, 2021 Share #15925 Posted August 29, 2021 Not a 540. I am not going to give clues as that would make it too easy, nor am going to indulge those taking the 20 questions approach. 😄 Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted August 29, 2021 Share #15926 Posted August 29, 2021 Alfa Romeo 8c2900 ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 30, 2021 Share #15927 Posted August 30, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) No Alfa. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 30, 2021 Share #15928 Posted August 30, 2021 You are obviously struggling folks, so to give you a clue, developments of the engine in this car were used successfully in all classes of racing; top class single seaters, le Mans coupés, sports cars and saloons for the next 30 years, made by four different manufacturers. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted August 30, 2021 Share #15929 Posted August 30, 2021 OK Wilson, let's play the game of identification by elimination. Italian? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 31, 2021 Share #15930 Posted August 31, 2021 No Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted August 31, 2021 Share #15931 Posted August 31, 2021 My final guess for this particular car is that it's a circa 1935 BMW 315 /1 Roadster. JZG Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 31, 2021 Share #15932 Posted August 31, 2021 John very very close - only 4 digits away and you would not be able to tell as the bodywork is identical and year correct. It is a BMW 319-1 roadster. This one has been bored out to 2 litres, tweaked with twin carburettors, high lift cam and gas flowed cylinder head. The weak point on these cars is the gearbox, so the original is in storage and for rallying, a more robust Volvo Amazon gearbox is used. It is a delightful car to drive, feeling far more modern than its 1936 date of manufacture might suggest, with lovely steering and good brakes. The 1.5 six cylinder engine was first produced in 1934 for the 315, enlarged to 1.9 litres in 1935 for the 319. It was later enlarged further to 2 litres, with a new hemispherical cylinder head, which uses short transverse push rods to operate the exhaust valves, as the engine for the 328 cars. This engine was produced (in an improved and more robust form) by Bristol post war in the UK and also by EMW in East Germany and Veritas in West Germany. Various Bristol versions in both 2 and 2.2 litres, were used in Cooper Bristol and Frazer Nash F2 cars, which became the premier category of single seater racing in 1952 and 53, when it became apparent that only Ferrari were willing to make 4.5L F1 cars for this period. It was used in AC cars raced successfully at Le Mans and elsewhere and in the also successful Bristol 450 sports racing coupé. Bristol saloons were also raced and it is very actively campaigned today in various cars in historic racing. We used to race a 1952 Frazer Nash Le Mans Mark 1 in historic events. Its 2 litre F2 spec Bristol engine was producing an amazing 175 BHP @ 6100 RPM. Over to you John. 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! 4 1 Quote 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=4266735'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted August 31, 2021 Share #15933 Posted August 31, 2021 This should be easy ( for some on this forum )...........the normal identification requirements apply. 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! Quote 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=4266925'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 31, 2021 Share #15934 Posted August 31, 2021 Pontiac Parisienne, ca 1958? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted August 31, 2021 Share #15935 Posted August 31, 2021 Correct, Andreas, a 1958 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, although in the USA the model was called the Bonneville - the Parisienne was the Canadian market equivalent. I didn't expect the very first answer to be the correct solution, since I intended this more or less as tongue-in-cheek payback for putting up some of the very obscure specimens of which few were ever made, nor were they ever officially exported, as posted by some of our British & australian aficionados. Thanks for playing, you're up next. 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! 3 Quote 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=4267170'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted September 1, 2021 Share #15936 Posted September 1, 2021 Thank you John! Sorry for spoiling it, maybe you should have chosen a less characteristic detail. Here is your next one with a quite generous crop given the unusual perspective. Apologies for the bad quality but it was relatively dark in there. 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! Quote 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=4267232'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 3, 2021 Share #15937 Posted September 3, 2021 We seem to be stuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 3, 2021 Share #15938 Posted September 3, 2021 I am afraid I would even struggle to say if that clip was of a car, let alone the make. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted September 3, 2021 Share #15939 Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) Ok Edited September 3, 2021 by a.j.z Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 3, 2021 Share #15940 Posted September 3, 2021 That colour reminds me only of Ed Newton’s Pink Panthermobile 😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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