hektor Posted October 20, 2021 Share #16261 Posted October 20, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 10/15/2021 at 1:26 PM, hektor said: Yes, I was wondering how to disguise them. Dear Stuart, IkarusJohn got it a few days ago. Whether its a three and a half or four and a quarter is impossible to know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 20, 2021 Posted October 20, 2021 Hi hektor, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
IkarusJohn Posted October 20, 2021 Share #16262 Posted October 20, 2021 Sorry, I was hoping to name the marque and run for cover. How about this (I doubt it will take long): 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 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=4296737'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16263 Posted October 22, 2021 No the most refined of vehicles, and the Pegasus decal suggests the owner wants the car to seem to be for competition, but the shape also suggests a car with off road ambitions or pretentions. That's all I've got Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16264 Posted October 22, 2021 No off-road ambitions, and I don’t think this car was ever used in competition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16265 Posted October 22, 2021 I would think British, with a fibreglass body, as those are Wilmot-Breeden hinges, as used on the rear opening bonnet on an Elva Courier. I going to guess a Daimler SP250. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16266 Posted October 22, 2021 vor 19 Minuten schrieb wlaidlaw: I would think British, with a fibreglass body, as those are Wilmot-Breeden hinges, as used on the rear opening bonnet on an Elva Courier. I going to guess a Daimler SP250. Wilson I would say this is spot on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16267 Posted October 22, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Correct, Wilson. Daimler Dart, SP250, Not sure of the date, but without the whiskers, I'd say sometime after 1961 when the company was taken over by Jaguar. 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 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=4297877'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16268 Posted October 22, 2021 SP250/Daimler Darts were raced quite a bit in the UK during the 1960's. The main problem is that the 2.5L V8 Daimler engine's main bearing caps are weak and notorious for cracking, so if you were going to race one seriously, the engine needed the individual main bearing caps replaced. They would then be substituted by a one piece steel bearing cage, which also stiffened the bottom of the cylinder block and line bored . Even as standard, these were surprisingly quick cars and as long as you fitted the Koni shock absorber kit, they handled quite well too. There were a couple raced with the larger Daimler Majestic Major 4.5L V8 engine, which was quite light for the 300 odd BHP they could be tweaked to. My business partner in the 1960's rebuilt an SP250 and also my brother-in-law. I seem to recall that parts were very difficult, even just a few years after they went out of production, as by then Daimler had been acquired by Jaguar, who were only interested in the brand name and not the vehicles. My apartment in London was in one of the 1950's mansion blocks in Willesden Lane, NW6. Stratstones, the main Daimler dealer for London was just down the road in Willesden Green. I got to know the storesman there pretty well, getting parts for both of the SP250's being rebuilt. In the end he acquired a parts book for me, so I could just phone up with the part numbers. I will look out a new challenge tomorrow. Wilson 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16269 Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: .....Daimler had been acquired by Jaguar, who were only interested in the brand name and not the vehicles..... Lyons was also wanting more factory space and manufacturing capacity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16270 Posted October 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, hektor said: Lyons was also wanting more factory space and manufacturing capacity. Particularly after the fire where a lot of the part completed XKSS and unconverted D Type chassis were destroyed. I always wanted to have a look under the bonnet of an XKSS to see how Jaguar rearranged the exhaust manifold from the D Type. If you look in the passenger (LH) footwell of a D-Type, you will see it is very shallow and also gets extremely hot, as that is where the long equal length pipe tubular exhaust manifold sits. In the earlier C Types where the whole exhaust manifold is under the bonnet, they are notorious for over-heating their carburettors, causing vapour locking. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted October 22, 2021 Share #16271 Posted October 22, 2021 Russ Carpenter's 1400 HP supercharged Daimler 2.5 L V8 dragster might be of interest https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/276785-russ-carpenters-glacier-grenade-english-dragster/?tab=comments#comment-3357567 ... the engine's lasted well considering its fragile reputation ... but it has TR7 pistons dunk 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 25, 2021 Share #16272 Posted October 25, 2021 Wilson - It looks like you're the one to post the next puzzle car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 25, 2021 Share #16273 Posted October 25, 2021 This is a crop from an elderly digital photo which by the date, I think must have been taken by my first digital Leica, a Digilux Zoom from 1999, so apologies for the quality. Usual information 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=4299744'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 25, 2021 Share #16274 Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Lancia Flaminia (Tipo 813/823/824/826) Spider Edited October 25, 2021 by hektor Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 26, 2021 Share #16275 Posted October 26, 2021 Hektor close but not quite there. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 26, 2021 Share #16276 Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, wlaidlaw said: Hektor close but not quite there. Wilson Final attempt: Lancia Aurelia Spider Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 26, 2021 Share #16277 Posted October 26, 2021 Correct Hektor. The full title would be Lancia B24 Aurelia America Spider. This is the property of a friend who is a Lancia enthusiast. He was the person who re-created a Lancia D50 Grand Prix car, having spent 10 years scouring Italy, in old garages, stores and warehouses to locate enough spare parts to make the car. He later recovered a crashed and burnt D24 and rebuilt that also. Your turn 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! 6 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=4300142'>More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 26, 2021 Share #16278 Posted October 26, 2021 Good one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 26, 2021 Share #16279 Posted October 26, 2021 An easy 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! 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=4300578'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted October 26, 2021 Share #16280 Posted October 26, 2021 Hello Hektor, Could this be an English or an Australian car? Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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