Graham (G4FUJ) Posted January 18, 2023 Share #19121 Posted January 18, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) No idea on the car, but I spotted that rear suspension turret straight away 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Hi Graham (G4FUJ), Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted January 19, 2023 Share #19122 Posted January 19, 2023 Hmmmm. Time for a broader crop: 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=4650071'>More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted January 19, 2023 Share #19123 Posted January 19, 2023 Lotus Elite, first generation (though I don't remember the suspension turrets in those). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 19, 2023 Share #19124 Posted January 19, 2023 1962. Such a delightful little gen. Your turn Graham 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=4650310'>More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted January 19, 2023 Share #19125 Posted January 19, 2023 Ahh. Have to throw it open again as I have failed to find anything suitable. Sorry everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 19, 2023 Share #19126 Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: Lotus Elite, first generation (though I don't remember the suspension turrets in those). Unfortunately I do. My friend had punched one turret completely away from the body shell a a result of his adventure with a hump backed bridge. The damage had razor sharp broken fibreglass shards poking out, hence the scars. I did a very special repair for him, using some of my roll of ex Rolls Royce RB211 carbon fibre tape, originally destined for the RB211 fan blades. A roll of the tape had failed inspection, so RR were going to dump the whole batch, when a few rolls were rescued by a friend who was a research engineer for RR and one ended up with me. It was a very large roll about a foot across and 4 inches wide. I used it for years for various stiffening bandages for race car body panels, like the very thin (and flappy) fibreglass wings on our space framed Morgan 4/4 and later on my Ralt RT40 F2 car. I used the last bit just a few years ago to repair the base of a leather swivel chair which had been damaged on its trip from China. Wilson PS That Elite is in a lovely colour. Far nicer than my friend's custard yellow one. We threatened to wrap a band of checkered tape round it, so that it looked like a Bird's Custard powder drum. W. Edited January 19, 2023 by wlaidlaw 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19127 Posted January 20, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 7 hours ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: Ahh. Have to throw it open again as I have failed to find anything suitable. Sorry everyone. If there are no objections, I think I have a sound specimen to post which should be readily identifiable. Toencourage as many guesses as possible, I'm not asking for the usual information - yet, rather, let's identify country of manufacture / origin first and then see where that leads us. 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=4650738'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19128 Posted January 20, 2023 Hello John, France? Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19129 Posted January 20, 2023 Art Deco styling Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19130 Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) It has right-hand-drive so that narrows it down slightly although as Wilson has pointed out previously there are a few 'unexpected' countries which have used rhd in the past... I don't know what it is but so far I do like what I see! Looking forward to this one as it develops. Philip. Edited January 20, 2023 by pippy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19131 Posted January 20, 2023 And don't forget that many manufacturers built their cars for both left- and right-hand drive markets. I'm thinking of two manufacturers from France. Your cropped image looks most promising for what is likely to be a beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19132 Posted January 20, 2023 Michael, Stuart, France is correct. Graham, your guess at the art deco styling motif on this car is also correct, although this particular, important example of the arts decoratives movement as applied to automobiles came pretty much at the end of that style's era. As with most cars from this famous coach builder, this is a one-off effort, i.e. the client would purchase a production rolling chassis from his chosen manufacturers and then the client would also specify which carrosserie would provide the coachwork and finish the car. To facilitate a solution, another generous clue.......time to guess the car. 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=4651387'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19133 Posted January 20, 2023 I think the coachbuilder begins with a G but as we owned one of these cars, I will leave it to others. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted January 20, 2023 Share #19134 Posted January 20, 2023 3 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: I think the coachbuilder begins with a G but as we owned one of these cars, I will leave it to others. Wilson Not with a G but with a P. JZG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted January 21, 2023 Share #19135 Posted January 21, 2023 Looks like there's no reason to expect additional guesses, so here it is. A 1946 Delahaye 135 MS Pourtout Coupe Aerodynamique. The 135 MS series was launched in 1938 as an improved version of the original 135 from 1935. Like the pre-war racing Delahayes, the 135MS (Modifie Speciale) had the high-compression 3.5 liter 6-cylinder motor and could easily reach 100 mph +. This particular car was especially built by Claude Pourtout ( Marcel Pourtout's - the founder- son ) for the '46 Paris Auto Salon, the first European auto show after the war. SL / 24-90 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! 4 2 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=4652712'>More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted January 21, 2023 Share #19136 Posted January 21, 2023 ....and another view to show the proportions and the cleaner look, compared to the more flamboyant pre-war creations of both, the manufacturer and the coach builders. If anyone has something to post.......please do so. 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! 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=4652714'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 21, 2023 Share #19137 Posted January 21, 2023 Though I was thinking Delahaye and Talbo Lago, there was no way I could have gone further. Beautiful car. Thanks for posting it. what a beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 21, 2023 Share #19138 Posted January 21, 2023 I was thinking of the Gangloff bodied 135M. Our just pre-war 135M was surprisingly conservatively bodied by Figoni and Falaschi (aka Phoney and Flashy) but with the interior redone for the original owner (Coco Chanel) by Louis Vuitton. I think the 135 cars are very under-rated and IMHO, nicer to drive than a Bugatti 57. The Cotal electric gearbox is a delight. It is actually a quite simple device, in contrast to its reputation, being just a Wilson pre-selector gearbox with the brake bands operated by solenoid controlled hydraulic valves rather than cables operating the valves. Louis Vuitton, without being asked, made a new hand stitched small red leather football for us, to go on the end of the 7cm long tiny gearchange selector lever. The "knee action" Dubonnet (designed by René Dubonnet of the aperitif family and racing driver) independent front suspension, gives it a much better ride than many of its competitors. Would be my choice of a pre-war car alongside a 4¼L Bentley. Wilson 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted January 22, 2023 Share #19139 Posted January 22, 2023 That's a lovely car, Ivan. G Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 23, 2023 Share #19140 Posted January 23, 2023 Ivan - Perhaps you should pull another one from your vast collection of interesting car photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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