NigelG Posted April 24, 2023 Share #19581 Posted April 24, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) FWIW Late to the party but still suffering retinal scarring from what I can only see as a stretched Landcrab…😮 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 Hi NigelG, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pippy Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19582 Posted April 25, 2023 No guesses yet?... OK here's the whole width of the rear-light panel but so as to not give the game away as regards which lens is which...; 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! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4758428'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19583 Posted April 25, 2023 Triumph 2000? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19584 Posted April 25, 2023 21 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Triumph 2000?...... Not quite, Wilson, but you are very very close... One more crop will suffice. This small badge tells all; 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! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4758455'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19585 Posted April 25, 2023 I will leave it to others to sprint to the finish line on this car. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19586 Posted April 25, 2023 I’m guessing the “S stands for Sprint? Spanish or Italian aspirations, hard to tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19587 Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, IkarusJohn said: I’m guessing the “S stands for Sprint?......Spanish or Italian aspirations, hard to tell. I haven't been able to narrow-down with exactitude the meaning of the 'S'. It may or may not stand for Sprint. It may or may not stand for 'Sport'. Neither soubriquet is used in the actual model designation... Whatever the name I think it fair to say that Michellotti, given the constraints of the brief, did a very good job here! Another snap might be useful; 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! Philip. Edited April 25, 2023 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4758589'>More sharing options...
Patrick1955 Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19588 Posted April 25, 2023 Triumph 2500 TC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 25, 2023 Share #19589 Posted April 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, Patrick1955 said: Triumph 2500 TC? Well, Patrick, the clue was the 'S' badging in post 19584......but I'm in a generous mood!......😺...... It's a Triumph 2500-S which - and this surprised me when I read up on the variants a few days ago - was both the top-of-the-heap and the rarest within the 2.5 line-up. Out of a total of some 320,000+ examples of the 1963-'77 Micellotti-designed models a mere 8,164 were the ultimate 2500-S as opposed to 32,492 TC's. Apparently the 'TC' designation - understood by Hoi Polloi of the time (myself included!) to reference 'Twin Carburettors' - was a bit misleading as ALL 2000 and 2500 models were so-equipped. Here, courtesy of Wiki, is the explain-all; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_2000 A couple of general pics to round-off the puzzle; 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! It might never have attained the same high-profile popularity as the (admittedly rather brilliant) Dolomite Sprint but I always considered the 2500 to have far more in the Elegance stakes. Certainly more interesting as a choice nowadays than, for instance, a Mk. 1 Cortina. Thanks, everyone, and over to you, Patrick, for the next quiz! Philip. 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! It might never have attained the same high-profile popularity as the (admittedly rather brilliant) Dolomite Sprint but I always considered the 2500 to have far more in the Elegance stakes. Certainly more interesting as a choice nowadays than, for instance, a Mk. 1 Cortina. Thanks, everyone, and over to you, Patrick, for the next quiz! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4758617'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted April 26, 2023 Share #19590 Posted April 26, 2023 I guess the 2500S Estate version would be a rare bird nowadays. Isn´t it crazy what a wide range of cars had been produced on that "little island" until the 1970s before most brands died? And then try to remember the average dealers showroom sizes back in the 1970s! Many only had space for 1-3 cars. So many new models must have collected rust in the backyard. Did I say "rust"? Not British cars 😉 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 26, 2023 Share #19591 Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rona!d said: ...Isn´t it crazy what a wide range of cars had been produced on that "little island" until the 1970s before most brands died?... So true, Ronald! A few decades ago I used to think that the products coming out from the car-plants here were awful - and in terms of QC they were - but in terms of styling, variety and innovation? Back then every school-kid with an interest in cars could recognise pretty much every car on the roads in the UK just by their silhouette but nowadays manufacturers seem to strive to attain the Grey Porridge of utterly nondescript "styling". Reliability is, of course, something to be applauded but what about individuality of character into the bargain? A few marques still manage to achieve something a bit special - Alfa's 4C being a wonderful example - but, by-and-large, it would seem that the major players prefer the safety of Blandness and Anonymity. Philip. Edited April 26, 2023 by pippy 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted April 28, 2023 Share #19592 Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 10:15 PM, Rona!d said: So many new models must have collected rust in the backyard. Did I say "rust"? Not British cars 😉 Much of the rust started long before the car was even manufactured, with rolls of steel left outside the manufacturing plant(s). As for Philip's "blandness" I think a lot of it is forced on manufacturers - attempting to reduce the fuel consumption / drag (Cd) &c. The Alfa 4C is rather pretty 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 29, 2023 Share #19593 Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 9:42 AM, Graham (G4FUJ) said: ..The Alfa 4C is rather pretty ... As it wasn't a regular 'Production-Line' model I deliberately didn't mention the same marque's 2007 - '09 '8C Competizione' which I would probably rate as the most bewitching sports car to have appeared during the last two decades but as only 500 examples were crafted it could hardly be considered to be a 'normal' proposition for members of the general public... Can someone check to see whether Partick has remembered to wind-up his alarm-clock?... Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 29, 2023 Share #19594 Posted April 29, 2023 Patrick - It's your turn to post a mystery car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 30, 2023 Share #19595 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) On 4/28/2023 at 9:42 AM, Graham (G4FUJ) said: ...As for Philip's "blandness" I think a lot of it is forced on manufacturers - attempting to reduce the fuel consumption / drag (Cd) &c... Not wishing to start a bunfight, Graham, I assure you but the Cd coefficient, for the majority of road users compared with miles travelled is, IMO, an absolute red herring. For sure there are company exec's who cover 100,000 miles+ per year and for whom a reduction in Cd might save their company a few quid but seriously? 99.2% (apparently!) of the UK population travel less than 20 miles (32Km) per day by car and almost every one of those miles (Km) is completed at a speed of 30mph (50-ish Kmph) or less which means that benefits through reduction of Cd figures under test conditions would be comprehensibly trounced by local weather events such as, perhaps, a particularly brisk south'westerner in either a Tailwind or Headwind mood. But we're straying away from the quiz so apologies to one and all!... Philip. Edited April 30, 2023 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted April 30, 2023 Share #19596 Posted April 30, 2023 9 hours ago, pippy said: Not wishing to start a bunfight, Graham, I assure you but the Cd coefficient, for the majority of road users compared with miles travelled is, IMO, an absolute red herring. Philip. No argument from me. I'm fully in agreement with your comment. It's the legislators that need shaking up! Looking forward to the next mystery vehicle... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 1, 2023 Share #19597 Posted May 1, 2023 I sent Patrick a separate email message yesterday. If he doesn't respond by tomorrow we'll open it up to others to post a mystery car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 2, 2023 Share #19598 Posted May 2, 2023 21 hours ago, stuny said: I sent Patrick a separate email message yesterday. If he doesn't respond by tomorrow we'll open it up to others to post a mystery car. OK; as we wait for Patrick to get back to us here's something to while away the time; 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! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4762957'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 2, 2023 Share #19599 Posted May 2, 2023 Philip, Is it a Bond Minicar model D? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 2, 2023 Share #19600 Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) 58 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: ...Is it a Bond Minicar model D?... Hello, Wilson, and a good guess but no; it isn't. The Bond 'D' was sold in much greater numbers and actually pre-dates the mystery vehicle. Philip. Edited May 2, 2023 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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