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Post by Nick RS on Dec 24, 2016 9:23:01 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone. Here are a few cars to identify if you find yourself at a lose end over the next couple of days. I am not sure how hard I have pitched this, some of them look very obvious. All I'll say is that not all are what they might at first appear. Pictures taken from the internet so variable quality. I've gone for British marques and have included Ford and Vauxhall, not every car will have been built in Britain though. Make and Model please, extra Kudos for accuracy Perhaps you could hold off posting up any answers until 26th Dec. Nick  CAR 1  CAR 2  CAR 3  CAR 4  CAR 5  CAR 6  CAR 7  CAR 8  CAR 9  CAR 10  CAR 11  CAR 12  CAR 13  CAR 14  CAR 15 |
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Post by Penguin45 on Dec 26, 2016 12:35:59 GMT
Car 13 has got "our" doors.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Dec 27, 2016 0:10:12 GMT
Right, come on you lot, this is supposed to be a bit of Christmas fun.
1/ Triumph - 1300/Toledo?
2/ Vauxhall - Carlton/Senator?
3/ Ford Granada. "Get yer trousers on - you're nicked".
4/ No idea.
5/ Vague memories of a TVR?
6/ Morris Oxford Van/LCV.
7/ Bedfors CA minibus.
8/ Humber Sceptre. Rootes Arrow car at least.
9/ MGC
10/ MkII Jaguar. Maybe. Never could tell the difference between a MkI and a MkII. Or a Daimler V8 one come to that.
11/ Wolseley New 14. Maybe again.....
12/ Daimler or Lanchester. One of the later ones was based on the other. I think.
13/ I've got stuck on the X6 cars - Tasmin and Kimberley. Nick says they're British though.
14/ Princess I. Badged as an Austin. All a bit compex around that time.
15/ Probably a Wolseley Hornet. It appears to have a badge on the grille.
You'll have to trust me, but Nick hasn't spilled the answers, so fill in the blanks and queries.
Chris.
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Post by wolseley on Dec 27, 2016 1:05:40 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone. Here are a few cars to identify if you find yourself at a lose end over the next couple of days. I am not sure how hard I have pitched this, some of them look very obvious. All I'll say is that not all are what they might at first appear. Pictures taken from the internet so variable quality. I've gone for British marques and have included Ford and Vauxhall, not every car will have been built in Britain though. Make and Model please, extra Kudos for accuracy Perhaps you could hold off posting up any answers until 26th Dec. Nick CAR 1 Triumph Toledo CAR 2 Vauxhall Carlton CAR 3 Ford Concol Granada mk1 CAR 4 CAR 5 TVR CAR 6 Morris Oxford Van CAR 7 Bedford CA CAR 8 Humber Scepter CAR 9 MGC CAR 10 Daimler 2.5 V8 post 1967 CAR 11 Wolseley 14 CAR 12 Armstrong Siddley CAR 13 Austin Kimberley CAR 14 Austin Princess CAR 15 Wolseley 1000 |
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Post by dave1800 on Dec 27, 2016 8:11:55 GMT
Looking pretty good but I am in the same boat as you as Nick hasn't shared the answers. Have a closer look at number 13 though, I'm not convinced it is a Kimberley (or Tasman), maybe our Australian members can tell us.
regards
David
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Post by peppib on Dec 27, 2016 8:30:31 GMT
I thought pic 1 was a Triumph 1500 (just pre Dolomite) I owned one of those until it disintegrated with rust aged 5
5 looks like a TVR Tuscan
15 isn't an Elf/Hornet either (had one of those as well) as there is no boot. Looks like someone has put a Hornet front on a 'standard' (if there is such a thing) Mini, making it a hybrid
Been a tad unwell over Christmas. Chris, beware and don't try and do too much as I had another attack at 04.50 on Christmas day. Second one this year as I try and convince myself I am still in my 40's and not knocking on 70
Dave
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Post by Nick RS on Dec 27, 2016 9:16:10 GMT
Some good answers from Wolseley. I won't give all the answers straight away but some you have landed spot on. You are correct for 6,7,8,9,10,15, and well on the way for some of the rest, keep thinking on those. Car 3 is the actual one used in the Sweeney and it is in fact a Ford Consul GT so you were pretty much there. I thought car 15 might hold out a bit longer. I think the Wolseley 1000 was built in South Africa, not a Hornet, no boot.
Peppib, correct, car 1 is a Triumph 1500, the silver grille is different to the Dolomite, and the Toledo had single square front lamps. Sorry to read the rest of you post, do get well soon.
Keep going on the rest of them
Back soon - Nick
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Post by landcrabman on Dec 27, 2016 17:14:25 GMT
Merry Christmas everyone. Here are a few cars to identify if you find yourself at a lose end over the next couple of days. I am not sure how hard I have pitched this, some of them look very obvious. All I'll say is that not all are what they might at first appear. Pictures taken from the internet so variable quality. I've gone for British marques and have included Ford and Vauxhall, not every car will have been built in Britain though. Make and Model please, extra Kudos for accuracy Perhaps you could hold off posting up any answers until 26th Dec. Nick CAR 1 Triumph Toledo CAR 2 Vauxhall Carlton CAR 3 Ford Concol Granada mk1 CAR 4 CAR 5 TVR CAR 6 Morris Oxford Van CAR 7 Bedford CA CAR 8 Humber Scepter CAR 9 MGC CAR 10 Daimler 2.5 V8 post 1967 CAR 11 Wolseley 14 CAR 12 Armstrong Siddley CAR 13 Austin Kimberley CAR 14 Austin Princess CAR 15 Wolseley 1000 |
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Post by landcrabman on Dec 27, 2016 17:19:17 GMT
Car 13 is a panther kit car I think , recall one in sheffield a few years goo used for weddings
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Post by landcrabman on Dec 27, 2016 17:26:19 GMT
Not sure if it was a kit car ? Or was made by Panther.
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Post by Penguin45 on Dec 27, 2016 21:06:38 GMT
Good call - Panther De Ville.
Chris.
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Post by landcrabman on Dec 27, 2016 21:35:24 GMT
Rear door different to a crab round the wheel arch , tricky that one. Thanks for the quiz .
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Post by Nick RS on Dec 27, 2016 21:59:55 GMT
The Panther de Ville was more expensive than a Rolls Royce when it was new, quite mad really. Landcrab doors, a Jaguar V12, pastiche Bugatti looks and goodness knows what else. About 60 produced in all. They get the last laugh though as the survival rate is way better than anything else that shared the doors.
Between you all you have most of the manufacturers sorted, just need some of the models buttoning down. Car 4 must be more of a tease than I thought, I think up some clues about that one for tomorrow. All complete answers will be given on New Year's Eve.
Nick
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Post by Penguin45 on Dec 27, 2016 23:55:59 GMT
Thought car 4 might be a Crossley. The grille is similar but not quite the same.
Chris.
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Post by Nick RS on Dec 28, 2016 13:23:59 GMT
Not a Crossley. For some time in the 20s this was the best selling British car. It was produced in Tipton and Dudley but this Black Country product was ultimately doomed as the manufacturer under developed replacement cars. Sales collapsed and more cars returned to the factory with faults than they were building new. The last car was made in 1929 while commercial vehicles lingered a couple of years longer. The company survived making automotive components. It was taken over by Standard Triumph in the mid 50s.
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