mercrocker Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 That was Nubar Gulbenkian's car. He also caused this to be done to an FX4.... A wealthy (no shit) financier, he once famously remarked that his Austin "turned on a sixpence....Whatever that is...." JeeExEll, lesapandre and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 That was Nubar Gulbenkian's car. He also caused this to be done to an FX4.... gulbenkian_taxi.jpg A wealthy (no shit) financier, he once famously remarked that his Austin "turned on a sixpence....Whatever that is...."He must have had immerse leverage to get Rolls to abandon their radiator grille. I've only seen that on Rolls prototypes. An amazing car - not great doing a 3-point turn. That 'bathtub' shape was popular for a time. Especially with Nash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hooper built the bodywork, RR only supplied the chassis. I don't suppose the company were very happy with the outcome but they had to put up with the various creations for Indian princes before the likes of Nubar.... lesapandre, JeeExEll and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Or since then the Sultan of Brunei had this little beauty made. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Baltimore JeeExEll, RayMK and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Normandy Momentary Lapse Of Reason, hennabm, mercrocker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Japan RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 https://twitter.com/CamilleStein/status/1055443191808303104?s=09 Spain 1960 Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Paris early 50's. Note Sunbeam Alpine on left. Rootes has a showroom on the Champs Elysee at that time. artdjones, RayMK, The Reverend Bluejeans and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Just purrfect Remspoor, mercrocker, sheffcortinacentre and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 https://twitter.com/CamilleStein/status/1055443191808303104?s=09 Spain 1960 TUK has competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Paris 50's. forddeliveryboy, JeeExEll, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Italy... RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Asimo, hennabm, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 sheffcortinacentre, Jerzy Woking, mercrocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 hennabm, Jerzy Woking, sheffcortinacentre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Birmingham Beehive by diplomatic permission deepi, on Flickr hennabm, Fat_Pirate, Jerzy Woking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Where's his moped? The Reverend Bluejeans and Eddie Honda 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 "Come on luv, the car's this way. Back on the gin again?". RayMK, The Reverend Bluejeans, MorrisItalSLX and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Paris early 50's. Note Sunbeam Alpine on left. Rootes has a showroom on the Champs Elysee at that time. What is that weird futuristic car behind the far 2CV. That will never sell, scrap it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Both in production 1955. What a world of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Here is another small contrast... The P4 Rover in the background was halfway through its production life when the DS made its first UK Motor Show appearance. The Rover was almost as strikingly styled for its own 1949 debut compared to most of the competition. The P6 of course was referred to as "Solihull Citroen" by the press but was a full 8 years behind the DS..... lesapandre, RayMK and forddeliveryboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Bus stop Armenia Remspoor, RayMK and martc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Copenhagen RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 mercrocker, Remspoor, RayMK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 RayMK, Remspoor and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Google tells me that Inderwick's Briar and Meerschaum Pipe Manufacturers shut its Carnaby St. doors for the last time in 1998. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 S.F. Edge landing at Battery Pier Douglas for the Gordon Bennett Trials 1903 forddeliveryboy and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Peel P50 in Peel (Sept 1963) RayMK, Junkman, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1904 (little better today...) RayMK and forddeliveryboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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