Rust Collector Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 1 minute ago, High Jetter said: which Sainsburys? Newhaven, my usual lunchtime haunt. High Jetter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 So good, a band named themselves after the advert. timolloyd, chaseracer and horriblemercedes 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 and here's the ad. Rust Collector, Datsuncog, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 @LightBulbFun What is 486 TDV? Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: @LightBulbFun What is 486 TDV? Stanley Mk7 Invalid Car (Model 65 in Ministry speak) they look like this from the front (282RTA) only 1 example is known to survive, they where the direct successor to the Stanley Harper Mk6 Austat, lesapandre, RayMK and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 From a IMSTOKZE video on youtube - think it's a Fuego but I'm also seeing a possible gingercator under the headlight which is confusing me. Is it an Isuzu Piazza? https://youtu.be/1ARsoo6XAHk?si=HRqAZUHWTJCBVoEp&t=172 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Xantia? I think that gingercator might just be a leaf... bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Not a fuego possibly pizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 29/11/2023 at 13:55, martc said: Right it's those pesky Finns again, for a country with such a small population they had a very eclectic taste in 4 wheeled bolides. This is Töölö Sports Hall (then an Exhibition Hall) was built in 1935. The photo was taken in 1954. But what is the green car? Touch of the DS about it but I bet it's a Yank of some description. Hudson Commodore is correct. The side trim on the car in the photo above indicates this is a 1951 model. Badge on the front wing touches the wheel arch. RayMK, sdkrc, MiniMinorMk3 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman Of The People Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 29/11/2023 at 13:57, martc said: Just a bit later, I think it's a Hudson, probably a Commodore. This rusty Commodore is a 1950 model. Note how the badge on the wing does not touch the wheel arch. Dyslexic Viking, RayMK, martc and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Wow! The noise. But what is the white roofed vehicle? It has the look of some sort of '50's fibreglass horror. I guess we're looking at the rear (of the car). RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Or maybe the front of a truck cab, nose into the kerb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Possibly one of these? What's the event though? MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said: Possibly one of these? What's the event though? Good point, and may, or may not help. The photo is labelled as 'Argentinian Meteor flying low in Montevideo, Uruguay'. So could it be some sort of South American pick-up....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Yeah I'd say it was a '40s American pick-up of some description. Not specifically one of these, but this sort of thing martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 02/12/2023 at 21:35, bunglebus said: From a IMSTOKZE video on youtube - think it's a Fuego but I'm also seeing a possible gingercator under the headlight which is confusing me. Is it an Isuzu Piazza? https://youtu.be/1ARsoo6XAHk?si=HRqAZUHWTJCBVoEp&t=172 Xantia, definitely bunglebus and MiniMinorMk3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 04/12/2023 at 05:56, Madman Of The People said: Hudson Commodore is correct. The side trim on the car in the photo above indicates this is a 1951 model. Badge on the front wing touches the wheel arch. Fantastic cars. If you ever get the chance to buy one don't hesitate. Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 A terrible photo of a photo in a pub near me, I think the car on the left is a Jowett Javelin and I thought the one on the right was an Austin Atlantic, but now I'm not so sure. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 You're probably correct, they did do a drophead version of the Atlantic. FakeConcern, GeordieInExile, MiniMinorMk3 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 21 minutes ago, vulgalour said: You're probably correct, they did do a drophead version of the Atlantic. That's stunning. GeordieInExile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Looking beyond the cats, what's the car? I'm sure the grille will give it away. To me it looks like a Lancia grille but I just can't believe that. Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 Horsey horseless cabrio martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat777 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, martc said: Looking beyond the cats, what's the car? I'm sure the grille will give it away. To me it looks like a Lancia grille but I just can't believe that. As a vintage car buff, I did a quick dig and it seems it is indeed a Lancia - a 20hp Gamma apparrently, but post 1911 due to there being a grille badge Note the radiator, front and rear wings, unusual scuttle, and especially that very distinctive crescent shaped "seam" between front and rear doors: martc and sdkrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 6 hours ago, martc said: Looking beyond the cats, what's the car? I'm sure the grille will give it away. To me it looks like a Lancia grille but I just can't believe that. The pic isn't too clear, but looking at a larger version gives plenty of clues: Although I thought it was pretty obvious after a close look at the radiator, I began to doubt myself as I couldn't find an exact match online. I started going down some rabbit-holes of French cars for a while with no luck. Annoyingly I don't have my handy 1912-1913 radiator identification guide to hand today (it's a lifesaver in these situations). Luckily, books exist, and Nic Portway's big volume on early Vauxhalls confirms my suspicions: it's a 20hp, one of a fleet used by Black Cat Cigarettes. There's even a picture of a panel van in the same livery, and another identical tourer (or perhaps the same one). RayMK, martc, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 10 hours ago, martc said: Looking beyond the cats, what's the car? I'm sure the grille will give it away. To me it looks like a Lancia grille but I just can't believe that. Jesus. You'd need to stop for a cigarette after seeing those 3 drive past. I know I'm having nightmares tonight now. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 6 hours ago, barrett said: The pic isn't too clear, but looking at a larger version gives plenty of clues: Although I thought it was pretty obvious after a close look at the radiator, I began to doubt myself as I couldn't find an exact match online. I started going down some rabbit-holes of French cars for a while with no luck. Annoyingly I don't have my handy 1912-1913 radiator identification guide to hand today (it's a lifesaver in these situations). Luckily, books exist, and Nic Portway's big volume on early Vauxhalls confirms my suspicions: it's a 20hp, one of a fleet used by Black Cat Cigarettes. There's even a picture of a panel van in the same livery, and another identical tourer (or perhaps the same one). Thanks for the dedication to dig into this, although I would have liked it to have been a Lancia deep down I thought it would be British and a Vauxhall fits the bill, the flutes along the bonnet should have been a big clue to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 14 hours ago, martc said: Looking beyond the cats, what's the car? I'm sure the grille will give it away. To me it looks like a Lancia grille but I just can't believe that. i reckoned id took too much meds, if i seen this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 The sports car looks like an Alfa Romeo, judging by the grille, but what model is it? And the estate, any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 TZ2 for the Alfa and a Fiat Topolina (Topolina?) is my guess bunglebus, sheffcortinacentre and martc 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 That was quick, thanks. 8 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said: TZ2 for the Alfa and a Fiat Topolina (Topolina?) is my guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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