taranaki Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Need some help trying to identify this glorious shite. Cheers! antony denman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Film prop? Can't see it passing C&E legislation with that nose.Sent from my R19 using Tapatalk taranaki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I looked to see if it was a George Barris creation, couldn't find anything.. taranaki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Looks like something from Stingray or similar. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Yes, I'd go with film prop. Any more photos? Any details to add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 possibly a racing prototype with the nose being quite aerodynamic, might be hiding a v8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 From the silhouette I would guess at a modified Stingray body possibly - not an actual car but made up from a mould of a real car modified? I'd say either a custom car or film or advert prop? Possibly Gerry Anderson? Nicely made. Fascinating thing - amazing to get it running if indeed it has running gear. timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 99% sure it's a film prop. Can't see any doors, windows look opaque. Tried searching unknown on IMCDB but there are 1632 pages of them I reckon it would be a full time job/fun pastime trying to ID them all Carlosfandango and uk_senator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony denman Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 one off lepos creations inconsistant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, big_al_granvia said: possibly a racing prototype with the nose being quite aerodynamic, might be hiding a v8 If it's like other 50's or 60's 'specials it's more likely to be hiding an Austin 7 or Ford Pop engine for maximum powah ... lesapandre and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alusilber Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Looks like a full-size version of something Matchbox would have had in their range around 1974 😁 eddyramrod, DSdriver and tooSavvy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 18 hours ago, taranaki said: Garythesnail and taranaki 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 21 hours ago, bunglebus said: 99% sure it's a film prop. Can't see any doors, windows look opaque. Tried searching unknown on IMCDB but there are 1632 pages of them I reckon it would be a full time job/fun pastime trying to ID them all I don't know why this one isn't all over the internet, given the interest these unknown cars seem to generate. I have had those photos saved on my computer for years but have never seen a reference to it outside IMDB. Given the obsessive nature of people in the American historic custom car world it's strange it hasn't been ID'd already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 10 hours ago, Alusilber said: Looks like a full-size version of something Matchbox would have had in their range around 1974 😁 Again you might be on to something there - a Lesney or Hot Wheels promotion vehicle? Alusilber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I see an extremely drunk drag queen, loudly slurring "Y THO" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 It looks like a home-built homage to something out of Speed Racer, like 'Shooting Star' crossed with the GRX. It has the nose of the former and the body style of the latter... It would help to know the source of the photo and location (as best known) of the subject material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 And a new possibly not so mystery. I think I know what it is, but does anyone else? Just found the photo going through an old album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Did you used to own it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 That's got me stumped. A few ideas but nothing quite fits.....judging by the truck in the background, that was taken relatively recently. Any clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Reminds me of the hot wheels redline splittin' image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Looks like something based on a VW Variant Mk3 fastback... Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 That's the Frazer Daimler-Jaguar Special. Built on the Shetland Isles circa 1969 by a Mr Frazer, it's a DB18 chassis with a Jaguar 3.8 engine. Doors and rear windows are VW fastback ans rear lights are Austin Maxi. Bodywork in GRP - it survives awaiting restoration edit to add: mic drop Shep Shepherd, vonmon, vulgalour and 17 others 15 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Not as old as it looks from the side view JeeExEll, vonmon, anonymous user and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 EWWW! sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 And as expected Barrett wins. My pic was taken over 20 years ago, I vaguely remember the feature in (I think) Hot Car when it was built, seem to remember it had wire mesh built into the roof to act as the radio aerial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr Pastry said: Not as old as it looks from the side view Looks like something Bristol might have come up with. I really want a pic of the back now to see how well* those Maxi lights are integrated. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, quicksilver said: Looks like something Bristol might have come up with. I really want a pic of the back now to see how well* those Maxi lights are integrated. And the answer is, not very well I'd still love to own it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 4 hours ago, anonymous user said: And a new possibly not so mystery. I think I know what it is, but does anyone else? Just found the photo going through an old album Looks very Saab-ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Looks a bit Alfa GTV at gas mark 6 in the front 3/4 shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 19 hours ago, anonymous user said: And the answer is, not very well I'd still love to own it though Gah, that's even worse than I imagined and I wish I could unsee it. At that angle it looks like it's collapsed at the bulkhead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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