^Pierce-Arrow? Except for the split windshield.
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^Pierce-Arrow? Except for the split windshield.
Nooo...
There is a link with Rolls Royce and Hispano Suiza in that these companies each produced aircraft engines. And at about the same time....
how about a Isotta Fraschini tipo
Daimler.
Armstrong Siddeley?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobfish
Half a cigar!Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
Daimler Benz Royal Limousine.
the split windscreen had me buggered as well, most cars had moved to a one piece.
Ooooh, there's nothing like waking up in the morning and finding you've got a nice woody. Yours is indeed a beauty Earl :)
I reckon it might be a Pontiac, mid to late '30s?
For others elsewhere in the world who will be waking up shortly, here's another Woody, this time getting a bit of a rub:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1022.jpg
^ as this is a sensible car thread: the one above is a '48 Pontiac apparently.
Not sure if I've got Earl's or not, but to keep things bubbling along, here's another one:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1025.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
Now in fairness I might add it's not a production car, but a one off that was inspired by a far more prosaic saloon. I make no excuses for this as I reckon the car's bloody gorgeous. You wouldn't be on this thread if there weren't traces of 10W-30 in your veins...
The car it was inspired by is seen in the background below:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1026.jpg
What's it all about then?
Think I saw this in a car mag some years ago. Volga with BMW power (850csi?) ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
Kinda a retro Volga on chassis of 850 CSI.
Read more: Russian "Pobeda" rebuilt in 2005 - Club Lexus Forums
Nah, 36D tops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
The dashboard of the Pobeda is superb.
The black car looks very much like it is based on a Volga design, or could it be a Moskivitch?
It is pre-war and from Detroit. But not a Pontiac.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
Watched the Goodwood races yesterday and in the saloon car race there was a Russian car Gaz or Moskvitch. The pit crew were dressed in Russian military uniforms, stood by the pit wall and saluted every time the car went past.:smileylaughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by taxexile
Oldsmobile?Quote:
It is pre-war and from Detroit. But not a Pontiac.
Buick Eight stationwagon?
Just looked again at the Woody - is it a Chrysler? The emblem on the rear wheel spats looks a bit Chrysler-like, and the hood ornament looks familiar in a New York landmark sort of way.
In deference to QC's wisdom I'll guess it as a late 1936 model (December perhaps?) :)
BTW - to Bob, Jim & Tax, yup, the inspiration came from the Volga. It's called the Volga V12 Coupe and it is based on a widened BMW 8 series floor plan.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1041.jpg
A stunning bit of kit I reckon.
^ Yes, very nice. I would like to see a lot of the old designs re-introduced, meaning keep the external look but update the mechanics, etc.
That's another nice angle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
^ yup, the Volga's a handsome beast, here's a (final) photo that I couldn't post before as it tells you what it is on the back...
https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
I have a real soft spot for the big 1950s/60s luxury coupes. They must have been so different in terms of size, capability and style from anything else bumbling around the roads at the time.
Here's another one, actually probably one of my all time favourites from the marque:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1048.jpg
Anyone?
C'mon Roobarb, I think this one's too easy - though I agree with your sentiment. FerrariQuote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
250GT 2+2 1960
Still can't ID the woody though....
Yup, it's an easy one, the Ferrari 250 GT. Sadly a fair few of these have been butchered and turned into replica GTOs which fetch a lot more money.
Here's another one then:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1052.jpg
Getting closer, it is a 1937 Hudson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
Hazard a guess on this one?
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1055.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1056.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1057.jpg
1932 hudson greater eight standard
As I posted am Innocenti A40 earlier I thought someone may like this? This is from 2012 but an A40 won again this year. It was on TV on Sunday evening.
No guessing just enjoy?
2012 Goodwood Revival - St Mary's Trophy Race - YouTube
1380cc 140 hp at 7500 rpm.
The problem here Roobarb, is we both like the same cars :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
Iso Rivolta IR300 '62 ish....
File:Facel-Vega FV Front-view.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here's another GT man's car.
(Edit) well that didn't work on the iPad ....
^^ spot on Bob, Iso Rivolta it is.
Here's your Facel Vega:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1119.jpg
OK, a bit less sporty and from a decade earlier, but quite a machine for its time nonetheless:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1120.jpg
Looks more like she's from about a century earlier although the car is nice though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roobarb
We have a winner!Quote:
Originally Posted by reddog
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1124.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1125.jpg
^^ You know what QC, you got me worried there so I've just checked.
The Facel Vega HK500 production ran from 1959 to 1963. The model of car I've just posted was produced between 1958 and 1963, albeit this one is a Mk 1 so pre '61.
I thought I might have actually been underestimating it a bit when I said a decade (although I was pretty sure it wasn't a century...). The two cars were actually manufactured at exactly the same time.
Gor blimey guv'nor
How about this beauty?
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1126.jpg
Now that was a bit sneaky Earl, posting two Hudsons in a row... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr EarlWe have a winner!Quote:
Originally Posted by reddog
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Earl
Ooooh, yes, please sir, please, pleeeeeeeease. I know...
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1127.jpg
Thank you
Ahem (pause for everyone's attention)
Is it a Hudson?
Only joking. The Swan hood ornament leads me to believe it is some sort of Packard. No idea what model though.
Packard is correct. It is a 50's Packard so the rest of the car is ugly, (no pics)
One of the best hood ornaments ever, me thinks.
mr earl, i knew the hudson by the teardrop lights,was a few years before anyone else used them.that woody stumped me because the american makers like ford, gm etc
made so many models and changed the front with updates all the time.
Agreed, it's a stunner that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Earl
I do like the idea of hood ornaments but I guess in the interests of pedestrian safety (boo, hiss, tell 'email to drive) they probably had to go.
One car manufacturer I can think of still uses a type of hood ornament, somewhat appropriately given the car's normal customer it's vaguely knife-shaped and blood red...:
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2014/09/1128.jpg
Anyone know what it is?
Then this concept car should be easy?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobfish
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u..._weird_car.jpg