Thread: Name That Car

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Given the shape of the headlight and the fender and the fact it has a chrome strip.

Innocenti 1100 or J4 The mirror gave it away

I think we have found James May's TD nik.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Datsun which I suppose could also be a Nissan.

Here's one. There is a giveaway or is there?

It was a Datsun Bluebird. They infested the streets of BKK back in the late 70's

The twin kidney bean grills suggest BMW. Very cool car!

There'll be a reason for the BMW look:

Based on and same engine as BMW 328:

Here's one. And not the Cessna Citation behind..

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

How about one from across the pond.

No takers?

Yours
James

That's a Willys, early 50's. Hubcaps were the giveaway.

So is this a Willys. Only posted because it is purdy!

Originally Posted by bobfish

Here's one. And not the Cessna Citation behind..

Either a Roller or a Hispano Suiza replica

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

So is this a Willys. Only posted because it is purdy!

That one's got me mystified. Maybe some kind of Central American knock-off of a Ford coupe.

The plate look like from Honduras or El Salvadore. The wheels are the mystery.

1933 Willy's Model 77 Coupe. The angle of the limptomas (sp?) was the giveaway.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by bobfish

Here's one. And not the Cessna Citation behind..

Either a Roller or a Hispano Suiza replica

Nope, but I agree it does look a lot H-S.
It's an original, but the restoration does look a little overdone.
Clue: The answer is also a double-barrelled name....

^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.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Daimler.

Half a cigar!
Daimler Benz Royal Limousine.

the split windscreen had me buggered as well, most cars had moved to a one piece.

How about this beauty?

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:



^ 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:





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:



What's it all about then?

Originally Posted by Roobarb

Not sure if I've got Earl's or not, but to keep things bubbling along, here's another one:





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:



What's it all about then?

Think I saw this in a car mag some years ago. Volga with BMW power (850csi?) ??

Kinda a retro Volga on chassis of 850 CSI.

Read more: Russian "Pobeda" rebuilt in 2005 - Club Lexus Forums

Originally Posted by Roobarb

as this is a sensible car thread: the one above is a '48 Pontiac apparently.

Nah, 36D tops.

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?

Originally Posted by Roobarb

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?

It is pre-war and from Detroit. But not a Pontiac.