Thread: Name That Car

Unless there is more than one in BKK, I've seen the same truck at Jeep Camp on the Nontaburi bypass.

Originally Posted by Neverna

This old pick up truck has a Chevrolet badge on the side. So it's a Chevy pick up but I've no idea which model.

Could be wrong but going by the shape of the windshield it looks like a modified Plymouth.

its been bugging me for days, but i finally found it.

it is a 1937 chevy pick up with a strange badge on the grille.


here is one i made earlier!




http://www.2040-cars.com/Chevrolet/O...pickup-659934/

A couple more to ponder upon.



At Victory Monument in BKK



At a beach somewhere.

^ shouldn't there be a red flag on the back of the board

The jeep looks like Dodge power wagon.

Originally Posted by taxexile

a beautiful dashboard, but what car does it belong to.

clue .... it has thai royal connections.

p.s. if you must do a reverse look up on the photo or website, please wait a few days before giving the answer.

Nice car Tax exile!!
It's a Bristol 402 DHC - I recognised it because a friend had a 401 Coupe, but dash in dark burled walnut.
The only Thai Royal connection I can think of is the colour - "Bira Blue" ?? But a search for Prince Bira and Bristols found nothing...

correct !

one of the cars owners was the nephew of king rama 6th.


1949 Bristol 402 | Bristol Cars

Launched to public acclaim at the Earls Court motor show in 1948, the Bristol 401 was a radical departure from the much admired Bristol 400 which it replaced.

A car built with motoring connoisseurs in mind, it stood apart from its contemporaries with its forward thinking design, standing outside of the automotive norms of the era.

Based on the design of special bodied prototypes produced by both Pinin Farina and Touring of Milan, the Italian styling was clear to behold, although the Car Division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company simplified and refined the designs for the production vehicles.

All superfluities were omitted, becoming the "epitome of the clean body; all that was visible was smooth." The door handles were push-buttons, flush with the body and the bonnet, boot and fuel filler were operated via push and pull buttons on the inside of the vehicle.

This eliminated bonnet and boot handles and aided security, as the only external lock was found on the driver's side. At the front and rear, one found integrated bumpers with rubbing strips that were very advanced for the time.

With a rigid chassis to build on, Bristol Cars elected to build a "superleggera" lightweight framework that could support an aluminium skin of their bodywork. When clothing this framework they elected, as an aircraft manufacturer would, to grade the thickness of the bodywork according to its placement.

Thus, the aluminium alloy used for the front wings was a heavier 16 gauge than the 19 gauge sheeting used for the sides of the car. This fastidious attention to detail allowed them to significantly reduce the weight of the car without sacrificing strength or rigidity.

A Drophead variant of the 401, the 402, was launched simultaneously and showed Bristol's typical attention to detail and craftsmanship.

Along with the spacious interior, the 402's removable top added to the feeling of great space and utmost class for a grand touring model.

The folding hood was smoothly-contoured to be able to fold completely out of sight and maintain the vehicles clean lines. The 402 was marketed in limited numbers and production lasted until 1950, with only 22 having been made.

They gained the nickname the 'Hollywood Special' after a pair of the early cars was ordered by film star Stewart Granger and his actress wife Jean Simmons.
A 1953 road test conducted by The Motor magazine concluded that the Bristol 402 was "a car in a class of its own."

OPV 706 left the Filton factory in October 1949 and was the 6th 402 built.

It was sent to James H Galt of Glasgow, a well-known Bristol distributer who supplied the car to its first owner, HRH Prince Varanand Dhavaj Chudadhuj, a famed Spitfire pilot and nephew to HM King Viriravudh Rama VI of Thailand.
Having been used at his Berkshire residence, OPV 706 stayed with the prince until October 1956 when it was purchased by Mr. Thomas R Anderson, who took it to Belfast, where it remained until its return to England in January 1984.


Over the past few years the car has often appeared at Bristol Owners Club events and is very well known within the club. It currently sits in good usable condition in the period correct shade of surf blue complimenting the cream hide interior. In good order overall with a glorious patina, it is ready to be enjoyed as it is and would make a great addition to any serious collection.

Equally, given its rarity and royal connections, this presents a unique opportunity to purchase a vehicle which, with some sympathetic restoration, could grace the lawns of the world's finest concours events.
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Name these 2 then ....

jaguar mk 7 and jaguar xk 220

^ Given all the Jags in a narrow courtyard, I might even know where that is? Out of shot in the long car post are quite a few MKI and MKII Jags?

two cars here but which is which. Not too difficult but just goes to show how the world works.

the white one is the real deal.

the door handles are above the waistline.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Given all the Jags in a narrow courtyard, I might even know where that is?

That was outside The Gardens of The Dinsor Palace, there was some Jag convention there.

A nice setting for a meal and a bottle of wine.

I'd go there for Xmas dinner, but there is Charcuterie on the menu and we all know what that means

Special Christmas Set Menu

including a glass of wineTHB 1,600++ per person

First Course

Cheese & Charcutiere : roquefort papillon, tomme de chiang rai & chonBuri goat cheese, san daniele prosciutto, bresaola, salame &

brandy poached prunes + honey + dijon mustard, house made breads

Second Course

Creamy Cauliflower Soup : poached prawn, orange & crouton

or

Garden Caprese Salad : marinated tomatoes, aged balsamic & buffalo mozzarella

Third Course:

Seared US Scallop & Lemon Risotto : garden greens, citrus & chive oil

or

Pumpkin Agnolotti & Garden Mushrooms : hazelnuts, sage & brown butter

or

Linguine Carbonara : bacon, cream, black pepper & mushroom

Forth Course:

Cranberry Sausage Stuffed Turkey Breast: cranberry port gastrique, parsnip puree & wild rocket

or

Grilled Beef Tenderloin : potato puree, asparagus & red wine demi glace

Fifth Course:

Chocolate Mousse Dome : crispy rice, chocolate genoise cake & gold leaf

or

NY Style Cheesecake & Passionfruit Curd : coconut cookie

Picture Gallery - The Gardens

^ then not the same then. Mine is a house near Sun Wichai. I'll see if I can dig out a picture?

Here's a couple borrowed from other threads



^The one you can see the front of or both if you wish

^ top picture, I think it maybe a Vauxhall.

bottom picture - Volvo?

Standard 8 and a Vauxhall velox estate?

The lady is Amy Whitehouse before she turned into a binliner?

Some of you are getting warm...

vauxhall cresta, circa 1957 and a vauxhall victor circa 1962.

the bottom one is a swedish vulva.

vauxhall victor estate and in the centre a vauxhall wyvern

Hillman Mix estate?

vauxhall wyvern

different grille, looks like a cresta to me.

Originally Posted by taxexile

vauxhall cresta, circa 1957 and a vauxhall victor circa 1962.

the bottom one is a swedish vulva.

ah yes the cresta, reminds me of Clemt Freud's description of the bobsleigh track the Cresta run

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