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adamfraser
09-04-2005, 08:31 AM
Hi,

I was driving up the M6 today and saw this car.. can anyone tell me what it is? Sorry, i only got 1 pic of it, as he was going slowly and i was going quite fast :P

Any help/answers are greatly appreciated.

AF

Esperante
09-04-2005, 08:34 AM
Ah! It's a boattail of some sort...

Wouter Melissen
09-04-2005, 08:34 AM
Could be a Vauxhall, but that's just a wild guess. A very wild one.

Rockefella
09-04-2005, 08:45 AM
It almost looks like an ancient Bugatti to me, but I'm the last person you'd ask about cars before the 80's.

Wouter Melissen
09-04-2005, 08:55 AM
Bugattis of that era are much smaller.

Rockefella
09-04-2005, 08:57 AM
Bugattis of that era are much smaller.
Like I said, I wouldn't know. :)

Esperante
09-04-2005, 09:54 AM
Lagonda...Simplex...

I'm just throwing out names of cars that look faintly similar.

GT F1
09-04-2005, 10:06 AM
It reminds me of the Jay Leno Tank Car. :D

Matra et Alpine
09-04-2005, 10:10 AM
not sure, but a quick DVLA look up says it's a 1924 vehicle - stragely it has no entry for make or model :( Which suggests it may be a custom body.

henk4
09-04-2005, 10:11 AM
not sure, but a quick DVLA look up says it's a 1924 vehicle - stragely it has no entry for make or model :( Which suggests it may be a custom body.

I googled on the license plate number and found nothing, so it may be a one-off.

adamfraser
09-04-2005, 10:44 AM
not sure, but a quick DVLA look up says it's a 1924 vehicle - stragely it has no entry for make or model :( Which suggests it may be a custom body.

Yeah. It looked very customised on the front (and i dont mean front bumpers ricers ;) )



I googled on the license plate number and found nothing, so it may be a one-off.

I done the same, and all i got was for a cycling competioion :o

Thanks for all your help guys.

AF

Matra et Alpine
09-04-2005, 11:13 AM
I googled on the license plate number and found nothing, so it may be a one-off.
Body type 2 DOOR SALOON
Colour SILVER
Fuel type PETROL
Date manufactured 30 December 1924
Number of previous owners 1
Last owner change 25 April 2001

If you have access to auction details in 2001 ?????

my porsche
09-04-2005, 12:58 PM
could be a bentley

adamfraser
09-04-2005, 01:43 PM
Body type 2 DOOR SALOON
Colour SILVER
Fuel type PETROL
Date manufactured 30 December 1924
Number of previous owners 1
Last owner change 25 April 2001

If you have access to auction details in 2001 ?????

Was it definitely sold at auction? I will look further into it, because it definitely isnt a car you see everyday.

Thanks for all you help guys, i really appreciate it :)

AF

Matra et Alpine
09-04-2005, 01:45 PM
Was it definitely sold at auction? I will look further into it, because it definitely isnt a car you see everyday.

Thanks for all you help guys, i really appreciate it :)

AF
no,s adly the source of the info is straight from the DVLA access systems.
So it only can tell WHEN it changed hands.

It was a stab-in-the-dark suggestion that checking 2001 auctions might id it as I dont' think its the kind of car that woudl change hands away from the auctions - unless it IS something mundane. Probably only a 30% chance it was I guess :(

adamfraser
09-04-2005, 01:52 PM
no,s adly the source of the info is straight from the DVLA access systems.
So it only can tell WHEN it changed hands.

It was a stab-in-the-dark suggestion that checking 2001 auctions might id it as I dont' think its the kind of car that woudl change hands away from the auctions - unless it IS something mundane. Probably only a 30% chance it was I guess :(

Yeah, i can understand why you guessed it was sold at auction. Unless maybe it was traded for another classic at a car show? Who knows, will need to investigate further tomorrow, after i come back from school. Can you maybe give me some sites that could help me, or would it be the best idea to run it through google/yahoo/msn?

AF

Revo
09-05-2005, 05:38 AM
Could be a Vauxhall, but that's just a wild guess. A very wild one.
I think you got it.:)

Front end of this car definitely looks like 1924 Vauxhall Type OE (odd shape of hood, number and postion of vent slits, shape of lever). Reference pics here (http://www.barrieagillies.com/motocoper/1924_vauxhall.htm).

Most likely it is a one-off (as suggested by henk4 and Matra).
Bodywork is from aluminium and looks kinda racy, so it could be an ex-race car?

henk4
09-05-2005, 06:48 AM
I think you got it.:)

Front end of this car definitely looks like 1924 Vauxhall Type OE (odd shape of hood, number and postion of vent slits, shape of lever). Reference pics here (http://www.barrieagillies.com/motocoper/1924_vauxhall.htm).

Most likely it is a one-off (as suggested by henk4 and Matra).
Bodywork is from aluminium and looks kinda racy, so it could be an ex-race car?

at least the gear shifter looks remarkably similar on both cars

adamfraser
09-05-2005, 07:55 AM
I think you got it.:)

Front end of this car definitely looks like 1924 Vauxhall Type OE (odd shape of hood, number and postion of vent slits, shape of lever). Reference pics here (http://www.barrieagillies.com/motocoper/1924_vauxhall.htm).

Most likely it is a one-off (as suggested by henk4 and Matra).
Bodywork is from aluminium and looks kinda racy, so it could be an ex-race car?

Thanks vry much. It is the same car, as it is the same at the front, and has the same logo benrath the door :):)

Thank you for all your help lads. really appreciate it :D

AF

VtecMini
09-05-2005, 10:50 AM
The depth of knowledge on this forum never fails to amaze me.

You guys rock!

Bob
09-05-2005, 12:32 PM
The depth of knowledge on this forum never fails to amaze me.

You guys rock!
I second that.

AndyM
09-06-2005, 05:48 AM
Early design study for the Miata?

henk4
09-06-2005, 06:05 AM
Early design study for the Miata?

very early :D