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I recently found this pic on the net. It shows my great grandad at home with his car. This car was probably not too many years old at the time the photo was taken, which was in 1929 . The radiator insignia seems to resemble a Maltese Cross
:) I'd appreciate any contributions from the UCP experts as to identifying what make/model it was?
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z125/nota_photo/Monashwithcarin1929.jpg
faksta
09-08-2007, 09:49 AM
Hotchkiss? They had a cross as a badge...
dydzi
09-08-2007, 10:39 AM
Hotchkiss? They had a cross as a badge...
i thought of the same, but they've got cannons crossed there
It is a Crossley.
List of Crossley cars in the 1920s is over here (http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/history/1920.html).
henk4
09-08-2007, 11:20 AM
this might even come very close to the car owned by your Granddad.
It is a Crossley, indeed, with a big four cylinder engine. Forgot to ask the owner what exactly the type is. It came to the paddock during the 2006 Silverstone Historic GP.
It is a Crossley.
List of Crossley cars in the 1920s is over here (http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/history/1920.html).
Thank you all and especially Revo :cool:
Indeed a Crossley and appears to be the 25/30 as per henk's picture ;)
Amazing what intimacies one can learn via the net and my G-G's choice of Crossley is likely explained via a shared connection in WW1, as per Revo's website. Long ago my Dad told me stories about this car but I had forgotten the brand. Nor did I previously know about Crossley buses (later AEC) which were once a predominant conveyance hereabouts
Thanks again :)