Scott930 Posted 15April, 2015 Report Share Posted 15April, 2015 Hmmm, I am not sure, but I think my mate Daren will know, so I will go and ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddin Posted 15April, 2015 Report Share Posted 15April, 2015 ..ok,looks like we need bigger guns here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddin Posted 15April, 2015 Report Share Posted 15April, 2015 double post sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 15April, 2015 Report Share Posted 15April, 2015 My first thought was Lister but the lights are wrond and it's not curvaceous enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 16April, 2015 Report Share Posted 16April, 2015 P4 Ferrari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddin Posted 16April, 2015 Report Share Posted 16April, 2015 Scott930 got it right (well...his friend) ... 67' Daren Mk1 beautiful car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 7June, 2015 Report Share Posted 7June, 2015 So I met an old duck at the local classic car gathering. She had a boyfriend , seen next to this mystery car - which I would say is from the mid 1930s. There are hints of Riley and Aston (the big brakes!) about it but as yet I am stumped. Any offers? The boat-tail , bonnet louvres , screen and dash should be useful clues . And yes , maybe it was a bespoke special , thus defying all attempts to pinpoint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 8June, 2015 Report Share Posted 8June, 2015 I'm getting closer. I'm pretty sure it's a mid 30s Jaguar SS , probably with bespoke body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 8June, 2015 Report Share Posted 8June, 2015 Jaguar SS100 from between 1936 and 1940 with an "Old No. 8" replica aero body maybe?Perhaps the most venerated Jaguar SS 100 in competition was one owned and modified by the factory itself. Known to Jaguar enthusiasts as "Old No. 8;' from its chassis number 18008, it began as the 2.7-liter street car that won the top prize in the 1936 International Alpine Trial, a grueling long-distance Continental road rally. Bit by bit, over the next several years it was hopped up and stripped down for track work. It lost its fenders for better aerodynamics, but gained a 3.5 engine. For better weight distribution, its engine was moved back in the chassis and both its axles were moved forward. In 1937 it won a race at the old Brooklands banked speedway at 118 mph. Two years later it lapped the same track at 125. Running on a 14.0:1 compression ratio and exotic fuels, it showed 169 horsepower at 4250 rpm on the test bed. Development resumed after World War II, and in 1947 the engine was made to put out 171 horsepower at 4500 rpm. Even then people couldn't keep their hands off the grand old thing, and a later owner reported he'd turned it to 4800 rpm on a chassis dyno, at which rate the reading was 172 horsepower at the rear wheels. He reckoned that meant about 215 at the flywheel. Old No. 8 was then over 30 years of age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 8June, 2015 Report Share Posted 8June, 2015 The lady told me her gentleman friend went on to have 8 children. "I'm glad I didn't marry him ; life might have got too busy" she said. I'll endeavour to find out a bit more about when and where the pic was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 10June, 2015 Report Share Posted 10June, 2015 Probably wrong fella's But the SS had boxier hind quaters,It looks similer to a 39 Lagonda with its sweeping guards and boat tail bum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 31July, 2015 Report Share Posted 31July, 2015 If anyone can determine what this is (and for what purpose it was created) , please contact the owner And the gorgeous rear three quarter view.Full post here.....sorry, don't ban me now.http://www.carthrottle.com/post/this-might-just-be-the-worst-ferrari-replica-known-to-humankind/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 31July, 2015 Report Share Posted 31July, 2015 would be hilarious to show up at a Ferrari meet in that…….whether you would be alive at the end of the day is another thing.Threaten to show up at all the Ferrari meetings unless they buy it ! (at an inflated price of course)Whoever did this obviously has some fabrication skills and a good eye for detail (couldn't see the fire extinguisher though)….. just wasted on this…or was it an "up yours" effort ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 9August, 2015 Report Share Posted 9August, 2015 OK , I need some help. This is a pic taken by my godfather in 1967 in Cirencester England.What is the gloriously euro coupe in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 9August, 2015 Report Share Posted 9August, 2015 Karmann Ghia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 9August, 2015 Report Share Posted 9August, 2015 By George (my godfather's name) you're right!I should have picked it.They are very rare down these parts , not sure why. Then again, most of the Beetles seem to have gone underground in recent years.Maybe everything air cooled is just too precious to drive now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 9August, 2015 Report Share Posted 9August, 2015 This was my 1960 KG356 wheels (yes, I should have kept them!) with a 1600 dual port in it. Had some crappy later seats in it, no exterior body trims and a few other annoying little things that werent original, but it was a great car. It's in Victoria now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 No idea! Anyone, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 Mazda Cosmo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 Thunderbird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 I reckon Chris nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 It looks like it would snap in half. A bit of a styling disaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 Cosmo is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 I like it - always have. Perhaps not quite as lowered as this, but I am getting older now, and think practically about things.This one sold for $150,000 AUD just 8 months ago.https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22205/lot/158/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21August, 2015 Report Share Posted 21August, 2015 Cheers ChrisI've never seen one before. The one I posted was on a rotary enthusiasts Facebook page. I love it, but I am a rebel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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