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Posted by: Gustl Oct 16 2005, 02:45 PM
once again I'm asking for help 
what car is this (the red one - it's the same as the green one besides)
all I know is, that it's a british car ...
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Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 16 2005, 02:57 PM
not quite an austin healey...
and its not a sprite, a midget or a triumph TR....
Posted by: Gustl Oct 16 2005, 03:00 PM
it's none of the common types
it will be an exotic / rare car 
Posted by: Gustl Oct 16 2005, 03:21 PM
I've found a car, that's very similar, but it's not the solution
a couple of details don't match
this one is an Allard - don't know the exact type, though 
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Posted by: morgan Oct 16 2005, 05:10 PM
That looks like an aston martin db2 drop head
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 16 2005, 05:14 PM
| QUOTE (morgan @ Oct 16 2005, 04:10 PM) |
| That looks like an aston martin db2 drop head |
close?
Posted by: brer Oct 16 2005, 05:24 PM
Bristol?
Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 16 2005, 05:56 PM
| QUOTE (brer @ Oct 16 2005, 04:24 PM) |
| Bristol? |
gettin thar....
Posted by: dmenche914 Oct 16 2005, 06:11 PM
looks something like an Alfa Giuletta, except for the flares,a dn hood scoop/bump, but that would make it Italian.
Maybe AC, an Allard, maybe its an Alvis , or an Austin Martin. Bristol made some cars with an interesting centered grill like these cars have. Could be a Jenson.
Thems the odd ball British makes I figure it might be. Britian also had many coach builders back in the day, I have seen some neat body kits or conversions on Triumph chassis amoung others, so it could be a short run kit or custom built. (what ever it is it surely was a short production run)
Too me the flares look like they might have been added to the original car, i might be wrong, but they just stick out like added flares.
Any hints on year of manufacture, engine size? Where was the phot taken, looks like a nice car show.
Heck we all maybe 914 nuts, but these other cars are really neat too. My odd ball cars go beyond my 914's, heck just about every car i own is odd ball except for the Vanagon, but even then, a Vanagon isn't seen that much these days anymore.
Anyway looking forward to what this car is and its history.
Posted by: J P Stein Oct 16 2005, 06:33 PM
If memory serves, that is a Gloster Humbersprite on Surry.
Posted by: Gustl Oct 17 2005, 04:25 AM
| QUOTE (J P Stein @ Oct 17 2005, 02:33 AM) |
| If memory serves, that is a Gloster Humbersprite on Surry. |
didn't find any info about it
google told me that Gloster made aeroplanes
anyway, I've got additional infos:
only about 20 cars were made
Posted by: pfierb Oct 17 2005, 05:24 AM
| QUOTE (J P Stein @ Oct 16 2005, 08:33 PM) |
| If memory serves, that is a Gloster Humbersprite on Surry. |
You are thinking of Humber Supersnipe but that was a sedan or saloon if you live in the UK.
Posted by: pfierb Oct 17 2005, 05:43 AM
| QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 16 2005, 04:45 PM) |
| once again I'm asking for help what car is this (the red one - it's the same as the green one besides) all I know is, that it's a british car ... |
Looks a little like a 49 Healey 'Sportsmobile'
Posted by: Gustl Oct 17 2005, 06:08 AM
looks similar, but I doesn't match 
Posted by: davep Oct 17 2005, 07:02 AM
I was thinking it might be one of the AC cars like the original Shelby AC Cobra type. I remember seeing something like that 30 years ago, but can't quite remember the name. It was like Griffith or Griffon or something similar. Possibly a big V8 in a sports chassis.
Posted by: Gustl Oct 17 2005, 10:07 AM
| QUOTE (davep @ Oct 17 2005, 03:02 PM) |
| It was like Griffith or Griffon or something similar. Possibly a big V8 in a sports chassis. |
the Griffith is from TVR - a british light weight high power fun car
Posted by: J P Stein Oct 17 2005, 10:21 AM
Humm....I have ill served by my memory once again. This is becoming all too frequent here of late 
Posted by: lapuwali Oct 17 2005, 11:16 AM
Britain has had dozens of very small volume manufacturers, up until regulation made their lives nearly impossible in the 1970s. Many produced a handful of cars, then disappeared forever. Quite a few made little more than bodies for other cars, or at the most made a simple frame to attach large-volume manufacturer's parts together. If you really want to know who made this car, send one of the photos in a letter to a British classic car magazine. Someone in the UK may know.
Posted by: mudfoot76 Oct 17 2005, 11:27 AM
Sunbeam?
Posted by: Gustl Oct 19 2005, 04:22 AM
well, this morning a german guy found the correct solution of this quiz:
http://www.moc1.fsnet.co.uk/Html/Mamba.htm
... never heared about this one 
Posted by: pfierb Oct 19 2005, 08:54 AM
| QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 19 2005, 06:22 AM) |
| well, this morning a german guy found the correct solution of this quiz: http://www.moc1.fsnet.co.uk/Html/Mamba.htm ... never heared about this one |
Boy is that an ugly front end.....Reminds me of the old adage "give an englishman a piece of sheet metal and he will do something foolish with it" but then there is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed the e-type Jaguar.
Posted by: aircooledboy Oct 19 2005, 09:04 AM
| QUOTE |
| The Moss Mamba, an unusual, stylish 60's sports car which is very similar to the Alfa Giulietta Sprint Spyder in appearance. Using either Ford or Triumph donors, engines range from 1300 up to 2 litre. Only 16 cars documented, but evidence suggests 22 produced in total between 1983 and the early 1990's |
unusual, stylish 60's sports car. . . 22 produced in total between 1983 and the early 1990's.
Huh??????
Posted by: Dead Air Oct 19 2005, 09:20 AM
it's an early Subaru Tribeca, roadster
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Posted by: Carl Oct 19 2005, 10:58 AM
JP Said:
| QUOTE |
| Humm....I have ill served by my memory once again. This is becoming all too frequent here of late |
This is the same JP that daily runs English through a blender here? It must be raining in Vancouver and only grammar books at the library.
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