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> OT - who knows this british roadster
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post Oct 16 2005, 02:45 PM
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once again I'm asking for help (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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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post Oct 16 2005, 02:57 PM
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not quite an austin healey...
(IMG:http://www.baybritishcars.com/siteimages/AustinHealeys/67blue15.jpg)

and its not a sprite, a midget or a triumph TR....
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post Oct 16 2005, 03:00 PM
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it's none of the common types

it will be an exotic / rare car (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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post Oct 16 2005, 03:21 PM
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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 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)


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post Oct 16 2005, 05:10 PM
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That looks like an aston martin db2 drop head
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post Oct 16 2005, 05:14 PM
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QUOTE (morgan @ Oct 16 2005, 04:10 PM)
That looks like an aston martin db2 drop head

(IMG:http://photos.velocityjournal.com/images/org/2000/2000mb-am1952d201s.jpg)

close?
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post Oct 16 2005, 05:24 PM
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Bristol?
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post Oct 16 2005, 05:56 PM
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QUOTE (brer @ Oct 16 2005, 04:24 PM)
Bristol?

gettin thar....
(IMG:http://www.cabrio-modellautos.de/bristo53.jpg)
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post Oct 16 2005, 06:11 PM
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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.
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post Oct 16 2005, 06:33 PM
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If memory serves, that is a Gloster Humbersprite on Surry.
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post Oct 17 2005, 04:25 AM
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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 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)


anyway, I've got additional infos:

only about 20 cars were made

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post Oct 17 2005, 05:24 AM
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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.
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post Oct 17 2005, 05:43 AM
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QUOTE (Gustl @ Oct 16 2005, 04:45 PM)
once again I'm asking for help (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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'
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post Oct 17 2005, 06:08 AM
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looks similar, but I doesn't match

(IMG:http://www.ahc-ec.fsnet.co.uk/healey_photographs_2/sportsmobile/front_sportsmobile.jpg)
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post Oct 17 2005, 07:02 AM
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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.
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post Oct 17 2005, 10:07 AM
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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

(IMG:http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/carros/classicos/tvr-griffith-1966.jpg)
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post Oct 17 2005, 10:21 AM
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Humm....I have ill served by my memory once again. This is becoming all too frequent here of late (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post Oct 17 2005, 11:16 AM
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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.
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post Oct 17 2005, 11:27 AM
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Sunbeam?
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post Oct 19 2005, 04:22 AM
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well, this morning a german guy found the correct solution of this quiz:

Moss Mamba

... never heared about this one (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)
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