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 ...
Aaron Cox
Oct 16 2005, 02:57 PM
not quite an austin healey...
and its not a sprite, a midget or a triumph TR....
Gustl
Oct 16 2005, 03:00 PM
it's none of the common types
it will be an exotic / rare car
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
morgan
Oct 16 2005, 05:10 PM
That looks like an aston martin db2 drop head
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.
J P Stein
Oct 16 2005, 06:33 PM
If memory serves, that is a Gloster Humbersprite on Surry.
Gustl
Oct 17 2005, 06:08 AM
looks similar, but I doesn't match
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.
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
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.
Gustl
Oct 19 2005, 04:22 AM
well, this morning a german guy found the correct solution of this quiz:
Moss Mamba... never heared about this one
Dead Air
Oct 19 2005, 09:20 AM
it's an early Subaru Tribeca, roadster