Name the car..

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Dubs, Aug 8, 2021.

  1. Meltman

    Meltman Sprout Lover

    Borgward
     
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  2. It's as mad as a box of frogs. Was it a kit car?
     
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  3. Isabella Coupe by the look of it!! Ace shout @Meltman :)
     
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  4. @Meltman Sarah has found a better photo so now I’m not so certain!

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  5. Meltman

    Meltman Sprout Lover

    I'm not sure now either, I'll have to have a think about it.
     
  6. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    Pretty sure that's an Auburn Speedster
     
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  7. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    Thought it was from the first picture, but it's definitely another Tatra, a 603 this time. Very rare in the UK
     
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  8. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    Aircooled 2.5litre V8....
     
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  9. Merlin Cat

    Merlin Cat Moderator

    i seem to think I passed by this very spot on a boat quite a few years ago and the owner was in the yard so I shouted ( in a fish wife manner) what were some of them and they were Eastern European so that could be spot on. It was a UK reg but I couldn’t remember it to MOT check :). If you’re ever in Marston Doles, head for Lock 16 and try and look yourself, tho may need binoculars:)
     
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  10. Merlin Cat

    Merlin Cat Moderator

    Ps there was also a solitary adult swan there with a bad leg so take some food as I tried for 2 hours to report it and get someone out to no avail :(
     
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  11. Please elaborate, John, I must admit I thought it was a kit at first, but, hmm, it was very well executed, yet it was a weird mix of old and new; that threw me off the scent:confused:
     
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  12. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    It could well be a kit replica of a 1935-37 Auburn Speedster. The wheels look too modern. If you could look under the bonnet the original had a supercharged side valve straight 8. Replicas tend to have a small block Chevrolet or similar.
     
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  13. docjohn

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    E L Cord owned both Cord and Auburn and the Cord 810 and the Auburn 851 were designed by the same chap.
     
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  14. Meltman

    Meltman Sprout Lover

    I get Auburn and Cord mixed up, you're probably right.
     
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  15. Ah, well, yes, about 4-5 hours ago that might have been possible, but the show is over :(
     
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  16. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    There aren't many originals around, and they fetch upwards of $750000....
     
  17. Hmm, with a Sanyo stereo in it? Perhaps a copy then?
     
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  18. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

    Probably :rolleyes:
     
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  19. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    I was hoping you had a pic of that after you teased with a corner of it in your hoots mon car show thread.

    Looks like a car Cruella Deville would drive.
     
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  20. docjohn

    docjohn Supporter

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    Not actually the original chassis for this body, but there is a tenuous VW link, and a very tenuous link for @Merlin Cat1's taste.
    I've seen this car in the metal a couple of times and it has amazing presence.
     
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