Help identifying a strange little car
Discussion
Just being picky, the front wheel arch is square'ish and the rear arch is the same height as the front, the mystery car's rear arch is lower than the front which is a smooth curve. Distance betweeb rear of front wheel arch and door line is longer on this that the mystery car as well.
FourWheelDrift said:
Just being picky, the front wheel arch is square'ish and the rear arch is the same height as the front, the mystery car's rear arch is lower than the front which is a smooth curve. Distance betweeb rear of front wheel arch and door line is longer on this that the mystery car as well.
I vote that we stop being picky and just assume its a trick of the light. I'm not sure I can stand it anymore!
L100NYY said:
It is v v close but the one in the mystery picture has a round front wheel arch and thicker C pillar.
It's significantly different if you look at it from a different angle. Look at the distance between the A pillar and front wheelarch, and the rear window and boot form a distinct angle compared to the fastback look of the unknown car.
The Skoda isn't a million miles away, but the overall styling is more modern than the unknown car, especially the thin pillars.
Dr Interceptor said:
Thread resurrection.
I had a dream last night that I was there, in that scene in the late 50's, and that little car was mine.
Still can't tell you what it bloody was though.
I had a dream like that too, except in my dream I find a lump hammer and reshape that mystery car into something more recognizable, I made a Jensen Interceptor convertible, and this thread was then closed......then I woke to find the thread resurrected. I had a dream last night that I was there, in that scene in the late 50's, and that little car was mine.
Still can't tell you what it bloody was though.
TIGA84 said:
Has anyone sent it into the boffins at Classic and Sportscar - they a have a mystery car competition and its usually something one-off by some random coachbuilder from way back when?
They know the answer to their puzzles, though.Having said that, one esteemed member of the editorial team is a member of PH. Maybe he'd like to help us?
Bebee said:
I had a dream like that too, except in my dream I find a lump hammer and reshape that mystery car into something more recognizable, I made a Jensen Interceptor convertible, and this thread was then closed......then I woke to find the thread resurrected.
There's nowhere near enough metal there to make an Interceptor Convertible......and the A-Pillar is all wrong
Dr Interceptor said:
Bebee said:
I had a dream like that too, except in my dream I find a lump hammer and reshape that mystery car into something more recognizable, I made a Jensen Interceptor convertible, and this thread was then closed......then I woke to find the thread resurrected.
There's nowhere near enough metal there to make an Interceptor Convertible......and the A-Pillar is all wrong
That's a stunner you have BTW.
The more I look at it, the more I'm convinced that it's a Deutsch-Bonnet that's been in a front-end shunt.
From the windscreen back, I think it's an exact match for a DB HBR5, but the bonnet, front wings and nose are wrong - and those are the bits that look least well resolved, to me, as if they've been bodged onto it to get it usable again.
From the windscreen back, I think it's an exact match for a DB HBR5, but the bonnet, front wings and nose are wrong - and those are the bits that look least well resolved, to me, as if they've been bodged onto it to get it usable again.
marshalla said:
The more I look at it, the more I'm convinced that it's a Deutsch-Bonnet that's been in a front-end shunt.
From the windscreen back, I think it's an exact match for a DB HBR5, but the bonnet, front wings and nose are wrong - and those are the bits that look least well resolved, to me, as if they've been bodged onto it to get it usable again.
The overall silhouette is very close, but there's no quarterlights on the Deutsch-Bonnet, and the front edge of the door extends past the A pillar which isn't something that could be changed easily.From the windscreen back, I think it's an exact match for a DB HBR5, but the bonnet, front wings and nose are wrong - and those are the bits that look least well resolved, to me, as if they've been bodged onto it to get it usable again.
I got my hopes up when I saw a new post in here, thought someone must have nailed it by now
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