emergency we have a car in gen gassing we cannot identify!

[Old Merc]

The car in question looks like something from British Car Designer William Towns scrap book.This photo is one of his works,a re bodied E Type called the Guyson E12.If you check out more of Towns`s designs they all have "rasor fronts" etc.Like his Aston Martin Lagonda and others. Do you guys agree??

Edited by Old Merc on Thursday 19th July 21:52

[Glassman]

windscreen?

[dmulally]

Rather amusing that the poms are saying it's the eye ties and vice versa.

I say it is a modified princess.

[hidetheelephants]

Old Merc said:

That's a car made for radio.

[SprintSpeciale]

I posted this on other thread too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De_Tomaso_Panter...

Have I had too much wine tonight?

[dmulally]

mark387mw said:

dmulally said:

I say it is a modified princess.

Yep, I agree. What about the Ambassador...

Thinking the front from a princess 2 and the back of a ???

[VinceFox]

[Biker's Nemesis]

I had one as a company car in the 1980's.


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[VinceFox]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I had one as a company car in the 1980's.

My god how fking old ARE you?

[ATTAK Z]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I had one as a company car in the 1980's.

How sad !

[Glassman]

SprintSpeciale said:

I posted this on other thread too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De_Tomaso_Panter...

Have I had too much wine tonight?

No. But someone might have Mickey Finned it.

[Gene Vincent]

Just had an E-mail from Switzerland.

It is a mule, for a Fissore car, most likely designed by Trevor Frost, but it looks a bit different from the original Fissore construction drawing sent to (he thinks, but is not certain) various British Firms, apparently common practice at that time, fishing I suppose.

It is meant to be a poormans Espada/Lancia HPE type thing.

The badge is a take from the Fissore Drawings, they carried a logo, that logo was a large F with TURIN through the centre cross of the F<<<, probably made by the people who cobbled their attempt at the design.

Until we actually find out exactly what the hell it is, this is good enough for me to sleep easy tonight!

[Biker's Nemesis]

VinceFox said:

My god how fking old ARE you?

Nearly as old as you!

[Biker's Nemesis]

ATTAK Z said:

How sad !

It wasn't actully, it was comfortable and roomey.. Plenty of head room if you know what I mean.

[Cockey]

blugnu said:

Cockey said:

A road legal car would have to have some proper front indicators, right? Or would the little side repeaters suffice?

Those little side indicators off a Princess, you mean? The bonnet line and lights seem to 'fit' too.



Given the previous registered cars were all BL products, I'm persuaded by the idea it's a one off,. based on a Princess.

Yes! That's exactly what I meant. Almost word for word. So when we find out it's a modified princess I'm getting all the credit, ok.

[Gene Vincent]

Just shutting down and another Email...

Apparently if you want to know what a better version looks like type TVR Zante into google...

Off to look now...

ETA, yep, not much better but I can see it.

Edited by Gene Vincent on Thursday 19th July 23:32

[hidetheelephants]

Biker's Nemesis said:

It wasn't actully, it was comfortable and roomey.. Plenty of head room if you know what I mean.

Indeed; if only BL had screwed them together properly.

[Old Merc]

hidetheelephants said:

That's a car made for radio.

I know its a one off but William Towns designed it.If you study his other designs (BL,Aston etc) you will see similarities with our mystery car and understand what I`m getting at.
At the end of the day I think its a home made one off???

[richie slow]

I'm still eagerly anticipating the outcome here. I find that car strangely enigmatic.... I wonder if the owner would be willing to part with it?

[VinceFox]

Old Merc said:

hidetheelephants said:

That's a car made for radio.

I know its a one off but William Towns designed it.If you study his other designs (BL,Aston etc) you will see similarities with our mystery car and understand what I`m getting at.
At the end of the day I think its a home made one off???

but something still has to be UNDER it tho right?

what chassis, engine, drivetrain, interior, etc?