Another one to identify
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crowfield

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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A relative has asked if I can identify this car. I have no idea - can anyone help? I can only guess the age at around 1910. Grateful for any suggestions

esso

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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Looks like a Maudsley?

crowfield

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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Been searching Google, but all the pictures of Maudslay's seem to show a round radiator. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Keep it stiff

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204 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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I think the one on the left is called a Horse.

V8forweekends

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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Roy C

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315 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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I thought it was similar to a Daimler, but it just doesn't have that Daimler-style fluted radiator top tank that they all had post 1905.

This was a period when hundreds of short-lived engineering companies had a go at producing cars, fitted with bodies by many coach-builders.

Edited by Roy C on Thursday 25th September 20:47

crowfield

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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Thanks everyone. Yes, the Daimler looks a good shout for this one. Unless anyone else knows better, I'm happy to report back that it is a Daimler

crowfield

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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Keep it stiff said:
I think the one on the left is called a Horse.
That's the man's wife :0)

crowfield

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Thursday 25th September 2014
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Keep it stiff said:
I think the one on the left is called a Horse.
That's the man's wife :0)

Roy C

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Friday 26th September 2014
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Not a Daimler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler_Company#Flute...

This is a 1911 Daimler 25hp Landaulette. Similar landaulette-style body to the car in your photo, but with a distinctive fluted-tank Daimler radiator.



Edited by Roy C on Friday 26th September 07:09

occrj

379 posts

209 months

Friday 26th September 2014
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I did wonder about Unic, but the shape of the rad doesn't appear to match either. They were often bodied as Taxis.

RJ

RicksAlfas

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275 months

Friday 26th September 2014
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Could it be a Darracq?
They had a radiator similar to the one in the photo.

e.g. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95...

Roy C

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Friday 26th September 2014
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RicksAlfas said:
Could it be a Darracq?
They had a radiator similar to the one in the photo.

e.g. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95...
No, the top tank is definitely peaked, as is the bonnet.

The closest to it is the Wolseley-Siddeley (Vickers & Maxim), but the bottom tank shape is wrong.


Edited by Roy C on Friday 26th September 11:20