What did I see?

[Animal]

Just saw a lovely silver classic car on Epping High St and I don't know what it was.

Split rear screen, louvred, and (I think) one central exhaust pipe. Looked '50s or '60s and wasn't a VW Beetle or a Corvette. Closest I can come up with is a Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic, but I'm not sure that's right.

[wibble cb]

63 Corvette?

[Animal]

No, see above. It was much more rounded and less angular than a 'vette.

[sherman]

Morgan aero8 coupe
Or a
Wiesmann ?

Edited by sherman on Tuesday 20th April 12:53

[Alex_225]

sherman said:

Morgan aero8 coupe

That was my thinking too. The Morgans have that split rear window and definitely look old school.

[Puddenchucker]

A bit of a longshot.....

Devaux Coupe?

[donkmeister]

Tatra 87?

[Animal]

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

[SWoll]

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

Gorgeous might be pushing it a bit?

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

SWoll said:

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

Gorgeous might be pushing it a bit?

Does have hint of... We have an old design, can we art deco it a bit to keep up with the times.

[aeropilot]

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

Rear mounted, air-cooled V8.

One of the fastest pre-WW2 cars, due to its modern era drag coefficient.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel owned one IIRC.

[vpr]

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

As they say, there’s no accounting for taste.

[Animal]

vpr said:

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

As they say, there’s no accounting for taste.

Looks much better in the metal.

[thegreenhell]

aeropilot said:

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

Rear mounted, air-cooled V8.

One of the fastest pre-WW2 cars, due to its modern era drag coefficient.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel owned one IIRC.

The original widowmaker. I think they were eventually banned by the Germans because so many officers were killed from crashing them as staff cars.

[donkmeister]

thegreenhell said:

The original widowmaker. I think they were eventually banned by the Germans because so many officers were killed from crashing them as staff cars.

I read that about them too. I recall it was attributed to the (relative) quiet and composure of the car at what were ridiculously high speeds for the day, which led them to hit corners a lot faster than they expected, and running out of physics

[donkmeister]

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

Lucky! I've never seen one in the metal, but it's on my lottery win list.

Is it somewhere you venture frequently? Would be interesting to know if it's a regular thing to see it round there.

[Ambleton]

If you want to see some Tatras you need to get yourself over to a Bicester heritage event. I think there is either a tatra specialist there or a collector with some in storage. Either way, the few times I have been there has always been at least three or four out and about on display together.

They are an acquired taste, but I like them

[Animal]

donkmeister said:

Animal said:

Yes! A Tatra 87. Gorgeous thing and tasty V8 burble too.

Lucky! I've never seen one in the metal, but it's on my lottery win list.

Is it somewhere you venture frequently? Would be interesting to know if it's a regular thing to see it round there.

Yes, I live there. Not seen that before though. Occasionally see an E-Type and a Cobra (as well as modern Ferrari machinery).