Help identifying a strange little car

[vixen1700]

From the classics forum, the little coupe second from the left.

Could somebody with good computer skills blow it up a bit or hone in on it a bit. It's got us all stumped over there.

[L100NYY]

It's very Panhard, Simca esque but can't put my finger on it....do you know what year the photo was taken? I assume 50's?

[vixen1700]

L100NYY said:

It's very Panhard, Simca esque but can't put my finger on it....do you know what year the photo was taken? I assume 50's?

Panhard was the first thing I thought, but image search came up with nothing like the front of it. I'd imagine it's late fifties or very early '60s.

[L100NYY]

Then I thought a Rosier but nope, that's not it!

Mon Dieu!

[V8forweekends]

OP when you psted this yesterday under a different title I went through all my guides (including voitures de collection des annes 50) and couldn't find it. It looks Italian to me for reasons I can't explain, but I concluded it's something rare - maybe even a special of some kind.

[TooLateForAName]

vixen1700 said:

Panhard was the first thing I thought, but image search came up with nothing like the front of it. I'd imagine it's late fifties or very early '60s.

DS introduced in 55 (says wiki).

[un1corn]

Is it this?

Edited by un1corn on Wednesday 25th June 16:40

[Fastdruid]

I tried checking the EXIF to see when the photo was taken but it didn't work for some reason.

[L100NYY]

Similar but non.

[FourWheelDrift]

Any help?

[L100NYY]

FourWheelDrift said:

Any help?

Dunno, can you ask the guy in the pic to read the badge for us?

[BarbaricAvatar]

Even though the proportions aren't entirely identical and the rear shape is wrong, if it were a pub quiz i'd say Porsche 356 and be content with my answer.

[Baz Tench]

That low bonnet (for the time) suggests it's rear engined to me.

The plot thickens...

[Justin Case]

DB Panhard? You could get a low bonnet line with the flat twin engine.

[Baz Tench]

Justin Case said:

DB Panhard? You could get a low bonnet line with the flat twin engine.

I was going to mention a boxer engine, but couldn't think of any boxer engined cars from the era. Didn't think of a flat twin.

Hmm...

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Mk1 Escort.

[Baz Tench]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Mk1 Escort.

I've heard much about Little France in Stafford.

[iva cosworth]

I'm going with an Auto Union,can't be more specific,just a stab in the dark.

[Baz Tench]

iva cosworth said:

I'm going with an Auto Union,can't be more specific,just a stab in the dark.

I thought that too, but Google didn't throw up quite the image I needed to compare....

[vrooom]

Skoda 1200 with headlamp out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_1200