What is it #99
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lowdrag

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13,188 posts

243 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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I took the grandson to the museum ysterday and confess I had never heard of this make


Crafty_

14,182 posts

230 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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Very stylish. Reminds me of a Peugeot, the lack of running boards is curious, I wonder if the original car had them ?

nicanary

11,375 posts

176 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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My first thought was Rosengart, but I don't think it is. Too small to be American. Very art-deco.

Crafty_

14,182 posts

230 months

Monday 31st December 2012
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It could be american, late 30s early 40s - these cars weren't always big, look at a 40 Ford coupe, they aren't big at all really.
The front has a whiff of Pontiac from that era about it, but it isn't one, more obscure than that obviously.


Captain Cadillac

2,974 posts

217 months

Tuesday 1st January 2013
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It's a Rosengart. It does look a little influenced by 37-38 Ford/Zephyrs but it looks like a Rosengart Supertraction to me.

lowdrag

Original Poster:

13,188 posts

243 months

Tuesday 1st January 2013
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No, no one's got it yet I'm afraid. I'll leave it a week and post the details that were at the side of the car.

Oh, I'd heard of Rosengart, but never this maker.

Humper

946 posts

192 months

Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Hmm? It's in Google images as a Rosengart?(same car, same place)

roscobbc

4,069 posts

272 months

Tuesday 1st January 2013
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I have to say that it dosen't look quite right - a bit like a modern 're-creation' - the meshwork behind the grille just looks wrong.

lowdrag

Original Poster:

13,188 posts

243 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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With apologies to all, I photographed the descriptive detail next to the car and it's shown as a Corre. I photographed the detail to be sure of remembering properly. I've just looked at the photo and it would seem that someone had moved the description and put it in front of the wrong car! paperbaggetmecoat

nicanary

11,375 posts

176 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2013
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Never heard of the Corre, but Georgano shows it to be an Edwardian light car built in France by M.Corre after he left his own company which went on to become la Licorne, which I have heard of, if you see what I mean.

Any hoo, nothing like the Rosengart!

Captain Cadillac

2,974 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd January 2013
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I want one of those... Some years back I halfheartedly thought about buying one.

They're very rare, very expensive and slow so I passed. But they look fantastic.