What car is this?

[Quikcurl]

A friend of mine took this photo of an abandoned car near her house, but we can't tell what it is, can the PH gurus identify it!?

Thanks!

Apologies I can't embed the image due to Flickr/copyright.

[RobM77]

That looks jolly close to a 1950s MG TF, but there are a few subtle differences to the Fs I'm familiar with.

[Crusoe]

the line up of the wing gills suggest a very ropey kit car, style of a 1930s Alvis

[RobM77]

Crusoe said:

the line up of the wing gills suggest a very ropey kit car, style of a 1930s Alvis

Notice the octagonal radiator cap though... if it's a kit car it's trying to be an MG.

[FactHunt]

It looks very similar to one of the gentry kit cars,

[Baz Tench]

Spartan kit car?

[bobbo89]

Probably right with the Gentry kit car

Notice the suicide doors and gap in the wing louvres for the indicator as well the spots on the arches and bonnet catches.

[jkh112]

It does not seem to have proper wire wheels, appears to have wire wheel effect hub caps. This would support the kit car theory.

[Quikcurl]

Gentry looks right to me, thanks a lot chaps!

It's ever so annoying when you can't work out what a car is, so that is excellent work.

[TA14]

Crusoe said:

style of a 1930s Alvis

No.

[RobM77]

TA14 said:

Crusoe said:

style of a 1930s Alvis

No.

A coincidence that Crusoe should say that though as my late grandfather had both a 1930s Alvis and a 1957 TF (what the gentry looks like it's based on)! They were indeed very different.