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Astin Martin?
No sir.
Late 20's Amilcar?
Not an Amilcar. This car is extremely rare.
Could this car have been built in Farnham Surrey?
No sir. However, on a global scale, it's place of construction was not too terribly far from there. The person credited with building this car rubbed elbows with some true legends of the automotive field. His day job, however, was in a different industry.
" ...its place of construction was not terribly far from here ..."
So where is "HERE" - help us out!
Here = Farnham Surrey
Alta?
Not one of those.
Quote from: KarnUtz on May 18, 2007, 04:47:11 AM
The person credited with building this car rubbed elbows with some true legends of the automotive field. His day job, however, was in a different industry.
Aeroplanes?
Yes!
Z-K
Bentley?
Affirmative.
French tickler?
Nostalgie de la boue, eh?
""Nostalgie de la boue" means ascribing higher spiritual values to people and cultures considered "lower" than oneself..."
???
Does that mean this is a French tickler?
Of course not, but you already knew that.
German?
Not German - the correct country was mentioned in a previous guess.
French, one assumes.
Radiator badge seems to be that of the Aston Martin Owners' Club (hence first guess) which is strange: has it an AM engine, perhaps?
Frech, yes!
Not an AM engine.
I am confused...how can it be built in Britannia and not be British?
"on a global scale.....not too terribly far from.....Farnham Surrey" does not mean UK only.
I asked if it was french and you said no!
I don't recall you asking if the car is from France, nor you asking if it is a French car.
I can find no reputable reference source that identifies "French tickler" as synonymous with "of french origin".
Quote from: Allan L on May 31, 2007, 03:59:30 PM
Too oblique for your own good ;D
Quite the contrary. I was well aware of what he meant by the phrase, hence the question I posed earlier in the thread.
Never heard of "tickler" as a term for puzzle?
Lagonda?
Frech, yes!
Lagonda? No.
I got it...it is a Christiane-huit of 1928!!!!
Quite right. You sure know your stuff...
A brilliant, (presumably) one-off creation from the aviation engineer Andrieux of Rennes, France. He was a friend of Gabriel Voisin and Ettore Bugatti. The Christiane Huit is a unique car with it's straight 8 in line and a patented braking system that was employed also on aircraft.
Info courtesy of Prewarcar.com
I saw this really exceptional car some weeks ago at Het Loo Concours d´Elegance at Apeldoorn/NL.
Here are some more interesting photos:
A 1925 photo with no more reliable information.
Is this the same car?
The first Christiane Huit was built in 1926, so it's most probably another car.
A striking argument, indeed :P
Thank you... :bag: