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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2008 => Topic started by: Allan L on January 01, 2008, 10:25:43 AM

Title: New Year's Day 3: Healey Abbott DHC
Post by: Allan L on January 01, 2008, 10:25:43 AM

A photo taken at our local New Year's Day gathering:
Make, model and coachbuilder for full marks!

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: Allan L on January 11, 2008, 07:50:25 AM

12 views and no guesses.
Are there no European rookies?

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: Jeff C on January 12, 2008, 08:00:12 PM

delage?

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: Allan L on January 13, 2008, 02:51:56 AM

Not a Delage

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: Allan L on January 15, 2008, 05:06:15 PM

O.K. Experts, you have five minutes . . .  ;D

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: Paul Jaray on January 15, 2008, 05:17:18 PM

Healey...
westland roadster 1947!

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: @re on January 15, 2008, 06:59:29 PM

Then I'll challenge that. I think it's a Healey-Abbott Drophead Coupé from somewhere between 1950 and 1954. 77 were built.

Edit: One thing I can say with absolute certainty is that the displacement of its engine is 2443 cc, and the car is actually from 1951 (registration date 24-01-51), whatever it is - which does make it less likely to be a Westland Roadster. To my knowledge, that was produced from 1946 to 1950 (obviously, it is possible that the car was registered later).

Title: Re: New Year's Day 3
Post by: Allan L on January 16, 2008, 03:07:07 AM

Paul Jaray's 11 minutes isn't bad, but it's not a Westland, it's an Abbott Drophead Coupé as identified by @re. I didn't ask the year as I don't know for certain, but 1951 is quite likely.
Can't give half-points so a point each, I think