Solved - MJW #285 - Vernon-Derby 1927

woodinsight · February 13, 2011, 03:14:20 PM

All I need for a point is the make of this car

woodinsight · February 19, 2011, 03:20:06 PM

No response from the rookies so up to the next level

DeAutogids · February 19, 2011, 03:48:57 PM

Response then: French? (Why would I say that...)

woodinsight · February 19, 2011, 04:09:48 PM

French yes but this particular car was sold in a different European country under a different name.

Wendax · February 19, 2011, 04:27:02 PM

Amilcar Italiana?

woodinsight · February 19, 2011, 04:35:44 PM

Not that

D-type · February 20, 2011, 11:23:13 AM

Quote from: woodinsight on February 19, 2011, 04:09:48 PM
French yes but this particular car was sold in a different European country under a different name.

A Talbot, sold in Britain as a Darracq?

woodinsight · February 20, 2011, 03:21:50 PM

Not that one.
This French car was sold in Britain in the 1920s.
It's name is a hyphenated word representing the first name of the importer and the name of the French make.

Wendax · February 21, 2011, 03:25:19 AM

It is a 1927 Vernon-Derby. British race driver Vernon Balls marketed the French Derby from 1927 to 1930 in the UK as the Vernon-Derby.

woodinsight · February 21, 2011, 04:49:55 AM

Quote from: Wendax on February 21, 2011, 03:25:19 AM
It is a 1927 Vernon-Derby. British race driver Vernon Balls marketed the French Derby from 1927 to 1930 in the UK as the Vernon-Derby.

Correct - it's the Vernon-Derby of 1927.
Well done Wendax and another point to accompany you on your way to the next level.

grobmotorix · January 08, 2015, 12:06:30 PM

A 1928 Vernon-Derby UK ad and three magazine photo scans:

grobmotorix · January 08, 2015, 02:47:54 PM

And a 1929 ad:

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Solved - MJW #285 - Vernon-Derby 1927