What the coachbuilder saw: solved

[Allan L]

Many of our puzzles are of cars where the make is easy to identify but the coachbuilder is where the difficulty lies.
By way of a change here are 17 cars on which the coachbuilder (or bodyshop if you prefer) has yet to exercise his craft, so they must be quite easy to identify.
For each I need make and model at least, and I may get a bit intense about more detail for some of them.

Here are the first six:

[Allan L]

And the next six:

[Allan L]

And five more:

[qwaszx]

this selection seems a keynote speech on rear-axle suspension...
#4 horizontal coil springs and no 2cv: should be easy but I never saw that
#7 Bugatti 35 8 cylinder
#9 Lotus Elan, Colin Chapmans GRP/steel backboned sportscar.
#10 Ford USA prototype from the thirties?

[Allan L]

this selection seems a keynote speech on rear-axle suspension...
#4 horizontal coil springs and no 2cv: should be easy but I never saw that
#7 Bugatti 35 8 cylinder
#9 Lotus Elan, Colin Chapmans GRP/steel backboned sportscar.
#10 Ford USA prototype from the thirties?

Number 9 is correct, but the others are not.
By the very nature of car design, apart from the Lotus, most are from rather long ago.

[Allan L]

Here is a summary of the correct answers so far. Points will be added later.

Chassis 1 3 litre Bentley, solved by Neilshouse
Chassis 2 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, solved by Tom_I
Chassis 3 Aston Martin International, solved by Neilshouse
Chassis 4 1938 Atalanta, solved by D-type
Chassis 5 1949 Bentley Mk VI , solved by D-type
Chassis 6 BMW 315, solved by Woodinsight
Chassis 7 1934 Bugatti Type 59, solved by D-type
Chassis 8 E-type ERA , solved by Neilshouse
Chassis 9 Lotus Elan, solved by: qwaszx
Chassis 10 1935 Trojan Mastra, solved by D-type
Chassis 11 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, solved by Neilshouse
Chassis 12 MG R-type, solved by Tom_I
Chassis 13 1929-1936 Rolls Royce Phantom II, solved by D-type
Chassis 14 1937 SS Jaguar 100 3.5 litre, solved by D-type
Chassis 15
Chassis 16 1926 Morris Cowley, solved by D-type
Chassis 17 1938 Brough Superior V12, solved by D-type

[Allemano]

Great puzzle!

[Paul Jaray]

Great puzzle!

I second that!

[Allan L]

Great puzzle!

I second that!

Thanks, grazie, Danke schön!

[Otto Puzzell]

Featured on the AutoPuzzles front page.

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[Allan L]

Featured on the AutoPuzzles front page.

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Well, thanks for that!!

[Allan L]

157 views and featured on the front page, but only one reply so I'm moving it to the Experts after a week!

[Allan L]

so here it is then!

[D-type]

Is #7 a Leyland 8?

[Allan L]

Is #7 a Leyland 8?

No, sorry.

[Allan L]

Is #7 a Leyland 8?

I was expecting a good few solutions from you, Duncan

[D-type]

I know exactly where to look... 
... but there's currently 249 pages to look through   

[D-type]

#4 Atalanta
#10 Trojan Mastra

[Allan L]

#4 Atalanta
#10 Trojan Mastra

Both correct!
I think I'll ask for the date (approximate) for both and any further information could be interesting!

[D-type]

1938 for the Atalanta and 1935 for The Trojan

#13  Rolls Royce Phantom II from a date between 1929 and 1936

[gilescooperuk]

9 Lotus Elan 1960s version

[Allan L]

9 Lotus Elan 1960s version

Yes, but "qwaszx" got there ten days ago!

1938 for the Atalanta and 1935 for The Trojan

#13  Rolls Royce Phantom II from a date between 1929 and 1936

That'll do for the dates: the supercharged Gough-engined Atalanta could be 1937-9
No. 13 is a RR PII and it may be that detailed knowledge would say it's the early version as central lubrication (introduced 1933) isn't visible

[D-type]

#5 1949 Bentley Mk VI
#7 1934 Bugatti Type 59 (I should have recognised the wheels first time around!)
#14 1937 SS Jaguar 100 3.5 litre

[Allan L]

#5 1949 Bentley Mk VI
#7 1934 Bugatti Type 59 (I should have recognised the wheels first time around!)
#14 1937 SS Jaguar 100 3.5 litre

Yes, those are they!
I thought you might be able to answer these - possibly the last remaining Expert who can, as it was all too easy to score 200 points and become a Pro and when you get the points for this, you'll be well over halfway there

[D-type]

Thanks for the compliment    
The truth is that I know your source for this puzzle  .  It is at   
I'm off to Goodwood tomorrow and Sunday so it'll be a while before I have time to continue looking - particularly if I find something at Pooks or Chaters to distract me
The second 100 will be far slower than the first.  Puzzles are getting harder as the stock of unsolved cars out there steadily reduces.  And I know nothing of European coachbuilders, East European, South American or Far Eastern car makers and US customisers