I don't know if this car has a name or not, so for the point describe what it is and what is its base?
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Don't know why, but it makes me think there is something to do with Mini in there... Is it Mini based?
Quote from: JonathanPoll on July 04, 2012, 06:00:05 PM
Don't know why, but it makes me think there is something to do with Mini in there... Is it Mini based?
No Mini parts that I'm aware of!
Experts?
looks like a pre-war car under that lot.
Seems to have huge brake drums which would make it 1920s / 30s
Quote from: gilescooperuk on July 11, 2012, 05:21:49 PM
looks like a pre-war car under that lot.
Seems to have huge brake drums which would make it 1920s / 30s
You're right - it's from the 1930's.
Don't actually know which year specifically.
Well looking at the base I guess it is probably a british base car?
Quote from: gilescooperuk on July 13, 2012, 12:09:06 PM
Well looking at the base I guess it is probably a british base car?
It is, yes.
OK so we are looking at a base british car from the 30's. Judging by the size of the brakes it is most likely a sports car.
Let's start the guessing with - Jaguar?
Ok. I'll play along. Austin?
Neither Jaguar nor Austin.
rolls royce
MG?
Jaguar?
OK let me try a different style of question
is the donor car small (Austin 7), medium (bullnose morris) or large (Bentley)
Quote from: gilescooperuk on July 19, 2012, 06:24:14 PM
OK let me try a different style of question
is the donor car small (Austin 7), medium (bullnose morris) or large (Bentley)
More medium-sized, but I only know the make not the model..
Ok that narrow the choice of manufacturer down. Looks more mainstream.
Ford?
Quote from: gilescooperuk on July 20, 2012, 03:44:46 PM
Ok that narrow the choice of manufacturer down. Looks more mainstream.
Ford?
No, not Ford.
Hillman?
Lea-Francis?
Quote from: RayTheRat on July 20, 2012, 06:56:47 PM
Lea-Francis?
Sorry Ray - this was another one that didn't show up as a 'New' reply on my computer so I didn't see it.
It's not a Lea-Francis anyway, no..!
It's time to move up to the Pro's now...
Morris?
Standard?
Those brake drums look too big for a medium-sized car. Could it be based on a truck chassis?
Moving through the well-known UK makes - next on my list is Vauxhall?
Quote from: woodinsight on July 25, 2012, 02:54:12 PM
Moving through the well-known UK makes - next on my list is Vauxhall?
Yes - Vauxhall chassis it is!
So now all that's needed for the point and a move to 'Solved' is a description of what the car actually is.
I'll lock it for woodinsight for 24 hours since you've got the correct chassis..
Well Vauxhall was a lucky guess but I have to say I really don't know any more about this strange-looking car.
If I just give you my observations on what I can see and a guess on dates - that might lead to the solution.
My immediate thought is that the car is based on a pre-WW II Vauxhall (or could it be a Bedford van/light commercial?).
I say that because the driving position seems quite high.
Secondly I would say the wheel diameters are smaller than what one would expect on a pre-war car.
Perhaps the car was built during or just after WW II as the bodywork seems fashioned from any metal available at the time.
My other thought is that I find it strange how the bonnet (hood) opens in that fashion and there appears to be a lot of wires visible but no sign of the top of the engine.
I would guess the car is powered by some type of alternative engine/fuel owing to the constraints of the day.
Those are merely observations and I could be way off beam.
Please open it up again if I'm wrong.
You're on the right track.
We'd already established that it was a pre-war chassis plus the fact it was a Vauxhall.
So what about the engine?
It's not a conventional petrol engine as you say.
It's a post-war home-built car with no (known) name so there's just that bit of info to fill in - its motive power.
Still your puzzle.
The only other thing I can think of, owing to all those electric leads is that it's powered by some heavy duty batteries?
Performance must have been on the sluggish side though if that's the case......
Quote from: woodinsight on July 26, 2012, 09:38:02 AM
The only other thing I can think of, owing to all those electric leads is that it's powered by some heavy duty batteries?
Performance must have been on the sluggish side though if that's the case......
Indeed it is an electric car!
So let's call it solved, and here's the original picture:
More information on this car. Nice to have something more than "1930s electric Vauxhall". :)
That last photo looks a bit like an attempt at perpetual motion ;D