This imposing tourer requires the identification of the make, model, year and coachbuilder for a point.
Metallurgique, 1926, by VdP?
Quote from: FrontMan on January 03, 2013, 04:18:15 PM
Metallurgique, 1926, by VdP?
Métallurgique is correct but it is a few years older than 1926 and the coachbuilder isn't VdP....
Experts?
D'Iteren, 1923?
Quote from: FrontMan on January 09, 2013, 04:00:55 PM
D'Iteren, 1923?
Not d'Ieteren but the coachbuilder is Belgian
Vesters & Neirinck?
Van den Plas Métallurgique 12/40 HP Saloon, 1924
Quote from: thorax on January 10, 2013, 05:24:53 AM
Van den Plas Métallurgique 12/40 HP Saloon, 1924
No it's not by Van den Plas and the model is not a 12/40hp and it's a tourer, not a saloon.
The year is slightly out also......
1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Jonckheere?
Quote from: 4popoid on January 10, 2013, 05:02:01 PM
1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Jonckheere?
That's all correct except the coachbuilder isn't Jonckheere....
1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Moeremans?
Quote from: 4popoid on January 10, 2013, 10:43:59 PM
1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Moeremans?
Not Moermans..
1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Matthys?
Quote from: 4popoid on January 11, 2013, 12:51:42 PM
1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Matthys?
No by them........
Small clue - the coachbuilder's name is 6 letters....
Besset?
I've finally managed to find a Belgian coachbuilder with a six letter name (lots of fives and sevens, but no sixes). I only have a name from a blog, with no other information, but I will give it a shot. How about: 1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Blavie?
Perhaps De Wolf?
Quote from: 4popoid on January 13, 2013, 05:37:38 PM
I've finally managed to find a Belgian coachbuilder with a six letter name (lots of fives and sevens, but no sixes). I only have a name from a blog, with no other information, but I will give it a shot. How about: 1923 Metallurgique 26 hp all weather tourer by Blavie?
Not Blavie.....
The coachbuilder is not obscure and also bodied other makes in the 1920s
Renard?
Lefert?
Phlups?
Quote from: 4popoid on January 15, 2013, 12:27:25 PM
Phlups?
Not by them - you're in the wrong half of the alphabet!
Well I don't think that this answer is correct, but I'm getting desperate, and it is Belgian, does have six letters and is in the first half of the alphabet. I know this firm only started in the 70's, but it specializes in rebuilding classic and vintage cars. So I'll try: Jolley.
Quote from: 4popoid on January 15, 2013, 10:35:54 PM
Well I don't think that this answer is correct, but I'm getting desperate, and it is Belgian, does have six letters and is in the first half of the alphabet. I know this firm only started in the 70's, but it specializes in rebuilding classic and vintage cars. So I'll try: Jolley.
Not by Jolley I'm afraid....
The Experts appear to have run out of ideas for this tourer, so I'm promoting it to the Pros for a quick solution.....
Gybels?
Does the coachbuilder come from the Liege region?
Métallurgique 26hp by Colson, 1923
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 18, 2013, 01:34:18 PM
Métallurgique 26hp by Colson, 1923
That's correct!
Carrosserie V. & L. Colson (later J. Colson) was situated in Liège and also built cars on Minerva and Nagant chassis.
Another point for you PJ
Congrats PJ.
Can you, or anyone else out there, give me an on-line reference for Colson (or for that matter Gybels)? For all my work on this puzzle, I never ran across either name on-line (not once), and, even with the name(s), Googling turns up nothing (except a correct Gybels answer on a previous puzzle by woodinsight).
Thanks, in advance, to anyone with an informative link.
Quote from: 4popoid on January 18, 2013, 11:17:35 PM
Congrats PJ.
Can you, or anyone else out there, give me an on-line reference for Colson (or for that matter Gybels)? For all my work on this puzzle, I never ran across either name on-line (not once), and, even with the name(s), Googling turns up nothing (except a correct Gybels answer on a previous puzzle by woodinsight).
Thanks, in advance, to anyone with an informative link.
Sorry 4popold, my sources for Gybels and Colson came from my library. I don't know of any on-line source. I'm sure other members may be able to help.
PM sent
Quote from: 4popoid on January 18, 2013, 11:17:35 PM
Congrats PJ.
Can you, or anyone else out there, give me an on-line reference for Colson (or for that matter Gybels)? For all my work on this puzzle, I never ran across either name on-line (not once), and, even with the name(s), Googling turns up nothing (except a correct Gybels answer on a previous puzzle by woodinsight).
Thanks, in advance, to anyone with an informative link.
I found the same pic in a book about cars from Belgium and few lines about Colson on the Beaulieu Encyclopedia.