Galrot-18 = 1939 Commer Sport by Gumpen

[galrot]

I'm afraid not.

[mekubb]

Morris Eight with foreign body ?

[galrot]

Not a Morris but it does have a foreign body as mentioned.

[mekubb]

AC ?

[galrot]

Not that either.

[frederick59]

Matford?

[galrot]

No.

[Carnut]

Rootes Group base car?

[galrot]

Yes.

[Carnut]

Humber?

[galrot]

No.

[Hiawatha]

Talbot?

[galrot]

No.

[Bill Murray]

I would bow to Carnut's knowledge of British marques, but I think we just ran out of Rootes Group passenger cars.
Can this puzzle car be based on a ca. 1937 Commer van chassis?

Other than that, it has some ID characteristics of a 1937 Dodge but Rootes and Chrysler did not partner until the 1960's.

Bill

[galrot]

It's based on a Commer yes, but not a 1937 model. 

[Bill Murray]

1939?
Bill

[Carnut]

I would bow to Carnut's knowledge of British marques, but I think we just ran out of Rootes Group passenger cars.
Can this puzzle car be based on a ca. 1937 Commer van chassis?

Other than that, it has some ID characteristics of a 1937 Dodge but Rootes and Chrysler did not partner until the 1960's.

Bill

Thanks Bill but my knowledge of the Rootes Group is obviously limited as I had no idea any Commer passenger cars were built before the Cob and some Estate Cars in the 1950s.  Clearly the puzzle car is largely a 1938 Hillman Minx Drophead Tourer in appearance (which is what my searches have been based on) and probably uses its parts but has for some reason been based on a Commer van chassis by the coach-builder!  I can't imagine why they've badged it as a Commer though; I wonder what Lord Rootes thought!

[galrot]

1939?
Bill

Yes, it is a 1939.

Locked for you.

[Bill Murray]

Sadly, I am firmly stuck on this one.

I will continue to look, but please unlock it.

Bill

[galrot]

Okay, as you wish. It's now unlocked. 

[Carnut]

Coach-built in Belgium?

[galrot]

No.

[Bill Murray]

Scandinavia?

Bill

[galrot]

Yes.

[Carnut]

Norway?