Solved NIC#482 - c.1927 Minerva AH 12CV

[nicanary]

What is this car?

[nicanary]

Experts?

[nicanary]

Pros?

[ropat53]

French?

[nicanary]

French?

Not French.

[oko94]

Made in USA ?

[nicanary]

Made in USA ?

No.

[ropat53]

From continental Europe?

[nicanary]

From continental Europe?

Yes.

[targhediferro]

Ajax?

[nicanary]

Ajax?

No.

[ropat53]

From Belgium?

[nicanary]

From Belgium?

Yes.

[kwgibbs]

F.N.?

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F.N.?

No.

[kwgibbs]

imperia?

[Mogul]

1927 Minerva ah 11cv limousine

[nicanary]

1927 Minerva ah 11cv limousine

I'm not a Minerva expert, but Beaulieu doesn't mention the AH model, even though there are plenty of images on the internet! So I could be wrong here(what's new, they all cry?) but my source says it's a different model, one which IS recognised in the Encyclopedia.

LOCKED to tell me the model of Minerva.

[Mogul]

I'm surprised, being Belgian, I checked on the Owners/Enthusiasts Minerva website were you find the whole minerva story in Dutch. To identify I found attached picture, clearly it's the same car, only the wheels are different. So it's up to you.

[nicanary]

Georgano's Encyclopedia claims that the model in production at that time was called the AB 12CV, a 2-litre 6-cylinder car, and that's what my image source also called it.  Maybe there were 2 models using the same bodywork, but it would seem odd that Minerva would make both an 11CV car and at the same time a 12CV model.

I think the AH could be an updated AB model. I will award you the point - you have clearly researched this. If any AP member knows if I'm wrong, please let me know.

[Paul Jaray]

Mogul, let me say Welcome to Autopuzzles!
It's good to have new members with great knowledge and the first thing I learnt here is that you never stop discover new facts!
I checked my files and it's true, there' not a single line about the AH model in several books (Beaulieu, Georgano's, Burgess-Wise, and so on.)
So I had a look in Kupelian's book and there it is a picture of an AH Model, that was a Six (2004cc) rated 12hp, just like the following AN model.
The AB was a 3 litre, 20hp

[Mogul]

I delved some more, we both have some of the truth the 11CV was wrong but the type AH was correct, but I believe this is the correct solution. It's a Minerva 12 CV-Six type AH from 1927

[nicanary]

Mogul, let me say Welcome to Autopuzzles!
It's good to have new members with great knowledge and the first thing I learnt here is that you never stop discover new facts!
I checked my files and it's true, there' not a single line about the AH model in several books (Beaulieu, Georgano's, Burgess-Wise, and so on.)
So I had a look in Kupelian's book and there it is a picture of an AH Model, that was a Six (2004cc) rated 12hp, just like the following AN model.
The AB was a 3 litre, 20hp

Nick Georgano gets it wrong again! Thanks for your help PJ - I'm pleased that Mogul got it right.