What is this car?
Experts?
Ferrari (face like a horse)
Is it British? What are those things sticking up on the cars nearside - surely not S.U.s?
Quote from: tobytwirl on March 25, 2019, 04:48:59 PM
Is it British? What are those things sticking up on the cars nearside - surely not S.U.s?
Well observed. It is British.
Big engine involved. Jaguar
Quote from: norberthanke on March 25, 2019, 06:20:47 PM
Big engine involved. Jaguar
I would agree that it is large-ish. Not Jaguar.
Triumph TR6 front suspension, I think, so based on a TR6?
Quote from: richard cuyler on March 26, 2019, 08:22:16 AM
Triumph TR6 front suspension, I think, so based on a TR6?
I cannot find much on the internet about this car. I don't know the components used, just the make of engine.
BMC C engine has carbs that side, so is it an Austin-Healey engine?
Quote from: Allan L on March 26, 2019, 11:56:19 AM
BMC C engine has carbs that side, so is it an Austin-Healey engine?
Not a C-series, or Austin-Healey related.
Ford Zephyr engine?
Let's try another tack. Was the engine larger than 2 litres?
Quote from: D-type on March 28, 2019, 05:14:41 PM
Let's try another tack. Was the engine larger than 2 litres?
Yes.
Riley?
I'm running out of over 2 litre cars. Vauxhall engine?
Quote from: D-type on April 01, 2019, 05:51:41 PM
I'm running out of over 2 litre cars. Vauxhall engine?
No.
Lea Francis?
British engine over 2 litres but only large-ish
Jaguar
BMC C-Series
Ford Zephyr
Riley
Vauxhall
Lea-Francis
Triumph?
Quote from: D-type on April 02, 2019, 12:26:19 PM
British engine over 2 litres but only large-ish
Jaguar
BMC C-Series
Ford Zephyr
Riley
Vauxhall
Lea-Francis
Triumph?
Not Triumph.
By largish I mean more than 2-litres but not necessarily Dodge Viper size.
Armstrong Siddeley?
Not high enough for a Bristol, could it be a Lagonda/Aston Martin 2.6?
Quote from: tobytwirl on April 03, 2019, 06:15:53 AM
Not high enough for a Bristol, could it be a Lagonda/Aston Martin 2.6?
No.
A Rootes engine?
Last chance for the Experts.
Pros are ready with fingers on buttons.
This looks like a modified Moss Monaco (some of which used six-cylinder engines) but suspect it isn't. Any connection?
Quote from: Djetset on April 09, 2019, 01:28:58 PM
This looks like a modified Moss Monaco (some of which used six-cylinder engines) but suspect it isn't. Any connection?
That's the problem. It's so difficult for me to find new puzzles that I pounce on subjects which are barely covered by a Google search! I simply don't know enough about the car's origins to confirm or deny.
I DO know how it is described on any caption I found. This involves the year and engine - I assumed it was a special built at that time, but it could be the date of the donor car. I can't confirm any Moss connection.
That's an Alvis Special...I should have more...
Quote from: Paul Jaray on April 10, 2019, 08:24:29 AM
That's an Alvis Special...I should have more...
LOCKED for Paul Jaray. It's an Alvis-powered car - what year and what is unusual about the engine?
I have it as Alvis 3000 compressor. I found his papers too, with chassis number and some more info. I'll add it as soon as possible.
Quote from: Paul Jaray on April 10, 2019, 01:33:50 PM
I have it as Alvis 3000 compressor. I found his papers too, with chassis number and some more info. I'll add it as soon as possible.
That's the car! I'm surprised nobody guessed at the Alvis connection - it's described as a 1952 car, so presumably the engine is from a TA21, but the supercharger is the strange addition. Every internet entry for this car is simply a photo with the title of the car, but it seems to be owned and driven by an Italian gentleman.
I have a feeling that this is a fairly recent creation, but no proof. The point is yours.
This car received a certifiction by CSAI that reads:
Make: Alvis
Model: Sports
Type: Sports
License plate: JYS899
Chassis: 24537
Engine: 24537
Engine type: ALVIS
Displacement: 2993cc plus compressor
Built date: 1952
Restoration date: 1994.
Thanks PJ. If anyone knows any more about the car, please keep us informed.
According to the Alvis Owners Club, JYS 899 was originally a TA21 Saloon by Mulliners.
That "build date" of (February)1952 was for the original TA21 saloon.
I presume the supercharger is next to the engine which is why the carburettors are so far to the left.