July '06 Puzzle #7 - Solved! Moss Monaco

[Otto Puzzell]

We're looking for the year, make and type.

Please, respond below and let us know what make and model you think you see here.

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[Jagman]

Can't be a Morgan, it's got A-arms instead of sliding pillars, maybe an Allard?

[Otto Puzzell]

Neither of those, but your Geography is sound. 

[Jagman]

Hmmm, but which geopgraphy? I always think of Allards as "American".........

[Otto Puzzell]

The Allard Motor Company was an English car manufacturer founded in 1936 by Sydney Allard. The company, based in Putney, London until 1945 and then in Clapham, London, produced approximately 1900 cars until its closure in 1966.

The driving force and founder of the Allard Motor Company was Sydney Allard. Sydney was very successful in diverse forms of motorsport driving Allard cars. This included winning the Monte Carlo Rally in a P1 Saloon in 1952 – the 1949 British Hill Climb Championship in the Steyr engined Allard racing car and coming third in the 1950 Le Mans 24 hour race – again driving a car built by himself, the Allard J2 with Cadillac V8 engine. Achievements which are unlikely to be repeated again.

Sydney Allard also introduced the sport of Drag Racing to the U.K. and Europe, building the first dragster outside the U.S.A. in 1960 and then staging the spectacular Drag Festivals in 1963 and 1964. At the same time Sydney built up Adlards Motors, a Ford Dealership, in South West London, which ran alongside the Allard Motor Company for many years and became one of the largest dealerships in the U.K.

Allard ceased production of road going cars in 1957 with the Allard Palm Beach GT this was displayed at the 1956 London Motor Show.

[SeaLion]

Hmm, very rounded grill frame and front, flat top cycle fenders, upper pressed steel wishbones, and british. And I still have no clue of what it is. That is worriing.

[Otto Puzzell]

I have faith in you! 

[Jagman]

It must be more contemporary then we're thinking, cause I think I see a yellow turn signal right below the headlight support - sticking out from the side of the radiator shell............

Panoz maybe?

[Otto Puzzell]

Not quite that new.

Like a Panoz, this car was built with off-the-shelf components from other cars. This car is named for a driver, and a place.

[Jagman]

Could this be a Panther Lima?

[Otto Puzzell]

No, not one of those.

[Otto Puzzell]

*bump*

[lynxd67]

The only place and name combination I can think of is the Caterham Johnathan Palmer car of the 80's.

[Otto Puzzell]

No, not one of those. Remember, this car is named for a driver, and a place.

[D-type]

From the clues given I know its an Aston Martin.  But which one?  I'll go for the immediately prewar 2 litre car

[Otto Puzzell]

Not an Aston Martin

[wilsongt]

Moss Monaco?

Regards,
Glenn

[Otto Puzzell]

That is absolutely correct! Well done, sir. 

And welcome to AutoPuzzles!

[Jagman]

OPK, more info please, what is a Moss Monaco, who built it? Did it actually run at Monaco, or was it more of a "street" car?

[wilsongt]

Hello

Moss (no relation to Sir Stirling) made a series of cars in the 80's and perhaps 90's. The Monaco model was Triumph-based (you can see the Herald/Vitesse like suspension in the photo, but I think used a range of engines

A quick search brought up sites like this - more infro here
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Regards
Glenn

[Ultra]

Hello

Moss (no relation to Sir Stirling) made a series of cars in the 80's and perhaps 90's. The Monaco model was Triumph-based (you can see the Herald/Vitesse like suspension in the photo, but I think used a range of engines

A quick search brought up sites like this - more infro here
<<< link removed >>>
Regards
Glenn

Welcome to Autopuzzles, Glenn.

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