Solved - PJ366- Eyston Super Power Chrysler Sport Saloon 1937

Paul Jaray · January 05, 2011, 04:43:13 PM

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DeAutogids · January 06, 2011, 04:25:57 AM

Dunlop tyres, so probably British.

Otto Puzzell · January 06, 2011, 04:47:48 AM

Wild guess:

An Airline sedan by T.J. Richards & Sons in Australia, after they were absorbed by Chrysler-Dodge-De Soto Distributors (Australia) Pty Ltd. The winged logos on the spats are dead ringers for those on Chrysler Airflows in the US.

Paul Jaray · January 06, 2011, 08:08:52 AM

Quote from: DeAutogids on January 06, 2011, 04:25:57 AM
Dunlop tyres, so probably British.

Well it's not easy to answer...but I'll say it is correct...this car was thought for the British market, built and shown in the UK, but not designed and equipped by UK minds.

Quote from: Otto Puzzell on January 06, 2011, 04:47:48 AM
Wild guess:

An Airline sedan by T.J. Richards & Sons in Australia, after they were absorbed by Chrysler-Dodge-De Soto Distributors (Australia) Pty Ltd. The winged logos on the spats are dead ringers for those on Chrysler Airflows in the US.

Australia will lead you well out of the track, but the Chrysler connection is real.

DeAutogids · January 06, 2011, 08:27:05 AM

Anything to do with Chrysler Heston?

Paul Jaray · January 06, 2011, 08:34:35 AM

British Chrysler connection apart, nothing more, I'm afraid.

Paul Jaray · January 12, 2011, 04:32:36 PM

Everything in this car is quite known.

Paul Jaray · January 19, 2011, 12:56:28 PM

This car has got a quite interesting story.
It's part of a project never materialized that involved only known names...

barrett · January 24, 2011, 12:13:12 PM

Was this a project by one of the major British Marques?

Paul Jaray · January 24, 2011, 03:58:58 PM

well, the marque involved is quite known and already mentioned...

barrett · January 24, 2011, 04:12:38 PM

oops yes I really should've noticed that!

studhamsmudger · January 26, 2011, 05:14:30 AM

Chrysler Super Power Eight 1937

Paul Jaray · January 26, 2011, 09:19:16 AM

Bravo!
You are pratically there.
I have it as xxxx Super Power Chrysler yyyy zzzz 1937.
x: a quite known name.
y: you should do it to keep a good shape
z: there were many of them in the far-west.

X: Locked for studhamsmudger
y-z: Open to all (but pointless...)

Wendax · January 26, 2011, 09:21:21 AM

Y = Sport
Z = Saloon

Paul Jaray · January 30, 2011, 05:59:56 PM

Quote from: Wendax on January 26, 2011, 09:21:21 AM
Y = Sport
Z = Saloon

Perfect!

Xxxx Super Power Chrysler Sport Saloon 1937.

studhamsmudger, 24 hours for you.
Tomorrow this time open to all and clues will follow.

studhamsmudger · January 31, 2011, 06:52:16 AM

Eyston?

Paul Jaray · January 31, 2011, 08:58:38 AM

Correct! _place smiley here_
There is a quite interesting story behind this car...I'll post the article soon with another pic.
Please bump it if I forget...
Well done!

Paul Jaray · January 31, 2011, 01:01:24 PM

as promised:
(source: Special Interest Autos 1971)

DeAutogids · January 31, 2011, 01:14:30 PM

Allan L · January 31, 2011, 03:56:53 PM

Interesting as Eyston's AEC-diesel-engined record car that was the subject of a previous PJ puzzle (PJ161) was said to have been built on "an old Chrysler chassis" by the Delaney works.
This one

grobmotorix · January 31, 2011, 05:36:28 PM

Last year the german company Goldt had claimed on their website that this car has been their 1933 in-house development.
The text says that it has been their Diesel record car that has achieved a top speed of 193 km/h on a road between Cappeln and Eckernförde...

Pure fake!

After I´ve contacted them to ask what it´s all about, they´ve removed it completely...

DeAutogids · February 01, 2011, 04:32:18 AM

They did not; ---link not put in ----

Allan L · February 01, 2011, 05:07:26 AM

Quote from: DeAutogids on February 01, 2011, 04:32:18 AM
They did not; ---link not put in ----

I've just e-mailed them to ask what it's all about.

grobmotorix · May 11, 2012, 01:08:11 PM

Who knows this vehicle?

Manuel · May 11, 2012, 06:19:25 PM

That was an experimental job. It appears to be in the lobby of a hotel. Or somewhere just as plush.

Manuel in Oz

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Solved - PJ366- Eyston Super Power Chrysler Sport Saloon 1937