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Pat Russell · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 131

Can anyone recognise the make of the car with the baby sitting on the radiator? It's me on my fathers car!The Wolsley was my first car and the Alvis my husband owned for some years
Pat(Still looking for a four seater bullnose Morris.)

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
If you can do a higher resolution scan of the photo of you on the bonnet it might be possible to ID the badge shape and then match it on this site.

http://hem.passagen.se/diecast43/

Do you know if the car was contemporary to the photo date?

I know one shouldn't refer to a ladies age but when trying to date photos and cars, possibly "needs must".
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

It looks quite like a Clyno except that your car doesn't appear to have the
raised portion surrounding the radiator aperture.

Peter

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mikeC · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:24 pm Post subject:

My first thought was Clyno, too, but the radiator badge shape didn't look right. However, looking at Peter's photo, the bonnet louvres look very similar, so perhap it is a Clyno, a few year's newer than Peter's example?
From the headlamps and wing detail I would suggest arround 1928, rather than the early twenties of EH 9204

traction39 · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 399 Location: South Wales

If no luck here, try sending the photo to the Automobile magazine. They have a photo section and somebody may recognise it if published.
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PAUL BEAUMONT · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks

Anyone fancy this being a Singer from about 1930? The radiator badge seems about the right shape?
PAUL

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

Certainly another contender..

..although Singers of that era seem to like having a strut between the lamps.

Peter
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

I think it could it be one of these...

...but you'll need to ask PACresta what it is. Very Happy

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7385

Peter

p.s. According to the RAC, DX6605 is a Singer.

Well done Paul!
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mikeC · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

Yup, that looks right. If you look closely at the valence across the bottom of the radiator, they match. Most of the other details look the same, too, in which case we are looking at a mid-20s car, so not the Junior, and it looks a bit big to be the Singer 9 which preceeded the Junior. So my guess is a 12hp, circa 1924-6.
Thinking about it, the Nine had 1/4-elliptic front springs, so definitely not one of those.

Pat Russell · Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 131

mikeC · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:16 am Post subject:

PAUL BEAUMONT · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 1281 Location: Barnsley S. Yorks

And where exactly are the seats???
PAUL

Nic Jarman · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:10 pm Post subject:

Was that on Ebay "needs slight attention" Laughing

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mikeC · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: