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Mystery model - Archivist - 20-11-2024
Yet another image from the collection I am working on that has me somewhat stumped. It is not a production model that I immediately recognise but wonder whether there is more than a whiff of the Antipodean about it. Anyone care to make a suggestion?
RE: Mystery model - John Cornforth - 20-11-2024
Hi
I agree with Australia or somewhere overseas with RHD, given the verandahs and the headwear.
Maybe an Australian bodied Ace ? See https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/austin-ace.htm
RE: Mystery model - Tony Griffiths - 20-11-2024
Are the brakes 6 or 7 inches? I think they're 6 inches; it's possible to make out the hub covers protruding through the wheel open centres.
RE: Mystery model - Robert Leigh - 20-11-2024
I had thought they are 6" brakes, but they look like like well base rims, which may help to date the car.
RE: Mystery model - Tony Press - 20-11-2024
(Yesterday, 04:54 PM)John Cornforth Wrote: Hi
I agree with Australia or somewhere overseas with RHD, given the verandahs and the headwear.
Maybe an Australian bodied Ace ? See https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/austin-ace.htm
The later oldclassiccar pictures are of an aluminium tailed Austin Standard Sports body (built by Floods) not Ace. My car has a single screen but apparently this was to the customers taste and another similar Club car has a split screen.
The car under discussion could also be a special, with the windscreen strangely shaped to emulate a split screen. The steering wheel doesn't look to have a raked steering box as fitted to a number io Australian sports cars. Are the open centre wheels later 7" with the chrome piece removed ?
Don't you just love that hat
RE: Mystery model - Ian Williams - 21-11-2024
They are almost certainly 6" centre's but afraid I can not identify the body builder. I do agree with the apparent antipodean setting in the photo though.
RE: Mystery model - Colin Morgan - 21-11-2024
The tax disc has a coloured vertical stripe so is a 1920s British/Empire design, as issued in Australia.
RE: Mystery model - Nick Salmon - 21-11-2024
Don't know if this might help. I have enhanced the imaged.
RE: Mystery model - stuartu - 21-11-2024
I believe those must be 6” brakes if one observes the distance between the wheel nut and the outer edge of the wheel centre.
Regards,
Stuart
RE: Mystery model - Robert Leigh - 21-11-2024
...and the shallower wheeel centre.