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Cross & Ellis Golfer's Coupe on a 1935 Triumph Gloria chassis
« on: December 08, 2010, 04:43:54 PM »
Who knows the donor car and the body type?
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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2010, 04:00:49 PM »
any ideas experts?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2010, 04:23:35 PM »
Triumph Gloria Four by Abbey?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2010, 04:29:39 PM »
Triumph Gloria is correct.

But it is not coachbuilt by Abbey.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2010, 04:38:10 PM »
Triumph Gloria Vitesse - styled by Frank Warner?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2010, 12:57:09 AM »
Not this one.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2010, 02:49:17 AM »
Mulliners?
With perhaps a drophead coupe body.
It may be an early version of the 'three-position' body.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2010, 03:54:29 AM »
Not Mulliners, sorry.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2010, 04:53:59 AM »
Veth?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2010, 06:20:38 AM »
Not Veth.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2010, 09:03:02 AM »
Abbot?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2010, 10:37:17 AM »
Nope.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2010, 01:05:29 PM »
Hmm - is the coachwork British?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2010, 02:53:03 PM »
I think so, yes!

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2010, 04:52:47 PM »
Pro´s time!

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2010, 05:27:54 PM »
Whittingham & Mitchell Coupe de Ville?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2010, 05:28:48 PM »
Not this one, sorry!

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2010, 04:42:43 AM »
Carbodies?
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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2010, 06:05:48 AM »
Not Carbodies.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2010, 07:31:25 AM »
Carlton?

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #20 on: December 29, 2010, 07:31:36 AM »
Salmons/Tickford?
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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #21 on: December 29, 2010, 09:33:40 AM »
Not one of those.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #22 on: December 29, 2010, 09:48:22 AM »
Hooper?
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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #23 on: December 29, 2010, 10:31:45 AM »
Not Hooper, sorry.

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Re: grob: classy coupé
« Reply #24 on: December 29, 2010, 10:41:53 AM »
Was this coachbuilder active only in the 1930s?
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