Author Topic: Solved - MJW #366 - Pope 900cc Coupe 1934 (Read 963 times)

woodinsight · « **on:** April 23, 2011, 04:05:51 AM »

For one point what is the make, year and nationality of this low-slung coupe?

woodinsight · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2011, 11:34:59 PM »

Experts?

woodinsight · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2011, 02:53:59 AM »

Easy for a Pro?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #3 on:** May 08, 2011, 03:01:30 AM »

Spanish?

woodinsight · « **Reply #4 on:** May 08, 2011, 03:08:15 AM »

Not Spanish

Wendax · « **Reply #5 on:** May 08, 2011, 08:32:32 AM »

Austrian?

woodinsight · « **Reply #6 on:** May 08, 2011, 09:59:11 AM »

Not Austrian either

Wendax · « **Reply #7 on:** May 08, 2011, 11:36:36 AM »

But it is from a minor European car producing country?

woodinsight · « **Reply #8 on:** May 08, 2011, 12:49:45 PM »

European yes but major rather than minor.
As a clue, this car was designed by a non-European living in Europe........

Wendax · « **Reply #9 on:** May 08, 2011, 12:54:05 PM »

The looks are rather German than French or Italian or British. Although I can't think of a suiting name, I ask: German?

woodinsight · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2011, 02:01:04 PM »

Not German despite it's appearance......

Wendax · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2011, 04:00:15 PM »

British?

woodinsight · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2011, 05:37:32 PM »

Not British either.....

Allemano · « **Reply #13 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:54:17 AM »

Eastern Europe?

woodinsight · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2011, 02:33:49 AM »

Not Eastern Europe.......from the opposite end.

Here's a clue - the person who designed this car may have been related to a US car manufacturer although this has not been proved.

Wendax · « **Reply #15 on:** May 09, 2011, 02:38:19 AM »

French?

woodinsight · « **Reply #16 on:** May 09, 2011, 02:45:38 AM »

Quote from: Wendax on May 09, 2011, 02:38:19 AM

French?

Yes!
Designed by an American resident in Paris

Wendax · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2011, 12:27:31 PM »

1938 Bertrand?

woodinsight · « **Reply #18 on:** May 09, 2011, 01:25:44 PM »

Not Bertrand and several years before 1938

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2011, 04:59:19 PM »

Pope 900cc Coupe from 1934

woodinsight · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2011, 11:51:35 PM »

Quote from: Paul Jaray on May 10, 2011, 04:59:19 PM

Pope 900cc Coupe from 1934

Exactly!

The Pope was as I mentioned earlier designed by an American living in Paris - a Mr. L.A. Pope.
There may have been a connection to the Midland-Pope cars in the USA but that's another story.

Turning back to the car itself, it was unusual in that it was powered by a 900cc ohv narrow-angle V4 engine driving the front wheels via a 4-speed gearbox. Independent front suspension was by transverse spring and a central backbone frame was used.
The complete engine, gearbox and drive unit, including the wheels, could be easily detached.
Mr. Pope was said to be seeking a British firm to take up manufacture but no one did and the car remained a 'one-off' prototype.

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