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Title: Solved - NEH 1153: Triumph 1800 saloon proposal for new Renown
Post by: Carnut on July 04, 2011, 08:07:12 AM
1 point for identifying what this car is:
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: roger on July 05, 2011, 04:52:47 AM
Is there anything to do with Armstrong Siddley in there?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on July 05, 2011, 06:17:22 AM
Quote from: roger on July 05, 2011, 04:52:47 AM
Is there anything to do with Armstrong Siddley in there?

Nothing at all I'm afraid.
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on July 17, 2011, 06:23:41 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: barrett on July 17, 2011, 12:16:28 PM
Hotchkiss?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on July 17, 2011, 06:50:41 PM
Quote from: barrett on July 17, 2011, 12:16:28 PM
Hotchkiss?

'Fraid not.
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: max on July 17, 2011, 06:58:31 PM
Coachbuilt AC 2 litre?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: pguillem on July 17, 2011, 10:35:41 PM
But British ?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on July 18, 2011, 05:41:31 AM
Quote from: pguillem on July 17, 2011, 10:35:41 PM
But British ?


Yes...

Quote from: max on July 17, 2011, 06:58:31 PM
Coachbuilt AC 2 litre?

...and no!
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: mymokke on July 19, 2011, 11:45:06 PM
looks vaguely Triumph"esque" to me precursor to the Mayflower maybe?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on July 20, 2011, 04:29:30 AM
Quote from: mymokke on July 19, 2011, 11:45:06 PM
looks vaguely Triumph"esque" to me precursor to the Mayflower maybe?

You're on to something there!
Not the Mayflower though..
Will lock it for you for 48 hours to see if you can find any more out.
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: mymokke on July 21, 2011, 09:48:50 PM
I'll take a stab at this being a special bodied Triumph Gloria.
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on July 22, 2011, 04:07:30 AM
Quote from: mymokke on July 21, 2011, 09:48:50 PM
I'll take a stab at this being a special bodied Triumph Gloria.

No, that's not the right answer I'm afraid..
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on August 01, 2011, 07:29:58 AM
Professionals?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Wendax on August 01, 2011, 07:45:50 AM
Is it an early, more conservatively styled Standard Vanguard proposal?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on August 01, 2011, 08:09:01 AM
Quote from: Wendax on August 01, 2011, 07:45:50 AM
Is it an early, more conservatively styled Standard Vanguard proposal?

No, we've already established it was a Triumph.
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: woodinsight on August 01, 2011, 09:49:13 AM
Just a wild guess here but was it a Sir John Black proposal/prototype for the Triumph 1800/Renown?
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on August 01, 2011, 12:11:25 PM
Quote from: woodinsight on August 01, 2011, 09:49:13 AM
Just a wild guess here but was it a Sir John Black proposal/prototype for the Triumph 1800/Renown?

It is indeed a development of the 1800, which eventually resulted in the razor-edged Renown.
As to who designed it, I'm not sure but I'll look further into it to see if I can find that out.
So you're getting a point but I'll have a look into it first before I give you it and move it!
Title: Re: NEH 1153
Post by: Carnut on August 02, 2011, 08:02:17 AM
The magazine this one came out of seems to have gone into storage already so I'll have to dig into it at a later date!

In the meantime the point is yours and the puzzle is solved.

Good wild guess!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1153: Triumph 1800 saloon proposal for new Renown
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 02, 2011, 08:16:28 AM
AKA the Hyperbole X2