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Solved - MJW #794 - Railton Pillarless Saloon by Abbey 1935
« on: December 27, 2011, 12:56:20 AM »
As usual identify the make, year and coachbuilder for a point.

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2011, 12:44:58 AM »
Railton, 1937, Freestone and Webb

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2011, 02:30:07 AM »
Railton, 1937, Freestone and Webb
Railton - yes but not by Freestone & Webb and not 1937

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2012, 03:33:55 AM »
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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2012, 09:43:50 AM »
Though this is without doubt a Gurney Nutting design, the clumsy plated vent flap at the side of the scuttle probably indicates that this is a Coachcraft body, who did produce similar bodies on Bentley and Rolls Royce?

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2012, 10:15:13 AM »
Though this is without doubt a Gurney Nutting design, the clumsy plated vent flap at the side of the scuttle probably indicates that this is a Coachcraft body, who did produce similar bodies on Bentley and Rolls Royce?
I don't know if it was designed by GN but I have a different builder.....

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2012, 06:46:28 AM »
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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2012, 07:37:26 AM »
Ranalah?

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2012, 07:50:22 AM »
Ranalah?
Not Ranalah.......a shorter name than that.

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2012, 07:53:23 AM »
REAL?

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2012, 07:58:48 AM »
REAL?
Not REAL.....longer than that!

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2012, 08:03:03 AM »
Newns?

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2012, 08:40:15 AM »
Rippon?
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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2012, 09:57:36 AM »
Abbott?
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2012, 01:11:09 PM »
Southern?

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2012, 02:50:29 PM »
1935 Railton Pillarless Saloon by Abbey Coachworks.

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Re: MJW #794
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2012, 05:27:17 AM »
1935 Railton Pillarless Saloon by Abbey Coachworks.
Correct!