Author Topic: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle  (Read 1806 times)

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« Last Edit: May 11, 2011, 09:26:13 AM by Allemano »

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 05:10:04 AM »
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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 05:49:43 AM »
Is it a BMW?
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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 05:50:59 AM »
No, it's not a BMW.

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 07:50:37 AM »
looks like vignale (lancia?)

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2011, 07:52:08 AM »
looks like vignale (lancia?)
Not Lancia, not Vignale.

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2011, 11:28:27 AM »
Is it the Citroën 15 Six bodied by Beutler from 1953 ?

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2011, 02:22:42 PM »
No.

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2011, 11:42:19 AM »
alfa romeo boano?

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2011, 04:33:56 AM »
Not that either

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2011, 04:56:29 AM »
Is it a Lancia?  By Ghia?
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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2011, 04:59:03 AM »
Is it a Lancia?  By Ghia?
Not a Lancia. Not Ghia....

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2011, 02:50:55 PM »
jaguar?

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2011, 02:53:26 PM »
Not a Jaguar.

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2011, 02:55:41 PM »
Is it a Lancia?  By Ghia?
Not a Lancia. Not Ghia....
I guess there will be a debate later...

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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2011, 01:32:56 PM »
A long shot: Bristol?  By Ghia-Aigle?
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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2011, 02:32:09 PM »
A long shot: Bristol?  By Ghia-Aigle?
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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #17 on: May 23, 2011, 02:41:22 PM »
Must be the 401 Coupe shown at Geneva in 1953 then?
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Re: Allemano's № 621
« Reply #18 on: May 23, 2011, 02:49:16 PM »
Yes it is! Well done!

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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2011, 02:51:11 PM »
Any better pics of this car a re highly appreciated!


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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #20 on: May 23, 2011, 06:22:07 PM »
Any better pics of this car a re highly appreciated!



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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2011, 11:54:40 AM »
Here's another view (unfortunately a poor photo)

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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2011, 12:44:50 PM »
This photo is much better than any I've seen before! :thumbsup:
It looks even more like a BMW from this angle.
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2013, 01:05:42 PM »
Ain't that nice?  :)

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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 621 - 1953 Bristol 401 Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2013, 02:26:42 PM »
It is nice. Ghia-Aigle did some wonderful cars
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