Author Topic: Solved: PN #783 -- Buick by Regent Carriage Co, 1920 (Read 1207 times)

pnegyesi · « **on:** August 02, 2015, 10:52:10 AM »

Ordinary car, ordinary coachwork to my eyes - but the caption begs to differ

So I need three things for a point: donor (brand), coachbuilder and year.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2015, 12:02:23 PM »

Experts?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2015, 10:15:49 AM »

Professionals?

4popoid · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2015, 10:46:25 AM »

European marque?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2015, 10:50:56 AM »

Coachbuilder was European, donor was sort of European

4popoid · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:11:10 AM »

"Sort of European", as in a non-European company building cars in Europe?

Wendax · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:16:26 AM »

American brand?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:25:46 AM »

exactly, an American brand assembled in Europe

Wendax · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:32:07 AM »

A brand of the Big Three?

4popoid · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:35:43 AM »

Danish built Chevrolet circa 1923?

ropat53 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:37:38 AM »

Late teen early 20's Buick and judging by the front mudguard mounted side lights, was the body made in the UK?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2015, 11:58:06 AM »

Locked for ropat53 as the only thing missing is the coachbuilder. A British-built Buick with a local body.

ropat53 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2015, 04:54:17 PM »

Buick was easy, UK body guess also, but coach builder has proved to be very hard to find. I did find a 1913 British Buick ad that refers to Bedford English-built Coachwork?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2015, 03:00:55 AM »

not that. One more try before I unlock

ropat53 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2015, 02:01:12 PM »

I can't find the puzzle car, but I'll try one more guess.
Was the body made by Hoyal?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2015, 02:31:39 PM »

no.

Reluctantly I unlock

Allan L · « **Reply #16 on:** August 18, 2015, 02:48:03 PM »

How about Nicholls & Son of Bedford?

ropat53 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2015, 04:10:00 PM »

Elkington, they also made some Buick bodies?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2015, 10:06:20 PM »

twice no

Allan L · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2015, 04:07:29 AM »

But then it could be Maythorn of Biggleswade, also not far from Bedford.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2015, 04:32:48 AM »

not them. Apparently the caption was misleading, because it said that there is a very distinctive feature of this bodywork, a hallmark of the coachbuilder

Allan L · « **Reply #21 on:** August 19, 2015, 04:42:54 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on August 19, 2015, 04:32:48 AM

not them. Apparently the caption was misleading, because it said that there is a very distinctive feature of this bodywork, a hallmark of the coachbuilder

I suppose that's the treatment of the side window frames - I know I haven't seen that before, so I can't offer a coachbuilder on the basis of that clue, which is why I'm guessing around.

nicanary · « **Reply #22 on:** August 19, 2015, 05:34:47 AM »

Hamshaw?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #23 on:** August 19, 2015, 05:56:42 AM »

ropat53 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 19, 2015, 10:05:49 AM »

A well known coach builder?

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Author Topic: Solved: PN #783 -- Buick by Regent Carriage Co, 1920 (Read 1207 times)