Author Topic: barrett's #374 - H Thompson's Delage special (Read 9905 times)

barrett · « **Reply #25 on:** October 18, 2014, 05:40:03 AM »

Not that. It's a car you really wouldn't expect to be the basis of a trials special though

nicanary · « **Reply #26 on:** October 18, 2014, 06:07:58 AM »

A Lagonda of some sort?

Allan L · « **Reply #27 on:** October 18, 2014, 06:53:27 AM »

Well, if Railton was the closest so far (when it was suggested ten days ago) and Hudson Terraplane is no closer, perhaps it was a Brough originally.

barrett · « **Reply #28 on:** October 24, 2014, 08:42:56 AM »

no, Railton is the wrong path to go down, it is close in physical size and reputation than anything else mentioned, but it's not related at all really. Neither is it a Lagonda. The engine isn't British...

nicanary · « **Reply #29 on:** October 24, 2014, 11:08:22 AM »

American engine?

D-type · « **Reply #30 on:** October 25, 2014, 04:57:19 PM »

Steyr engine?

barrett · « **Reply #31 on:** October 27, 2014, 03:31:52 PM »

Not American or ~~German~~ Austrian

nicanary · « **Reply #32 on:** October 27, 2014, 07:55:35 PM »

French engine?

barrett · « **Reply #33 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:37:48 AM »

nicanary · « **Reply #34 on:** October 30, 2014, 12:04:31 PM »

Delahaye ?

barrett · « **Reply #35 on:** November 04, 2014, 06:46:19 PM »

Not Delahaye

nicanary · « **Reply #36 on:** November 04, 2014, 06:47:41 PM »

Quote from: barrett on November 04, 2014, 06:46:19 PM

Not Delahaye

Delage ?

barrett · « **Reply #37 on:** November 04, 2014, 06:59:48 PM »

Yes! Locked for you for 48hrs to see if you can find out any more

nicanary · « **Reply #38 on:** November 05, 2014, 07:31:26 AM »

I still haven't found any exact details. but that front axle arrangement suggests the donor car comes from the 1920s rather than the 1930s. Is it based, do you know, on a DIS model?

barrett · « **Reply #39 on:** November 05, 2014, 08:09:29 AM »

I'm not sure, I only have the information that it's Delage-based, and the name of the builder

nicanary · « **Reply #40 on:** November 06, 2014, 07:36:28 AM »

My lock runs out tonight, and since I can't find anything about this car, you can unlock it now.

I really like your puzzles, because they're very obscure cars, but I have a suspicion that this photo comes from a period magazine or newspaper, and is not available on the net. I have been through all my usual sources, and come up with nothing.

Very intriguing car. Looks like it was taking part in a rally or one of the classic long-distance trials, possibly in the 1948/52 era.

barrett · « **Reply #41 on:** November 07, 2014, 12:26:38 PM »

Correct, it is taking part in a rally and the pic isn't on the web. The time frame is about right too. I'll dig out the unmodified pic and post that, which might give some clues

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #42 on:** December 11, 2015, 10:58:04 AM »

Are we looking for a know name? Has the logo anything to do with that? I think it's something like PL...

nicanary · « **Reply #43 on:** December 11, 2015, 12:30:27 PM »

Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 11, 2015, 10:58:04 AM

Are we looking for a know name? Has the logo anything to do with that? I think it's something like PL...

I think that's an RAC badge, PJ.

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #44 on:** December 11, 2015, 02:39:25 PM »

Ok, I won't study any more pictures with with my mobile....

Carnut · « **Reply #45 on:** June 19, 2018, 09:02:45 AM »

Trying to tidy up some really old puzzles on this board.
Any chance you could do something with this one Scott?

barrett · « **Reply #46 on:** June 19, 2018, 09:26:16 AM »

To the Black Hole, but this one can be solved with some hard graft online!

nicanary · « **Reply #47 on:** June 15, 2019, 07:05:57 AM »

Was it built by A Spiers ?

nicanary · « **Reply #48 on:** June 29, 2019, 11:37:04 AM »

nicanary · « **Reply #49 on:** July 29, 2019, 05:31:04 AM »

Again....

I'm probably wrong, but someone by the name of Spiers was rallying a Delage special as late as 1957.

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