Author Topic: Allard V8 Mercury Special (1948)  (Read 946 times)

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Allard V8 Mercury Special (1948)
« on: May 09, 2023, 06:06:16 AM »
identify this car and when
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Re: BD870
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2023, 06:08:35 AM »
expert

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Re: BD870
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2023, 06:15:06 AM »
British

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Re: BD870
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2023, 06:17:49 AM »
Frazer Nash

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Re: BD870
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2023, 07:56:40 AM »
not frazer nash

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Re: BD870
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2023, 02:56:37 PM »
Is it an Aston Martin?
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Re: BD870
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2023, 06:07:41 AM »
Not Aston Martin

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Re: BD870
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2023, 06:10:02 AM »
sorry knewit, i missed your question.  Yes it's british

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Re: BD870
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2023, 01:34:12 PM »
Dellow?
The more I consider the nature of speed, the more mysterious I find it.

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Re: BD870
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2023, 02:17:42 PM »
German BMW 1500cc Special

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Re: BD870
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2023, 02:41:08 PM »
not a Dellow and not a BMW engine

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Re: BD870
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2023, 05:33:11 PM »
A Lea-Francis?
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Re: BD870
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2023, 04:39:57 AM »
not Lea Francis, but to help a little bit and expand on knewit's question of whether the engine was German. I can say that the car is an british brand but the engine is no british
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Re: BD870
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2023, 05:48:36 AM »
Allard?
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Re: BD870
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2023, 06:03:01 AM »
1948 Allard V8 Mercury Special.
The more I consider the nature of speed, the more mysterious I find it.

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Re: BD870
« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2023, 09:47:21 AM »
correct, another view