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Would a Challenge thread about automobiles be of interest?

Poll ended at Mon May 20, 2013 6:03 am

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Bristolian wrote:could be a Singer or Hilman Chamois Imp (sloping back)
Again not quite correct, although the sloping back was well spotted
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Singer Chamois coupe :D
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There was another fastback version of the Hillman Imp but I can't remember what it was called.
I remember by brother buying an old Imp for 80 pounds in about 1978 but I'm not sure it was even worth that!
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Sunbeam Stiletto is my last ditched attempt :D :D
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After a bit of a read, there was both a Hillman and a Sunbeam Californian that had that body shape.
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Bristolian wrote:Sunbeam Stiletto is my last ditched attempt :D :D
Last but not least attempt, correct!! They were all basically the same car with just a few subtle changes between them. This shows the Sunbeam badge.
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What is this bulbous old lady?
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It looks like a cross between an old Austin and an Amstrong Siddely, although I don't think it is either?
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Can't see the picture properly but ... is it my wife ? :run:

I can see the picture really but have no idea what it is, but it looks quite upmarket.
That black and red two-tone seems familiar. It doesn't look very British but is RHD (or have you flipped the picture?). It looks slightly German mid 1940's ?.
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Is it a 1940's Riley?
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Not fiddled with the photo. Early 1950`s. Not German.
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It looks too big and too overstated to be British but in the background I can see Minis. Maybe an auction in Australia? Was it made in Australia?
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It's a French car called a Hotchkiss Anjou made in a really good vintage year - 1951, same as me!!

Must admit that I had never heard of them before.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_Anjou


Must admit that I had never heard of them before.
So who told you what it was? :?
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Nereus wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_Anjou


Must admit that I had never heard of them before.
So who told you what it was? :?
Mr google!!

If you look at the photo, it has embedded in it the name Oldtimerfarm, which I found is a car auction house based in Belgium and the car was one of many they were selling for €16,950.
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