Here we go, then. Seen yesterday!
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r139/colinrear/For%20Uploading/P1060687.jpg)
Australian cars, eh?
Holden FX?
Not a Holden.
Possibly a British Leyland product...
Singer Hunter?
My first thought was a British car, but I have no idea which. Looks sort of like a mish-mash of Rover P4, Morris Oxford and Humber Hawk.
Quote from: cawimmer430 on March 19, 2012, 09:19:51 AM
Possibly a British Leyland product...
Singer Hunter?
Of course, Singer was not part of British Leyland...... it was Rootes Group, which became Chrysler.
It's not a Singer, but you in the right decade, though this was a bit later than the Hunter.
Hmmm... I am not to familiar with Australian cars aside from Holden (if this car is even Australian).
Ford?
Don't let the location where I saw it colour your thinking unduly!
Not a Ford.
Ah!
Morris?
No, sir.
Hillman?
Not a Hillman.
Head up-market somewhat!
Humber?
JAGUAR?
Neither is correct.
An Austin perhaps?
No, not an Austin.
Definitely a TVR then! :lol:
Ok, seriously... Wolseley?
None yet.
More exclusive than any marque yet suggested.
Daimler?
No, but heading in the right sort of direction.
Vanden Plas?
No.
Bentley?
No.
The marque is no longer extant. Gave up making cars less than 10 years after this model was made.
Bristol?
Standard? Lanchester?
No, and no and no.
Well, I give up then. :lol:
A Hindustan Ambassador, perhaps?
Alvis?
Not an Alvis, but you are in the right sort of area........ I suspect that a potential Alvis customer might have considered one of these........ and like Alvis, this maker did not just make cars. This maker was also involved in the jet aircraft engine business.
Rolls Royce???
No...... true there's an aero engine link there, but I did say that this marque no longer produces cars. They stopped in 1960.
Is it British or UK?
Armstrong-Sidley?
Quote from: cawimmer430 on March 22, 2012, 07:24:22 AM
Armstrong-Sidley?
:clap:
It is an Arnstrong Siddeley............ which one?
Oh boy.... I don't know any names...
Was there an AS Hawk?
Many of them were named after famous planes, such as Lancaster and Typhoon, but this particular gem (hint!) was not........... and it has a number as well.
Quote from: Colin on March 22, 2012, 08:27:33 PM
Many of them were named after famous planes, such as Lancaster and Typhoon, but this particular gem (hint!) was not........... and it has a number as well.
I spent a hour or more last night reviewing a bunch of Armstrong-Siddeley sites which listed all the models they ever made and none of them listed this model. The closest I came was a youtube on a Armstrong-Siddeley car show in Scotland...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkacU1Qrcy8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkacU1Qrcy8). Seems it's a Armstrong-Siddeley Sapphire 234 or 236. :huh:
I'm going to do an Ifcar and give up. It's too hard! Post something easy like a 1980s Camry or something! :cry:
FoMoJo is correct, it is indeed an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 234.
You can't tell the 234 and 236 apart visually, but the owner told me that this is a 234 (which means it has the 4 cylinder engine). He told me that he likes "eccentric old cars" and this is certainly that. They were not well rated when new as the engine was weak, and the arrival of the Jaguar 2.4 was all the competition that A-S did not need. He thought that there were about 6 of these cars in Australia, which is quite a lot considering how few were made.
FoMoJo has to post the next car - make it a 1980s Ford LTD Crown Victoria! :lol:
Hier Wimmer deserves the credit of naming the brand. However, I will attempt to post a car that takes Colin more than 20 seconds to identify.