Tee from China Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 OK going to put you all out of your misery and post the answers before beddibys time ( tis nearly 3 am here) 1. Facel Vega HK500 2. Ford Capri RS2600 3. Fiat X19 Bertone 4. Bond Ranger 5. Broadspeed Mini GT 6. Buick Electra 225 7. Vespa 400 8. Siata Amica 9. DAF 600 10. Tickford Metro 11. MG BGT LE 12. Mercedes Benz 280SL Pagoda 13. Lotus Elan Sprint 14. Citroen DS23 15. Jensen Interceptor S111 16. Honda S600 17. Ian Walker Racing Elan 18. Gordon Keeble GT 19. Toyota WiLL Vi 20. Alfa Romeo Montreal 21. Austin Kimberly Vanden Plas 22. Renault 8 23. Rover 3500 P6 24. Siata 1100TV Coupe 25. Volvo P1800S 26. Porsche 928 GTS 27. Glas Goggomobil 28. Lancia Delta 2 HPE 29. Innocenti Regent 30. Maserati Bellagio Fastback by Touring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Good quiz, post another before Christmas please. I enjoyed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Good quiz, post another before Christmas please. I enjoyed that My pleasure Chris and glad you enjoyed it. Definitely do one before I leave for Christmas in Shrewsbury:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 Forgot I have some more pictures for Chris of that Ian Walker Élan recently sold for £50k together with some history on it and the P1800 used by the Saint Aluminium bodied Lotus Elan Coupe.One of only 2 cars made in alloy by Ian Walker Racing on special order. Designed by the late Ian Walker himself and bodied by Williams & Pritchard. The second(blue)car was featured in Classic and Sportscar Magazine in October 1987. During the early 1960’s the Ian Walker Racing Ltd was involved in running various Lotus Elan’s, driven by both Jim Clark and Pete Arundel.Their experience with these cars came in handy when they decided to design and construct their first aluminium bodied Elan in May 1964.Ian Walker designed the car himself with the Le Mans 1964 Index of Thermal Efficiency in mind. The bodywork of the car had been made in alloy by Williams & Pritchard.Testing of that car started soon and Jackie Stewart took 1st place with the car at the Coup de Paris GT race at Monthlerey. Then a Swiss gentleman, named Hermann Huber, contacted Ian Walker to ask him to sell the aluminium bodied Elan to him for his father. But Ian Walker refused and after continuous requests by Mr. Huber Ian Walker finally decided to make him a second car. This second car, serial-number IWR/GT/2, was intended to be strictly a road-going Elan.Car IWR/GT/2 was painted in French blue paint by Harold Radford Limited who also fitted the red Connolly hide interior before it was delivered to Mr. Huber in 1965. The Huber family kept the Elan in their family for 37 years and they did not make any modifications to the car and left it untouched until it was sold. Volvo and Roger Moore as The Saint.The classic image of Roger Moore driving his Volvo sports car in the 1960's TV show, The Saint, endures even today. The Volvo Car Corporation supplied the "The Saint" television producers a total of five P1800 models for use on their show. Volvo happily supplied the first one in 1962, registered as 71 DXC, within a week of its being requested. In 1964, Volvo moved production of the P1800 line from England to Sweden, and sent one of the new 1800S models, registration 77 GYL, to the set of "The Saint". The first car was then chopped up for better interior shot access. Three years later, in 1967, Volvo supplied yet another car. This car, however, didn't get much use as it was wrecked in a crash fairly soon after its arrival. The production company did manage to salvage some of the parts, and used them to update the 1964 car with the new straight bumpers, chrome, and more modern trim rings for the wheels. A short time after the crash, Volvo supplied two more cars. One, registered as NUV 647E, was used for Roger Moore's personal use, and the other, NUV 648E, was used for filming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted October 1, 2010 Author Share Posted October 1, 2010 28 is a Lancia. Possibly an update of the HF Integrale before the company went tits up? Sorry just re-read your post and you were right except not the Integrale just the Delta models plus the tits up is incorrect as they are still going and just pulled out of the UK after the Beta mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Some very nice cars there. Takes me back to my yoof. 17 = Austin Allegro. I know these are wrong, but I thought 3 was a Triumph TR7 and 19 bears a passing resemblance to a DB5 (although not enough to be mistaken for one IMO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 17. Ian Walker Racing Elan I thought it looked like a Lotus badge, but I couldn't believe that Lotus had ever made a car that looked like the result of a crash between a TVR and a Gordon-Keeble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Sorry just re-read your post and you were right except not the Integrale just the Delta models plus the tits up is incorrect as they are still going and just pulled out of the UK after the Beta mess I've been informed it was otherwise known as the Neuvo Delta HPE? Was only ever sold in Italy though as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Your quiz, and seeing a typical English gentleman lookalike driving one on the M4 the other day has re kindled my desire for a Gordon Keeble. They are even nicer looking in the flesh, and the body design and dimensions are a credit to the amateurs who designed it, it is a worthy competitor of the best coachbuilders efforts. They go well, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 I've been informed it was otherwise known as the Neuvo Delta HPE? Was only ever sold in Italy though as far as I know. Yeah tis true, the one I used for the quiz is the only one in the UK and was for sale on PH. Your quiz, and seeing a typical English gentleman lookalike driving one on the M4 the other day has re kindled my desire for a Gordon Keeble. They are even nicer looking in the flesh, and the body design and dimensions are a credit to the amateurs who designed it, it is a worthy competitor of the best coachbuilders efforts. They go well, too How much to buy one these days I wonder forget who they used for engine/driveline though, any ideas Chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 ...forget who they used for engine/driveline though, any ideas Chris?Chevy 327 V8 and Warner 4-speed manual (so there's a distant connection with Toyota ). http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/html/_the_gordon_gt-_the_prototype.html http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/html/gordon-keeble.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee from China Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Chevy 327 V8 and Warner 4-speed manual (so there's a distant connection with Toyota ). http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/html/_the_gordon_gt-_the_prototype.html http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk/html/gordon-keeble.html Thanks for that, interesting reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 They DO look very pretty in the flesh and a sensibly small sizeed car for modern conditions. Really well made fibreglass bodywork, slightly less durable, but relatively easily repairable square tube chassis. A few years back I found a web page detailing a very comprehensive restoration of a Gordon Keeble, there was nothing very complex involved, just good sound basic engineering, and lots of patience, with not an ECU in sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 isnt 6 a ford galaxie no defo a buick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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