Name the car (Game)

Skid wrote:The nickname 'Ponton' is the German word for Pontoon and refers to the pontoon like front wings I believe.

I was thinking to myself it must be pontoon by the shape and it sure looks like it could float

Sorry for the delay lads.

Bang away Al.

dublin boy wrote:Sorry for the delay lads.

Bang away Al.

Been dealing with other issues to-day so I'm late with this.

OK, let's see how you lot get on with this one. Written clue tonight if it's still going.

Hillman!! Minx Californian?

At last a Hillman!!!

Well done Shay. The Californian bit was important.



And for a bonus point, can you name the man who fitted the rear left light assembly!!! LOL

That was Roger the Dodger.

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TVR Grantura?

French.

Ill look again, thought it might be left hand drive with the filler cap being on that side but had no luck with the French last night.

Flathead V8 believe it or not!

Gary, only the last were made with the 9 made with the flattie, the rest were 4 cylinder, sorry for the dual exhaust in the pic, I'm sure it muat have thrown you off.

Should've read the bloody article before I took the picture, my apologies.

Well, the 24 hours are up, so here's the full car.

What in the wide world of sports is it?

I still have no Father Jack idea.

Talbot Lago?

I think you nailed it Gary.

Couldn't find it until I had the full pic Al, that was a difficult one.

I was the same way Garry. Had me beat too.

Well done Shay.

Off you go again.

The 4 cylinders were called Talbot Lago Sport, the V8, a few with BMW V8's that BMW never got paid for.
When Simca took over there were a few spare shells, so they put in the Ford based Simca flathead in an effort to use up the shells.
The V8's were called Talbot Lago Americas.

Mind you, it's easy to know all this when you have a magazine article on the car.

Writing as an American I can only shake my head in disappointment. I've seen fotos of many of the non-U.S. ones before, but am always stunned that European cars weren't all great looking. You've had your share and more of weirdness, sometimes too much chrome and not able more often to make more small cars look cute. Of course, then there's the Tatra and a host of East Euro cars that defy explanation.

You to go again Shay when you can.

harron68 wrote:Writing as an American I can only shake my head in disappointment.  I've seen fotos of many of the non-U.S. ones before, but am always stunned that European cars weren't all great looking.  You've had your share and more of weirdness, sometimes too much chrome and not able more often to make more small cars look cute.  Of course, then there's the Tatra and a host of East Euro cars that defy explanation.  

It's dreadful over here, with all the Miuras and Ferrari Daytonas flying past at 165.