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Vitesse
United Kingdom
234 Posts |
 Posted - 23/08/2012 : 18:36:21
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These early 50s pictures are from a thread at Autosport. General consensus is that the car is a Magna, but it does seem to have several non-standard and perhaps distinctive features, notably the doors and the nearside "power bulge", while opinion is divided on whether it's an F2 or L-type. Registration unknown, unfortunately.
Anybody recognise it? Does it still exist or has it gone to the scr@pyard in the sky? |
Edited by - Vitesse on 23/08/2012 18:38:01 |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/08/2012 : 19:01:34
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My guess would be an F type Magna. The inlet/exhaust manifolds of the F type are on the near side and maybe that bulge hides a supercharger?
The side valances also appear to be F type, the L types have a different arrangement.
Those doors are certainly non standard!
George
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Edited by - George Eagle on 23/08/2012 20:14:15 |
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Wyn Lewis
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 19:40:03
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Delightful photos. Children in the back always adds to period photos in my view. Sadly not possible these days, or not safe anyway.
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
5998 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 19:58:58
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| Possible? Yes. Safe? Your call! |
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Peter Green
United Kingdom
1682 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 23:28:05
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The rear end of the chassis is F type not L type. I note that the petrol tank has a large J4/K3 filler cap and the top of the bonnet has louvers along its length. Interestingly the doors are the same as F1461 as pictured on the 'Members Cars' section of this website.
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Richard Hardy
United Kingdom
2138 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 23:38:56
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The other give-away is the early F/J flat back tank
Regards
Rich
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1709 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 23:45:34
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Fuel tank is F2 not L2.
The apron is L not F...
The windscreen is second generation J Type with the side supports but without the strengthening strip the later ones had. Not sure whhich the F2s had...
I thought F and L2 chassis were the same or was the L2 chassis a cut down L1 and so deeper at the rear?
And isn't there a bit of sump showing? Don't think it looks very F-like...
Cheers
P |
Edited by - PeterL on 24/08/2012 00:03:22 |
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Peter Green
United Kingdom
1682 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 23:50:34
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The L2 chassis was an L1 with the back cut off.
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Oz34
United Kingdom
2495 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 00:02:38
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The doors surely are cut down standard ones in the same manner as the ex Bira F2?
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spitfire
United Kingdom
371 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 16:00:44
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| Foreign powerplant? (Non F sump talk and "power bulges" might be wider engine's dynamo) Certainly has a louvred bonnet! Might have had to expel a lot of heat? |
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gb
United Kingdom
205 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 19:33:11
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My vote is a modified F2 with cut down doors.
The sump is visible but may be just an "optical illusion" due to the lower valance being knocked about a bit.
F2 (F1372) as below..
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rodb
New Zealand
260 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 20:58:53
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Our L2 has 10 louvers in the rear of the bonnet group, this car has 8 louvers. assuming it is the original bonnet, then F type it probably is.
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DavidBir
Canada
10 Posts |
Posted - 25/08/2012 : 03:17:20
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| Just to add a little "Juice" to this enquiry: The little guy sitting in the back is the brilliant cutaway artist Tony Mathews and the two ladies are his mother and sister. |
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
5998 Posts |
Posted - 25/08/2012 : 07:03:34
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Could someone please explain to me how I can view the pictures in the first post? All I see is a strange image of a frog in what appears to be an ice cube (really!) with the text "Domain Unregistered" and inviting me to go to www.bit.ly to register.
EDIT: OK, problem solved. I'm abroad at the moment so I tried reconnecting via a UK VPN and that brought the images up correctly and they still work when I reconnect via my local ISP. How strange! |
Edited by - Simon Johnston on 25/08/2012 07:23:47 |
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1709 Posts |
Posted - 25/08/2012 : 13:20:39
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Just heard from Vitesse, the registration number appears to be ?F9503 or ?F9603.
Does that narrow it down enough for our Registrar to put an identity on the car?
Cheers
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DavidBir
Canada
10 Posts |
Posted - 25/08/2012 : 23:38:17
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| Latest update: The number is now believed to be UF9603 registered in Brighton in late 1932. |
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