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yellowperil 05-23-2021 10:10 AM

Name this, and year
 
Hint it's from last century. The for sale sign reads "Runs.. No brakes"
I know from owning one of these, you hardly need brakes.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1621793399.jpg

herr_oberst 05-23-2021 10:28 AM

Prefect, powered by Ford

yellowperil 05-23-2021 10:48 AM

No, sorry

recycled sixtie 05-23-2021 10:51 AM

Austin Cambridge. Guessing the year 1960?

Bill Douglas 05-23-2021 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by recycled sixtie (Post 11340893)
Austin Cambridge. Guessing the year 1960?

Yes, I was going to say Austin Cambridge. Quite a high end build for the time. Little did we know what crap they were.

recycled sixtie 05-23-2021 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 11340906)
Yes, I was going to say Austin Cambridge. Quite a high end build for the time. Little did we know what crap they were.

My father was a car dealer in Northern England in the 1950's and early 60's. Sold Austin, Morris and Wolselsey. Actually some Austins were good and some not so. Amazing this Cambridge is still around.:)

Steve Carlton 05-23-2021 11:47 AM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1621799261.jpg

yellowperil 05-23-2021 11:56 AM

Close enough 1958. Nice flyin' "A" on the bonnet. Not sure what that scoop is scooping.

stevej37 05-23-2021 12:02 PM

Liking the turn signals.

Steve Carlton 05-23-2021 12:20 PM

Any different from a 1957 based on the picture?

pavulon 05-23-2021 12:28 PM

Runs...No brakes = custom front end

yellowperil 05-23-2021 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pavulon (Post 11340986)
Runs...No brakes = custom front end

That's it

stevej37 05-23-2021 01:40 PM

^^^ If so...why is the bumper ok?
Replaced bumper....but not the grill??

yellowperil 05-23-2021 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11341055)
^^^ If so...why is the bumper ok?
Replaced bumper....but not the grill??

Hit a PU and went under, also I think that racoon had a hand in this.

stevej37 05-23-2021 02:02 PM

dang racoons!

pavulon 05-23-2021 02:29 PM

They run an east coast trash/drugs/money laundering operation but are not above an occassional bump-and-rob...look at 'em, they all look guilty.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1621808899.jpg

red 928 05-23-2021 11:12 PM

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Name this, and year
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1621840345.jpg

Coverman 05-23-2021 11:13 PM

Those cars have lever arm shock absorbers as the top link in the independent front suspension. They wear out really quickly resulting in a very bouncy ride. You will need every one of the 51 bhp ( gross) to 'accelarate' that one ton car to 60 mph in a second under half a minute.Super slow by contemporary American standards but it would probably out corner any front engined US built sedan in its day( provided that its front shock absorbers were new)

Bill Douglas 05-23-2021 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Coverman (Post 11341352)
but it would probably out corner any front engined US built sedan in its day( provided that its front shock absorbers were new)

As long as it wasn't in the workshop getting the soft metal valve seats rebuilt, or the needle refitted in the Solex carburettor :(

GH85Carrera 05-24-2021 05:34 AM

All it needs is some 21 inch wheels, slammed to the ground, all new 4 link suspension, and a 500 cubic inch turbocharged 750 HP engine, totally custom interior, 5,000 watt stereo, and it will be another TV show custom car. Oh maybe some custom pin striping, and a chicken on the hood.


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