Whatsthisthen?

[mickthemaverick]

Then I think we can agree Neil, that your ones came from either a Sunbeam Alpier or a Sunbeam Rapine

[mickthemaverick]

Just so long as the got the right Rapier;

Don't be ridiculous James, that one hasn't got chrome hub caps at all!!!

[Hell Razor5543]

Just so long as the got the right Rapier;

Don't be ridiculous James, that one hasn't got chrome hub caps at all!!!

You didn't see the vehicle that transported the missile system to its operational location!

[van ordinaire]

Those Rapiers got 13" wheels at the same time as the Minx they were based on - '64-ish? but originally they had 15" wheels &, yes, their "dustbin lids" were very similar to the preceding S-T 90. However the Alpine roadster spawned THAT had simple hubcaps, perhaps more in keeping with a sports car.

[Gibbo2286]

Those Rapiers got 13" wheels at the same time as the Minx they were based on - '64-ish? but originally they had 15" wheels &, yes, their "dustbin lids" were very similar to the preceding S-T 90. However the Alpine roadster spawned THAT had simple hubcaps, perhaps more in keeping with a sports car.

I remember fitting white wall tyres on some of those when they were new and chrome embellishers, the white walls were just that, a white rubber ring that tucked in between the tyre and the rim, push the tyre off the rim insert the white wall then inflate the tyre to trap it in place.

They got ripped off when the not so careful driver kerbed them.

[NewcastleFalcon]

So whatsthisthen? following on from Peter.N.'s Dick Barton reminisce on Remember these all our Yesterdays

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REgards Neil

[old'uns]

something sounding very similar to the dog in Eastenders and the model as a BMW m/c?

[NewcastleFalcon]

something sounding very similar to the dog in Eastenders and the model as a BMW m/c?

Nice way of putting it. Internet Movie Car Database has it one letter away from the BMW M/c model but could be wrong of course.

REgards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

The video don't work for me, the car in the picture is an Allard.

[NewcastleFalcon]

The video don't work for me, the car in the picture is an Allard.

Thats just a screenshot Gibbo, I put the full video up here Remember these all our Yesterdays. You are right of course, as was Old'uns with his cryptic "Well'ard K1". It is identified as an Allard L1 on the IMCDB but not always accurate it could well be an Allard K1.



1948 Allard L1 Tourer no 71L345
Martin Pettitt from Bury St Edmunds, UK [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Regards Neil

[Hell Razor5543]

My Great Uncle Jim Boothby flew with Stephen Allard during WWII in 85 Squadron. That front drill looks somewhat like the grill on a JBM roadster. Jim used the hexagon symbol (from 85 Squadron) as part of his logo.

[NewcastleFalcon]

My Great Uncle Jim Boothby flew with Stephen Allard during WWII in 85 Squadron. That front drill looks somewhat like the grill on a JBM roadster. Jim used the hexagon symbol (from 85 Squadron) as part of his logo.

I remember you mentioning the JBM a few years ago now. At the time I dug out a thread on the Autosport forum. My original link is broken but you may find some information of interest here

https://forums.autosport.com/topic/2001 ... rs-merged/

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

https://www.automania.be/liste-marques- ... -1946-1950

Regards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

https://www.automania.be/liste-marques- ... -1946-1950

Regards Neil

No expense spared on the lighting system.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Its been a while,

Whatsthisthen?

Came across it while auction perusing, never heard of it before, quirky

screenshots

REgards Neil