Help ID this engraving of a car (gold pendant)
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FMOB said:
sherman said:
Hudson Pacemaker?
The front does not quite match though.
Does not look like 356 as the rear window has a distinct shape where is joins the rear of the car, my first thought was Doc Hudson i.e. Hudson Hornet.The front does not quite match though.
I think it is most likely either a fantasy car or a poorly drawn real car with a bunch of inaccuracies (I'm not sure how easy it is to make small and accurate shapes in gold anyway).
But going by what we can see, I would guess it is fairly small car due to shape of the cowl. There are many American cars of the era with similar fastback shapes, but they do not have such cowls. The only one I can think of with it is the Crosley, but it again have other differences. On the other hand the rear is too abrupt, the wheels too small and the windows shaped differently for it to be a Porsche.
If it is a real car, then my best guess is that it is one of many Fiat based specials that were racing in Italian hill climbs events in the period.
But going by what we can see, I would guess it is fairly small car due to shape of the cowl. There are many American cars of the era with similar fastback shapes, but they do not have such cowls. The only one I can think of with it is the Crosley, but it again have other differences. On the other hand the rear is too abrupt, the wheels too small and the windows shaped differently for it to be a Porsche.
If it is a real car, then my best guess is that it is one of many Fiat based specials that were racing in Italian hill climbs events in the period.
galro said:
If it is a real car, then my best guess is that it is one of many Fiat based specials that were racing in Italian hill climbs events in the period.
Benengo said:
This is interesting, particularly given the Italian hill climb connection. Any more clues on what these specials were and where I can look them up?
The reason I said Italians hill climb in particular was because you mentioned that it was Italian and setting on the engraving looks to be in the alps. However there probably thousands of different Fiat-based specials raced in Italy in the post-war era. Some were made by individuals, some were made by small garages and some were made by (or least what would become) proper coachbuilders and car makers. Here are some examples of such cars (I don't think any of them is the one engraved in your pendant though):
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