Help with info on some old cars.

[R.P.M]

Hi, my best mate was browsing some old photos of his girlfriends family and stumbled on some old photos of some of her late fathers cars. I have heard some stories about him and he was obviously a true petrol head. Can you please help identify these couple of pics.
Cheers

[v8250]

Looks like a Frazer Nash. Try contacting the club and they should have records within the FN Register.

http://www.frazernash.co.uk/index.asp

[R.P.M]

Great stuff. There is supposedly a barn stuffed full of old cars, but not seen them myself.
What about these two

[Hooli]

R.P.M said:

MG TD I Think.


Second one I'd guess Bugatti from the shape of the rad but I'm not sure they made anything that small?

[R.P.M]

Hooli said:

MG TD I Think.


Second one I'd guess Bugatti from the shape of the rad but I'm not sure they made anything that small?

I thought the exact same thing with regards to the last pic, the surviving family are disinterested in cars so its hard to get details!

[LotusOmega375D]

Frazer Nash: sister car? Check reg.



The MG is older than a TD. Looks bigger and pre-war like a Magna or similar.

That is definitely a Bugatti T40. Type 40, Chassis #40208, Reg. LE 7459



Any Bugatti is worth 6 figures, so could be a jackpot for someone.

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[Roy C]

According to the DVLA, LE7459 it is taxed to Jan 2013. No record of the MG.

Hooli said:

Second one I'd guess Bugatti from the shape of the rad but I'm not sure they made anything that small?

Not the smallest Bugatti by a long way.



or the smallest of all:

[Classic Grad 98]

R.P.M said:

This man. Beard of the day award

ETA: and an excellent vintage photo pose.

[Roy C]

Classic Grad 98 said:

This man. Beard of the day award

It could be a replica (or a scarf).

[LotusOmega375D]

There's a similar photo of the Bugatti in red on a flickr site. Maybe one for the "period-looking" thread as well! Sadly without the beard.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/grahamlittle/31906296...

[tog]

Classic Grad 98 said:

R.P.M said:

This man. Beard of the day award

ETA: and an excellent vintage photo pose.

I'm very jealous of that beard Makes mine feel inadequate.

[mgeee]

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Looks like a MG 18/80 but early MG aren't all exactly the same.

[FarmerJim]

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I agree. Looks like an 18/80 to me.

[john2443]

Roy C said:

Classic Grad 98 said:

This man. Beard of the day award

It could be a replica (or a scarf).

Replica or re-creation

[Roy C]

john2443 said:

Roy C said:

Classic Grad 98 said:

This man. Beard of the day award

It could be a replica (or a scarf).

Replica or re-creation

Tool-room fake.

[austin]

R.P.M said:

Hi, my best mate was browsing some old photos of his girlfriends family and stumbled on some old photos of some of her late fathers cars. I have heard some stories about him and he was obviously a true petrol head. Can you please help identify these couple of pics.
Cheers

They look like VSCC trophies, speak to them and they will help you out, they have employed historians and a library so as long as you know the owners name and the car reg numbers they should be able to help out.

VSCC

[eccles]

mgeee said:

R.P.M said:

Looks like a MG 18/80 but early MG aren't all exactly the same.

Looks like he's put P100's on it!