What's the Car and Year

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SprintV8 · #1 Post by **SprintV8** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:07 pm

Bit of Family History trying to name the Year of this photo and the car as well.
Suppose to be the first Motor Car in the North East/Durham.

Thanks Phil SprintV8

Dollyboy · #2 Post by **Dollyboy** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:36 pm

absolutely no idea, but it needs lowering and a big stainless zorst

David6214 · #3 Post by **David6214** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:55 pm

wants to be early phil, maybe 1900-10. Model T was around 1913 and it looks older than that. Maybe an oldsmobile. Rolls royce silver ghost is 1906 and it may well predate that. Might even be end of the previous. Looks a little like an oldsmobile, any ideas where it was taken, London maybe?

1300dolly · #4 Post by **1300dolly** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:43 am

1918 vauxhall.
do i win a prize?

2F45T4U · #5 Post by **2F45T4U** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:20 am

Its a Renault....

SprintV8 · #6 Post by **SprintV8** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:41 am

Strange but true a Renault has been suggested before the photo was put on,
Damm Adam may of got part of it right.

Year could be around 1902/6.

Taken in Durham.

Would be good to confirm the car and date with a link.

DavePoth · #7 Post by **DavePoth** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:21 am

I was going to say renault too.

DavePoth · #8 Post by **DavePoth** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:38 am

Definitely a renault. The above picture is marked down on this website...

http://www.eardislandhistory.co.uk/oral ... /index.htm

As being a 1904 Renault.

2F45T4U · #9 Post by **2F45T4U** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:00 pm

Do I get your Stag V8 and gear box now?

george · #10 Post by **george** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:23 pm

could be a de-dion the running board is the thing thats doesn't look renault
and it's very similar to a de-dion one will trawl through my many books to see if theres a match
also a panhard levasor is a very good match too infact it's very close

and what are you going to do with 3.0 of stag v8 adam ? still have a few gaskets for them here though

2F45T4U · #11 Post by **2F45T4U** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:40 pm

something similar to this

DavePoth · #12 Post by **DavePoth** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:50 pm

george wrote:could be a de-dion the running board is the thing thats doesn't look renault
and it's very similar to a de-dion one will trawl through my many books to see if theres a match
also a panhard levasor is a very good match too infact it's very close

and what are you going to do with 3.0 of stag v8 adam ? still have a few gaskets for them here though

George, I thought De Dion as well, but in the pictures I looked at their bonnets were much longer and had many more vents in them.

george · #13 Post by **george** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:57 pm

some early ones had short bonnets but i cant make out the vents
but going on the shape of the runner boards really quite a few oldies had a simillar bonnet shape to very much like the renault shape too
theres also a merc with a very similar pattern on the vents and the same ammount but the runners are a bit different my guess its about 02/04
will trawl the books later

SprintV8 · #14 Post by **SprintV8** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:14 pm

Adam
Your a bit slow off the mark there

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Engine and all the other goodies found a new home in February this year

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Cheer's for the info guy's

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May have a run to Beaulieu this week as I'm off work