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Identify this car please

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  • 28-01-2016 11:36am
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    spurious
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    Wondering what make this car is. Picture taken probably in the 1940s, maybe 50s.

    picture.php?albumid=2386&pictureid=15376


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    jimgoose
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    Ford Popular 103E, methinks.


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    Testacalda
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    Its a Ford Anglia. Model is E494A. Its what the Ford Popular 103E was based on. You can tell its an Anglia as it has larger front headlights, and chrome side grills and bumper. Built from '49 to '53 I think.

    One of my favroite cars as it happens, yet I don't own one...yet


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    spurious
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    Is this likely to be the rear of it? trying to work out who people in old family photos are and knowing if it's the same car will help.
    picture.php?albumid=2386&pictureid=15377


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    savagethegoat
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    E494A didn't have the spare mounted like that

    could be a V8 Pilot. (could be lots of other cars too I expect


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    Tzar Chasm
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    Deffo not a pilot, more likely to be a bmw 321 than that.

    I'd be inclined to say anglia based on the wipers, the 103e's wiper was above the windscreen, the anglias were in the normal place, as seen in this photo


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    savagethegoat
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    Tzar Chasm wrote: »
    Deffo not a pilot, more likely to be a bmw 321 than that.

    I'd be inclined to say anglia based on the wipers, the 103e's wiper was above the windscreen, the anglias were in the normal place, as seen in this photo

    hard to see the wipers in a rear view


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    Tzar Chasm
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    Oh you were talking about the second pic, sorry i was looking at the first one.

    Yeah the pilot had that spare wheel dent, but the boot seems flush with the back window, id be leaning towards a vauxhall or wolesley as they had that style rear


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    Alfasudcrazy
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    So much for all cars of today looking the same!


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    spurious
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    The car (first picture) was their business, much like a taxi today. They used to have a pony and trap until one black sheep in the family sold it, ran off with the proceeds and left the rest of them with no income. There's one in every family. :)

    Here's another one of one of their older cars, for those that are interested. A couple of fearsome looking ladies in the photo.

    picture.php?albumid=2386&pictureid=15378


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    Blue850
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    spurious wrote: »
    Is this likely to be the rear of it? trying to work out who people in old family photos are and knowing if it's the same car will help.
    picture.php?albumid=2386&pictureid=15377


    10.vauxhallh12presspicture06.47.jpg

    Vauxhall Twelve-Four?


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    Tzar Chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭Tzar Chasm


    More cars should have running boards, it makes posing with your motor an altogether classier affair


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    savagethegoat
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    Tzar Chasm wrote: »
    Oh you were talking about the second pic, sorry i was looking at the first one.

    Yeah the pilot had that spare wheel dent, but the boot seems flush with the back window, id be leaning towards a vauxhall or wolesley as they had that style rear

    the Tzar is dead, long live the Tzar


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