Guess The Car..

[S19]

Milk float?

 

[Temple Meads]

Some sort of Ford Transit?

 

[VFK44]

Interesting guesses. It is definitely not a commercial vehicle - far from it. I will find another picture of the same body part at the end of the production run and publish that as a comparison.
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Here is a picture from 1979, 21 years on.

 

[richw]

Its not an original mini is it?

 

[VFK44]

A bit closer.

The distinctive curved panel join was only needed for the first 4 years - but remained in place for the next 16 or so years!

 

[S19]

Austin Healey Sprite?
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Actually no,

MG Midget!!!

 

[Temple Meads]

VW Beetle?

 

[Nym]

Volkswagen Type 1, 2 or 3

 

[S19]

It's definitely an MG Midget

 

[VFK44]

Well done S19!
The first picture was of a Sprite Mk1 (Frogeye) which needed the panel break so that the bonnet and wings could hinge upwards. It then became the MkII, or Midget Mk1, where the wings were fixed and only the bonnet opened. In the best traditions of British engineering, no-one got round to redesigning the bodywork and this "pointless" but distinctive feature remained in place until the dawn of the 1980s!

The final picture showed it in the Midget 1500 form, with black sill, chrome trim, and the word "MIDGET" picked out in chrome on the sill.

Over to you!

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[S19]

Here we go!

Good luck

 

[Temple Meads]

Daihatsu Terios?

 

[S19]

Nope not a Terios

 

[hmp455]

Isuzu VehiCross

 

[S19]

Isuzu VehiCross

Well done, over to you

 

[hmp455]

This shouldn't be too difficult

 

[VFK44]

Is it a glassfibre car?

 

[hmp455]

Nope.

Hint-it's a very common car

 

[Temple Meads]

Ford Mondeo?

 

[hmp455]

Nope, think smaller.

 

[Temple Meads]

Fiesta?

 

[deltic1989]

Escort??

 

[Nym]

Beatle

 

[richw]

Ford focus

 

[hmp455]

Niether of those are correct, and it is not a Ford, but it is Focus-sized

 

[90019]

Could be an Astra.


Is there actually any distinguishing feature in the picture?

 

[S19]

Civic Type R EP3

 

[Temple Meads]

Golf Mark 3?

 

[hmp455]

Correct, It's a Vauxhall Astra, a late Mark V model to be precise
Over to you, 90019
This is the full pic:

 

[90019]

Can we have some sort of rule that there should be something distinguishing in the picture?

Not necessarily unique to the model, but to avoid ones where it could be almost anything at all.