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Offline Jane Eden

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Wow! What a car!
« on: Sunday 07 August 05 18:36 BST (UK) »
Knowing how men in particular love cars I thought you might like to see my greatgrandads little motor. Anyone know what it is?

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Derbys: Burrows, Comery, Smith  Lincs: King. 

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Offline the happy granny

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Re: What a car!
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 August 05 19:11 BST (UK) »
I don't know what it is but it's wonderful.

My granddad had one like it so I will be interested to see what it is.

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Gourlay,Peat,Porter,Smith,Kirk, from Ceres,Cupar,Kennoway,Fife<br />Coley,from Barcombe,Sussex<br />Cozens from Kingston Russel,Symonds from Symondsbury,Dorset<br />Catchpole,from Norfolk,London (Fulham)<br />Lock/e,from Somerset and London (Pimlico) Everett from Portsmouth and Alvechurch,Worcester<br />Carr/Wandes....Hampshire<br />Spicer,Fry,Fosher,Coulter,Burridge,Brewster,Hancock, Lotter from Kent and London Borders<br />Holloway from Sussex

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Re: Wow! What a car!
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 04 September 25 11:10 BST (UK) »
Hi,  Have only just come across your enquiry and can advise that the car is Scottish, built in Alexandria near Glasgow, and was expensive. Car production began in 1899 by the Hozier Company making Renault look-alike cars named Argyll. Company prospered, now named Argyll Motors Ltd and become Scotland's biggest c ar maker. They moved from premises in Bridgeton, Glasgow to a grand, purpose-built factory in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. The Argyll Motor Works covered 12 acres, had its own railway line, and was opened in 1906. The new factory was never used to capacity, and the company began to decline after founder’s death in 1907. It went into liquidation in 1908. Production restarted in 1910, under a company now named Argylls Ltd., with a new range of cars. This is one of these, a cca 1911 Argyll 12 HP Torpedo Phaeton. Although there is no numberplate to help in dating, this model distinguished by pronounced bulkhead and twin filler caps was only made in 1911 and 1912.

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Re: Wow! What a car!
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 04 September 25 11:14 BST (UK) »
I have also slightly tidied up the photo.


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Re: Wow! What a car!
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 04 September 25 11:39 BST (UK) »
I hope the original posters become aware of this as they have not been active for some time..

You have  sharpened up the photo so now we can see the car more clearly. Good work !!

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Re: Wow! What a car!
« Reply #5 on: Friday 05 September 25 06:56 BST (UK) »
to hazard a guess I would say it could be a Riley.

My uncle would have told you straight away.
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Re: Wow! What a car!
« Reply #6 on: Friday 05 September 25 07:42 BST (UK) »
Hi,

   I think vintman has identified the car?
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Re: Wow! What a car!
« Reply #7 on: Friday 05 September 25 12:09 BST (UK) »
Indeed.