Thread: Name that car

Here's an oldie...

And I will be most impressed if anyone can give me the name of the car in a series of children's books that was one of these.

is it an Austin Windsor possibly from the Famous Five???

Is it an Windsor? - I thought they all had "Austin" across the Grille - mayhe only some models ? Or someone has been playing with an airbrush......



Edit: It's an Austin 12/4 ----- "Gumdrop"


The actual "Gumdrop" - allegdly.
Now even I'm confused....

Originally Posted by VladTepes

...Edit: It's an Austin 12/4 ----- "Gumdrop

CORRECT and CORRECT.
Austin Clifton heavy 12-4 to be precise.

Bugger I missed that one I've got some "Gumdrop" stories on cassette tape too.


Okay here's an easy one for you, I used to own one of these exactly as this pic.It used to go round corners on two wheels First car to have radio and cigarette lighter as standard.

Make - Model - Year ??

OK try this one on for size:

Originally Posted by jerryd

First car to have radio and cigarette lighter as standard.

Make - Model - Year ??

Still working on the car BUT
First cigar lighters on a car in the 1920''s in the USA.
By the mid 1930's car radios were common in the USA.

Originally Posted by jerryd

Bugger I missed that one I've got some "Gumdrop" stories on cassette tape too.


Okay here's an easy one for you, I used to own one of these exactly as this pic.It used to go round corners on two wheels First car to have radio and cigarette lighter as standard.

Make - Model - Year ??

Mid-fifties Nash Metropolitan. I think it was based on Austin A40 mechanicals.

Stephen.