British car makes begining with A

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Cretan

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• Jul 20, 2004

• #1

Hi, I have an old photo of a car from around the early twenties of a four door tourer of some kind. I have studied the radiator badge in detail and it looks like a triangle with a single uppercase A inside. It is not Alvis but I'm at a loss as to what else it can be. I'm sure its not one of the well known bigger manufacturers.

 

aeronca65t

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• Jul 20, 2004

• #2

Go here:

https://www.britishmm.co.uk/index.asp

 

Geo Hahn

Yoda

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• Jul 20, 2004

• #3

Here's a site that might help. Looks like there were 'only' about 80 British Motorcar manufacturers with names beginning with 'A'. From Abbey to Awson...

https://www.britishmm.co.uk/

"I'll try British Cars Beginning with A for $200 Alex".

 

Bruce Bowker

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• Jul 20, 2004

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WOW . Another great site. Bookmarked this one too.

Bruce

 

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Xracer

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• Jul 25, 2004

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"I'll try British Cars Beginning with A for $200 Alex".

OK George....A British-built car...had a British engine starting with the letter "B"...car name started with the letter "A"....and was sold only in the U.S.

 

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Dale

Jedi Knight

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• Jul 25, 2004

• #6

Bristol Engine maybe? Would the car be the A.C.?

 

Geo Hahn

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• Jul 25, 2004

• #7

...and beautiful cars they are. Okay that's actually an Ace parked 2 cars down from me [see attachment] with a Caterham squeezed between, but all ACs are a treat to see.

 

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Xracer

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• Jul 26, 2004

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Nope.....AC's weren't sold only in the U.S.

Keep trying. Winner gets a bucket full of rust that was once a British car.

 

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Bugeye58

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• Jul 26, 2004

• #9

Wouldn't have been the Arnolt Bristol, would it?
Jeff

 

Steve

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• Jul 27, 2004

• #10

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Wouldn't have been the Arnolt Bristol, would it?
Jeff

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That's good, not sure if correct, but it's good. Better than my more flippant guess of an Austin Atlantic with a "B" series engine. I know, they sold them in the UK too.....but not many!

 

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Xracer

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• Jul 27, 2004

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Nice goin' Jeff. You win the bucket of Genuine British Rust.

The Arnolt-Bristol was the brainchild of S.H. "Wacky" Arnolt, a Chicago car dealer.

A lot of car for the money (at the time), it even won it's class at Sebring in '55.

https://vea.qc.ca/vea/marques1/arnolt.htm

https://www.velocityjournal.com/ip/org/3893.html

 

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Jedi Knight

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• Jul 27, 2004

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Nice goin' Jeff. You win the bucket of Genuine British Rust.


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Oh please, believe me - he don't need more steenking buckets of rust... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonod.gif

RG /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/england.gif

 

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Bugeye58

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• Jul 27, 2004

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There were a couple of Arnolt Bristols being raced in California in the late '90's. Vintage, of course, and I saw them at Sears Point and Willow Springs. Odd cars!
And, RG is right about me not needing any more rust. She must have seen the bonnet and the RF fender on the MG I was driving last weekend.
I've got a whole new front end for it, but it's in California!

Jeff

 

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Xracer

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• Jul 27, 2004

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OK....since you don't need the bucket of rust, I'm sending you a breeding pair of Tin Worms. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

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Bugeye58

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• Jul 27, 2004

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You are too, too, generous, kind sir!
Seeing that you are in the "Land of a Million Lutherans", don't send me "Twins Worms"!!

Jeff