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What’s the name of the game?
Only those of you who never listen to the wireless or read a newspaper may have missed that ABBA have come with a new album after a 40-year absence. What’s more, they are working on a series of concerts in a custom-built London arena with ‘digital avatars’ rather than the four band members themselves. Crikey!
But this striking picture harks back to less digital days. As a matter of fact it was taken in 1966, when ABBA had not even formed. One of the four chaps on it, however, is ABBA-member Björn Ulvaeus in his previous band named the Hootenanny Singers so we thought this would be a good moment to share it with you. Björn, 21 years old at the time, had quite a career in front of him.
Over to the rolling chassis the boys are seen with. What is it, we wonder? The underslung chassis and the six-in-line surely must make it easy to identify? It’s right-hand driven and can only be British we reckon. Oh, and we also found another picture that gives a good view of the registration number: JPH 696. That is indeed a British plate but it didn’t bring us any further as the number is 'unknown' in the public DVLA database. So, what is it and what happened to it? Over to you!
Words by Jeroen Booij. Picture source unknown.
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Tuesday November 9th, 2021
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Simon Bathurst Brown
12 November 2021, 18:38
This car was featured in the VSCC bulletin of March 2007
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Tony Pym
14 November 2021, 13:18
So, what did it say. Did the article answer the original question of 'what happened to it'? Was it rebuilt? Original body fitted? Where was it in 2007? Any chance of a summary?
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Steve Bousfield
10 November 2021, 09:39
Don't forget Sweden drove on the left until 1967 so RHD would not have been unusual
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Tony Pym
09 November 2021, 17:48
Yes, it's an AC.
Built in October 1937 as a red two-seater Competition Sports with wide track, it was exported new to the USA, then returned to the UK to be first-registered in 1945. In the late 1980's, the car was in Sweden.
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Built in October 1937 as a red two-seater Competition Sports with wide track, it was exported new to the USA, then returned to the UK to be first-registered in 1945. In the late 1980's, the car was in Sweden.
Jeroen Booij
10 November 2021, 09:46
Thank you very much for that Tony!
This must be a sister car then? https://www.zero260.com/posts/multiple-award-winner-1937-ac-16-80-sports-tourer
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This must be a sister car then? https://www.zero260.com/posts/multiple-award-winner-1937-ac-16-80-sports-tourer
Tony Pym
10 November 2021, 13:07
Hi Jeroen
The link you give shows a four-seater tourer, whereas the Competition Sports model was a two-seater.
In the States, the actors Errol Flynn and Gary Cooper both drove this model (amongst many others!) Photo links below:
https://www.theerrolflynnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Errol-at-Linden.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/89802207@N08/35385891882/in/photolist-VUVWQb-2kYGtj6-2mHqroG-2mz1Ann-2mz1AmL-2mz6WB6-2mz9bLf-QXGNu3-QXGN79-2kYsJtW-2kYsJs3-29NzZqg-2kYJ1Wt-2iVJuZh-2iVBw3y-u5fVSn-6AgBYA-nYjZdr-6AcoQ2-SX5aSL-2k32FR1-2j2zAkq-2mz9bKy-2k36t6m-2mz1Amf-BYNzU7-Z4Fx9M-ofLd7u-2mHqrog-2mHrseZ-2idzpQp-2mHqrnK-BGfAwC-LMCboG-2idzpZC-C767GQ-2idvWJn-2idvWUc-U9NKqg
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The link you give shows a four-seater tourer, whereas the Competition Sports model was a two-seater.
In the States, the actors Errol Flynn and Gary Cooper both drove this model (amongst many others!) Photo links below:
https://www.theerrolflynnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Errol-at-Linden.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/89802207@N08/35385891882/in/photolist-VUVWQb-2kYGtj6-2mHqroG-2mz1Ann-2mz1AmL-2mz6WB6-2mz9bLf-QXGNu3-QXGN79-2kYsJtW-2kYsJs3-29NzZqg-2kYJ1Wt-2iVJuZh-2iVBw3y-u5fVSn-6AgBYA-nYjZdr-6AcoQ2-SX5aSL-2k32FR1-2j2zAkq-2mz9bKy-2k36t6m-2mz1Amf-BYNzU7-Z4Fx9M-ofLd7u-2mHqrog-2mHrseZ-2idzpQp-2mHqrnK-BGfAwC-LMCboG-2idzpZC-C767GQ-2idvWJn-2idvWUc-U9NKqg
Jeroen Booij
11 November 2021, 09:36
Thanks again Tony!
The passage that struck me in the link I posted was this one: "In 1937, three cars were built specifically for offer in the U.S. market that featured a widened and more spacious body. All three examples were sold, but due to a lack of parts availability and no supporting dealer network, these were the only ones built specifically for America until after WW II."
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The passage that struck me in the link I posted was this one: "In 1937, three cars were built specifically for offer in the U.S. market that featured a widened and more spacious body. All three examples were sold, but due to a lack of parts availability and no supporting dealer network, these were the only ones built specifically for America until after WW II."
Tony Pym
14 November 2021, 13:13
Hi Jeroen
Some 20-25 AC PVT cars have been in the US and a number remain. Various models, varying from Greyhound through to 16/90 blown models. The numbers and years becomes clouded by personal imports however AC tried to establish a foothold in the American market by sending new cars (I believe 3 x tourers, at last 4 x 16/80 Competition models, 1 x FHC) to a company called ‘English Motor Cars Ltd’ of New York during 1936 and 1937. The advert, you linked to, is correct in saying three cars were built etc but this refers to the 4-seater tourer model, as does 'only ones built for America until after WW 11'
Personalities drove the cars, as recorded above, but sales didn't materialise and five unsold cars were returned to England before the war.
I don't think the bodies were wider on the tourer, it was the track and thus the US cars show wider wings to standard.
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Some 20-25 AC PVT cars have been in the US and a number remain. Various models, varying from Greyhound through to 16/90 blown models. The numbers and years becomes clouded by personal imports however AC tried to establish a foothold in the American market by sending new cars (I believe 3 x tourers, at last 4 x 16/80 Competition models, 1 x FHC) to a company called ‘English Motor Cars Ltd’ of New York during 1936 and 1937. The advert, you linked to, is correct in saying three cars were built etc but this refers to the 4-seater tourer model, as does 'only ones built for America until after WW 11'
Personalities drove the cars, as recorded above, but sales didn't materialise and five unsold cars were returned to England before the war.
I don't think the bodies were wider on the tourer, it was the track and thus the US cars show wider wings to standard.
harold edinga.
09 November 2021, 13:57
According to me it is a Singer le mans 1 1/2 ltr 6 cylinder from 1935
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volgens mij is het een Singer le mans 1 1/2 ltr 6 cylinder uit 1935
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volgens mij is het een Singer le mans 1 1/2 ltr 6 cylinder uit 1935
Nick Simpson
09 November 2021, 12:32
The registration plate JPH696 is a 1941/42 Surrey issue. This is very late; most manufacturers had ceased car manufacture in 1939. If this is the original registration, could this be the remains of the last pre-war A.C. manufactured?
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Steve Hughes
09 November 2021, 08:11
Looks all the world to me to be an AC mid 30's. Here is one I made earlier in stripped form.
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TOMÁŠ ŠTUSEK
09 November 2021, 08:08
I think it's AC
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myslím že to je AC
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myslím že to je AC