Three classic car spotted on the highway. Can any of you tell me what year and model those car are?

[bossyman15]

 

[dash riposki]

I think they're 30's era Packards. (maybe)

You may be able to tell if you can get a better look at the hood ornament.

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/08/hood-ornament-identifiaction-guide.html

http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Packard/1930.html

Not sure. A neighbor had a mid 30's Packard, had some pretty distinctive hood louvers that opened with engine temperature.

 

[kamkar]

Im inclined to think they are Rolls Royce, but what ever they are they are damm sweet rides.

Given the chance to drive somthing like this for a day or somthing new and fancy, i think i would take the oldie.

I captured this one today, seem like some lotto winner wasted some of his easy won money on a 2007 Ferrari 360

 

[dash riposki]

I can't see enough of the hood ornament, but I'm still leaning toward Packard.

 

[Rajagra]

The GB badge might swing it in favour of them being Rollers.
Maybe Kellner Rolls-Royce Phantom II 3 position Cabriolet 1934

But they don't have the protruding rear lights. Anyway, some variant of an early 1930s RR Phantom II I'd bet.

 

[kamkar]

Yeah it was those "s" like thingies on the top that got me leaning towards RR, allso the louvers on the front dont seem as pronounced on old packards.

Then again my memory is shot to hell by the THC addition i nursed for 20 years or so, but stopping smoking dont seem to fix it.

And trust me there is nothing wrong with a old packard, ill take one any day over a brand spanking new BMW

 

[dash riposki]

Yes, saw the UK thing on the second car, and the old UK looking tag on the first. Was keeping my mouth shut unless somebody else noticed.

Wish we had better dashcam video. (ahem!)


Those 's' things are related to the 'Landau' roof. configuration or going back to the horse drawn carriage days. (pre dash cam). Some US cars had fake ones, called 'landau bars'.

I'm sure a lot of people saw a '60's Tbird and confused it for an exotic car.

 

[Rajagra]

Found it: 1934 Bentley 3.5 Litre Thrupp & Maberly DHC

Literally found it. Same number plate!
I thought that was a Bentley emblem on the back. I wasn't sure if it was right to have that on the same car as the RR hood ornament, but apparently it was proper at the time.

 

[dash riposki]

OK, two to go.

 

[Rajagra]

going back to the horse drawn carriage days. (pre dash cam).

Don't know about that. Here is an image of my street in 1914, could possibly have been taken from a vehicle. Shows a careless pedestrian almost being knocked down. Some things never change.

 

[dash riposki]

I bet he is going to run that stop sign. Wait, there is no stop sign!

 

[Rajagra]

Good job he has ABS (Animal Braking System)!
I really must go and take a photo from the same spot some time. Not much has changed! Kinda spooky when I think about it.

 

[kamkar]

well i am sure those houses along the street dont have a outhouse out back any more, allso sure they now have hot & cold water installed, so no more all famely baths in a zink tub in the kitchen on saturdays.

Things allways change, but it can be hard to spot some times

 

[bossyman15]

Found it: 1934 Bentley 3.5 Litre Thrupp & Maberly DHC

Literally found it. Same number plate!
I thought that was a Bentley emblem on the back. I wasn't sure if it was right to have that on the same car as the RR hood ornament, but apparently it was proper at the time.

Good job finding that!

 

[kamkar]

The old days with awsome coachmakers here and there, ppl would send off ther cool cars for that little extra somthing to put it over the top.

Actually i was supposed to be a coachmaker / dentbasher, but at the tender age of 13 i assume they found me a little too young.

And so i had to deal with the nightmare of school for more years

Allways liked ppl who can make flat pices of sheetmetal into awsome cars problem is there is less and less of those ppl around

 

[dash riposki]

Nobody would trust me with a hammer when I was 13, also.

 

[Deleted member 46308]

Nobody would trust me with a hammer when I was 13, also.

 

[SawMaster]

They trusted me with my hammer at 17, but the thumb on my other hand didn't (and with good reason!)

Phil

 

[Paul Schmehl]

The second car is a 1936-39 Bentley Sedan. The Bentley's had the distinctive box like rear end. http://www.autopaedia.com/en/galler...9_(1936_Cabriolet_Open_Tourer)_(01)_-CC1-.php

The third car is a 1936-39 Bentley Coupe.

BTW, Bentleys, at that time, were built by Rolls Royce.

 

[Mozzie]

Don't know about that. Here is an image of my street in 1914, could possibly have been taken from a vehicle. Shows a careless pedestrian almost being knocked down. Some things never change.

So they did have dash cams in 1914. Although the image quality has not improved much - LOL