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The first one looks like the early Mini 850cc that I used to own. I didn't have the make up drawer in my dashboard!!
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For the first one, a clue is that 57 of this modified version were produced.
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Last one is a Spohn bodied whatever. (chasing classic cars)
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The first one is a Riley Elf convertible.

Is the third one a Panhard? I want to say it's French but I don't know a regular Panhard like this.

I'm guessing from the sidelight design the 5th one is a Hooper version of the Humber Sceptre, possibly done for Daimler.
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The first one must be a Heinz 57 Hornet then.
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The pale green "spaceship" is a 3-wheel Davis. You could seat 4 people across the bench seat! The scheme to build them crashed amid scandal and court cases. Amazingly, they also made a jeep with a single front wheel for the military, and I believe Reliant was in the frame to buy the assets at one point!

I read all about this in a French magazine when I was 16 (35 years ago), as practice for my French 'O'-level, so it sticks in my mind despite me probably mistranslating most of it!
"Now that chassis number is particularly interesting ‘cos it’s the one after the one before, which is the one after mine, not many people know that"
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The Rootes car looks like a Sunbeam Venezia to me.

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Connections with Jensen include the design being by Touring of Milan, just a few years before they designed the Interceptor. Another connection is a still-born scheme to have the production carried out by Jensen - as chief engineer Kevin Beattie was recently ex-Rootes, I can see why this would be a logical decision.
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Is the first one an Avon lady's company car :)
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1, Wolseley Hornet, convertible, by Crayford
2, Looking at the layout, could this be a special bodied Fiat 600 Multipla?
3,?? I can see the Panhard connection with the detailing around the lights, or how about a Simca?
4, Davis, as already recognized.
5, Sunbeam Venezia, as already recognized,
6, Spohn bodied Veritas, BMW powered,
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1. Pugh
2. Pugh
3. Barney McGrew
4. Cuthbert
5. Dibble
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Thought it was Hugh pugh Barnie magrew cuthbert dibble grub.
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taximan wrote:Thought it was Hugh pugh Barnie magrew cuthbert dibble grub.
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A common mistake. I may not know much about cars, but I do know the names of Trumpton firemen. :D
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Twins, such details were lost on me at 5 years old, Dinky 188 FF in hand.
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