pop-up headlights NOW INCLUDING HIDDEN HEADLIGHTS

Post by **scimjim** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:39 am

yep - years ahead of its time in many ways - and really good looking IMHO

Post by **Rattling** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:29 am

scimjim wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:39 am
yep - years ahead of its time in many ways - and really good looking IMHO

Couldn't agree more!

Post by **PeteMac** » Tue May 14, 2019 9:18 pm

Your guess is as good as mine as to what these headlights do. But it's a rare beast - and one I remember seeing at the Glasgow motor show at the Kelvin Hall about 40 years ago.

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Post by **scimjim** » Tue May 14, 2019 10:11 pm

Fixed louvres I think - but SS1 side/indicator lights

Alan SS1 · Post by **Alan SS1** » Wed May 15, 2019 12:38 pm

PeteMac wrote: ↑
Tue May 14, 2019 9:18 pm
Your guess is as good as mine as to what these headlights do. But it's a rare beast - and one I remember seeing at the Glasgow motor show at the Kelvin Hall about 40 years ago.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articl ... -highlands

I think that they are 'fixed' numerous holes on the louvres?
also dark blue one in Grampian Transport Museum, not the 'prettiest' of motors and yes I know SS1 is 'marmite'

Post by **scimjim** » Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:53 am

The GTD/Spectre R42

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Post by **scimjim** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:38 am

Roger Pennington wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:01 am

PeteMac wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:18 pm
Owen Sedanca (As you may have guessed, work is not holding my attention today. )
Interesting that the Owen Sedanca came from the pen of Chris Humberstone, the same man who was behind the Rapport Forte that I mentioned in the "what cars have you seen?" thread.

I saw one of the Sedancas in a Jaguar display at a show at Brooklands, some years ago.

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Looks as though the prototype (originally HRO1) is for sale on Classic Cars for Sale

Another Rapport Forte has popped up here on retro-rides.

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Post by **scimjim** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:15 am

The moving aerofoil over the front lights seems to be a Rapport signature - the Rapport Ritz based on the Honda Accord (artists impressions only apparently)

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Post by **scimjim** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:17 am

Another Humberstone creation - the 1976 Triplex 10-20 (Alfa based)

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Alan SS1 · Post by **Alan SS1** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:36 pm

scimjim wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:38 am

Another Rapport Forte has popped up here on retro-rides.

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and folk say SS1 is ugly??

Post by **Roger Pennington** » Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:40 pm

scimjim wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:38 am
Another Rapport Forte has popped up here on retro-rides.

It's great that the Forte convertible has now been found, and it looks as though the chap who has found it should be well-equipped to restore it, having read that thread. Also it's discovery has received a write-up on AROnline here

Post by **scimjim** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:42 pm

Jensen Nova by Vignale (on an Interceptor chassis)

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And here with their Fiat Samantha which appears in the list with full popup headlights

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Originally a dark green with black roof, note the different C pillar in it’s initial guise (it also had a black interior at Geneva in March 67, which was replaced with red leather for the redesign/recolour just a month later in Turin). Apparently the bespoke alloy wheels were missing when the present owner rescued and restored it - amazingly the Italian foundry still had the casting moulds!

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Post by **02Anders** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:08 am

Amusingly Jim, we recently featured an article on the Vignale Jensen on ViaRETRO:

https://viaretro.com/2019/02/vignales-nova-star/

You wouldn’t happen to know the current owner of the car would you? I would be terribly interested in having a chat with him! Perhaps for a follow-up article...

Post by **scimjim** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:12 am

I’m afraid I don’t Anders - I saw this on Facebook. I’ve corrected the colour and added the redesigned C post info, thanks.

Post by **02Anders** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:31 am

scimjim wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:12 am
I’m afraid I don’t Anders - I saw this on Facebook. I’ve corrected the colour and added the redesigned C post info, thanks.

All good Jim - thx...