Powderham Castle

Non-Bentleys seen on Saturday ...

Alas, not an original D-type, but not a bad reconstruction.

1936 Singer Bantam
one of 9 surviving in England,
according to the accompanying legend

The legend accompanying this 1927 14 hp Standard V4
(above and left) relates:
'Exported to Australia in chassis form when new. Bodied by Melbourne Motor Bodyworks. Known as "Old Faithful" by original owner, who kept it until 1968. Repatriated to UK approx 15 years ago.'

A very early Morgan

Not many of these Daimler 2-door coupes were made.

If this reminds you of a Renault Alpine, it could be because its designers were responsible for the body of the first Alpine.
The legend tells us that CG stands for Chappe Bros & Gessalin, a French firms specialising in polyester (?) bodywork. In 1966, they created their own car and showed it at the October Paris Motor Show.
The firm survived until 1974 and produced "nearly 450" cars.
This model is based on Simca 1000 parts.

... and Sunday

A trio of Jowetts	Jowett Jupiter
A 1969 Cadillac.	Just the job for a couple of months' shopping!
Fitted luggage in this very well restored Mk IX Jaguar.	The re-plating was done 15 years ago, so was evidently done properly.
A pair of Hupmobiles.	These Cyclemaster kits were popular in the 1940s.

"Light pedal assistance" was, however, somewhat euphemistic on Devon hills.

Updated 12 July 2009
Restyled 17 Oct 10
Images enlarged and enhanced 15 Apr 12

Alas, not an original D-type, but not a bad reconstruction.
1936 Singer Bantam one of 9 surviving in England, according to the accompanying legend
	The legend accompanying this 1927 14 hp Standard V4 (above and left) relates: 'Exported to Australia in chassis form when new. Bodied by Melbourne Motor Bodyworks. Known as "Old Faithful" by original owner, who kept it until 1968. Repatriated to UK approx 15 years ago.'
A very early Morgan




Not many of these Daimler 2-door coupes were made.
If this reminds you of a Renault Alpine, it could be because its designers were responsible for the body of the first Alpine. The legend tells us that CG stands for Chappe Bros & Gessalin, a French firms specialising in polyester (?) bodywork. In 1966, they created their own car and showed it at the October Paris Motor Show. The firm survived until 1974 and produced "nearly 450" cars. This model is based on Simca 1000 parts.