VSCC New Years Day, Wrenbury, Cheshire

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[Created by member 'droopsnoot' Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017]

A pretty good turnout for this, given the general rainy and cloudy weather, which cleared up over lunch time.



IMGP9135-proc by Mike Edwards, on Flickr



IMGP9137-proc by Mike Edwards, on Flickr



IMGP9140-proc by Mike Edwards, on Flickr



IMGP9146-proc by Mike Edwards, on Flickr



IMGP9156-proc by Mike Edwards, on Flickr

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I like the pre-war BMW. 315 isn't it?

Being pre-war, RHD and British registered, it's a Frazer-Nash

AFN imported BMW in CKD form and were the official GB supplier of BMW product. The roundel will be like this



Yes it's a 1937 315 Tourer, with the larger 1670cc six-cylinder engine, but appears to have been registered well into 1938 some time after production finished at the Hounslow factory

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This is nice, it's registered as a 1932 Vauxhall Coupe with a 2173cc engine. Clearly, it's now a convertible.

If I'm right, they were built around a shortened Cadet frame and will therefore be one of the first British cars to feature a synchromesh gearbox

With a squint, I think I can see the 'Speedbird' radiator cap mascot fitted. This was subsequently adopted by Imperial Airways > BOAC and why we still see BA use it today