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◊ 2008-04-22 13:19 |
The vehicle details for DLO 325 are: Date of Liability 01 09 2008 Date of First Registration 03 06 1935 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1479CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Colour BLACK |
◊ 2008-04-22 18:55 |
Humber 12 Vogue Saloon 1935 to 1937. Suggest that the DVLA is wrong as usual as I have 1669 cc from two different sources for the capacity of the four cylinder flat head engine. The Vogue saloon was a special edition of the 12 as the standard cars used a more normal six window sedan styled body. |
◊ 2008-04-22 20:14 |
Dinky Toys no. 36c ... |
◊ 2010-03-16 01:01 |
A certain Captain Molyneux is supposed to have designed it. However the good captain was a fashion designer who probably did not know a drawing board from a cupboard- but the Rootes brothers were great publicists. The first examples had upright chromed radiators- this one is 1935, most probably- Later radiators were painted. It was indeed 1669cc- 69.5 x 110mm, four cylinders, 49bhp. 65mph and 0- 50 in a leasurly 26 seconds.The Hillman Minx gearbox had synchromesh on all four gears- but it was a poor fragile 'box'- Still at £260 this was a hansom car and not too expensive. -- Last edit: 2010-03-16 01:04:08 |
◊ 2011-08-31 05:00 |
The same car (I don't believe that many are around either) later appeared in the Half-Blood Prince: /vehicle.php?id=428342 |
◊ 2011-12-17 21:21 |
My ex husband and I owned this car for a while, used it for my sons wedding, then sold it late 2006, early 2007 to fund some surgery. It was a nightmare to drive!..surprised to see it has gone on to have a glittering film career! |