1934 Austin Ten Ripley Sports tourer

1934 Austin Ten Ripley in Calendar of the Year, Short Movie, 1936

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

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dsl ◊ 2016-04-27 23:09	Anything else interesting?? .... apart from the joys of 3-lane roads - another film in this set set says Britain had 6,000+ road deaths a year in mid-1930s. Current figures about 4,000 a year and unimpeded 3-laners like this disappeared a long time ago.
dsl ◊ 2016-05-03 14:46	See the clip here - Link to "www.gettyimages.co.uk"
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-05-03 15:53	I've almost convinced myself it's an Austin Ten Ripley, but I'll leave the final decision to you, only 120 built. http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im20130526Lou-C105a.jpg
dsl ◊ 2016-05-03 17:02	The grille reminded me of a 1990s kit car but not sure what, possibly JBA Falcon but I think there was another similar with body colour instead of chrome grille surround and maybe thinner/taller grille shape. Doesn't really matter, but it's bugging me that I can't think of the name .... I'm happy with Ten Ripley as a result if you are ....