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1937 Delahaye 148 Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2009-12-31 17:08 |
Looks very British. .gif ";)") -- Last edit: 2009-12-31 17:17:36 |
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◊ 2009-12-31 19:34 |
Rear plate looks French ... |
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◊ 2009-12-31 21:55 |
I almost thought that it is a Talbot Lago |
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◊ 2010-01-01 03:24 |
1936 McLaughlin-Buick Limited (series 90) the Canadian Prime Minister's ride. a variation of this car was built for the Duke of Windsor -- Last edit: 2010-01-01 04:15:09 |
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◊ 2010-01-01 11:04 |
???? 1936 McLaughlin Buicks had front hinged front doors and rear hinged rear doors , a single straight beltline , the sidemount hubcap woudl bear the McLaughlin Buick name and the trunk lid was single , not articulated as here.The Duke of Windsor's cars are totally different much closer to the US Buicks.I'd rather go for a European car.Needs further research |
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◊ 2010-01-01 15:14 |
In the film, it is indeed supposed to be the Canadian Prime Minister's car, but of course that doesn't guarantee accuracy. |
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◊ 2010-01-02 01:54 |
As I said I first thought it was a Tabot Lago. But for a European car of this size, other than the Germans, the only candidates were Humber Daimlers and Armstrong Siddeleys. I noted tht the doors were not hinged the same way as the Duke of Windsor's Buick. I also noted the window of the rear passenger door was different. I also noted the belt line, it seems that the one immediately below the window is the belt line and the other is a reflection. I am more pursuaded by the shape of the fenders, being very much GM corporate fenders that one can find in for instance a 1936 Cadillac Series 90 Fleetwood which incidentaaly comes with centrally hinged doors, or a series 80 with front hinged doors. That is why I think that the coach builders were quite liberal in how they hinged the doors. and the Rt. Hon. Mr. St. Laurent was a Liberal(sorry). My guess could have just as easily been a coach built Cadillac, but I think governments of members of the Commonwealth used mostly cars that they manufactured. Apparently McLaughlin Buicks were employed by the government of New Zealand too. The movie used quite a bit of documentary footage, so I chose McLaughlin Buick over Cadillac -- Last edit: 2010-01-02 02:55:34 |
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◊ 2010-01-02 02:17 |
It's ensured, that it's the car of Canada's Prime Minister? As chris40 wrote, the plate looks French. And the location (see houses and the cobblestone pavement) looks very European, too. |
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◊ 2010-01-02 02:25 |
It's supposed to be the Canadian PM's car. However, the filmmakers could have used stock footage of just about anything. |
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◊ 2010-01-02 02:56 |
could be Quebec City or Montreal -- Last edit: 2010-01-02 02:57:07 |
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◊ 2010-01-02 11:38 |
As ingo, the number-plate expert, agrees with me I still say that's a French plate. IIRC it was quite common before the war for European coachbuilders to rebody upmarket American cars, retaining the original fenders, hood and grille. |
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◊ 2010-01-03 11:51 |
Had a further look at this one .The nearest I can come by so far is a 1937/38 Delahaye type 148 3.5 liter with a six window limousine body , probably by Chapron.The rear lights and bumper match Delahaye. This is also the case for the ogival styled hubcaps with two concentric circles in them and for what can be seen of the hood louvres.A similar trunklid articulated in its middle can be found on some Chapron factory pictures.As far as history is concerned this remains a question mark .It may have been a car used by the Rt. Hon. Mr.St Laurent during some visit to France in his functions of external relations or prime minister of Canada. |
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◊ 2014-02-16 16:44 |
That's for sure archive footage, I dont know any film company that will build a rock street and tramway tracks just for a black and white shot. |
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