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sixcyl ◊ 2006-05-12 08:01	pour le jeu de jambes -- Last edit: 2006-05-12 08:02:06
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-05-12 16:17	Lea-Francis ?
Saturn Simon ◊ 2006-05-12 18:53	I think it's an early Aston Martin. Can anyone confirm this?
Sunbar ◊ 2006-05-12 19:05	Saturn Simon wrote I think it's an early Aston Martin. Can anyone confirm this? Think you could be right.... Aston Martin 15/98 Tourer from 1936 looks right to me. http://www.astonmartins.com/prewar/2litre_long_tourer.htm This is a four-seater but there must have been a two-seater by the same coachbuilder on the shorter chassis. -- Last edit: 2006-05-12 19:18:11
sixcyl ◊ 2006-05-16 00:59	Grill shape and wings doesn't match with the Aston Martin 15/98
greenbank ◊ 2006-05-18 12:35	I wonder if it's a one-off, it certainly shares some characteristics of Astons of the period, but as mentioned the grille shape is wrong, though the badging seems the right shape.
stronghold ◊ 2006-05-22 11:07	greenbank wrote I wonder if it's a one-off, it certainly shares some characteristics of Astons of the period, but as mentioned the grille shape is wrong, though the badging seems the right shape. ..as far as i can see ..checking up on Astons ... all of their cars from this period (early-mid 30's) had their exhaust systems just fitted on the passenger side.! (unlike this car...on both sides!) -- Last edit: 2006-05-22 11:15:22
stronghold ◊ 2006-05-22 11:12	Maybe it's something like a modified squire.? http://www.brooklands.org.uk/reunion/s9746_1.htm
antp ◊ 2006-05-22 11:48	Some details match... but for me all these old cars are the same...
sixcyl ◊ 2006-05-22 20:23	antp wrote Some details match... but for me all these old cars are the same... ...because you don't use the good glasses to look at them ?
Fatt Matt ◊ 2006-05-27 14:19	It's a Riley, not an Aston Martin or a Lea Francis.
garco ◊ 2006-09-27 15:33	Pilou?
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-09-27 16:00	Non, ce n'est pas une Riley. La partie chromée du radiateur devrait avoir une pointe vers le bas chez les Riley.
Yvon52 ◊ 2006-09-27 16:12	Qui peut contrôler si c'est une Lagonda 45 Rapide de 1938?
sixcyl ◊ 2006-09-27 17:25	Yvon52 wrote Qui peut contrôler si c'est une Lagonda 45 Rapide de 1938? bref passage sur google..ça ne colle pas du tout avec la Lagonda 45 Rapide qui est représentée par plusieurs sites , forme de ailes , comme de calandre.. il faut chercher ailleurs
2491tj ◊ 2007-01-23 23:22	1933 Aston Martin 2/4 Le Mans.
antp ◊ 2007-01-23 23:25	The only one that I found does not match: http://www.fotosdecarros.com/showphoto.php/photo/1447/cat/645 Edit: I found another one: /vehicle_46510-Aston-Martin-Le-Mans-1933.html -- Last edit: 2007-01-23 23:26:12
gliffhanger ◊ 2007-04-08 19:16	no,,,not a le mans....Aston Martin 15/98 Tourer from 1936...i have check it in my Oltimer Book and it only matches with the 15/98..that sunbar said before...but the only thing is the badge on the front of the hood, i can't see that there in my book so..i'm not quite sure of it.. -- Last edit: 2007-04-09 15:41:59
antp ◊ 2008-02-19 20:33	Comment received by e-mail from Andy: Quote The red car on page 133 in the flim Mosquito Squadron is a Godsal 1934, Corsica ali body, V8 engine, ENV perselect gearbox ,no model type (one off)
Godsalowner ◊ 2014-04-23 22:37	This is the 1935 Godsal, Chassis No. 001. It was given a ground up restoration in 1976 and then featured in the March 1977 issue of "Thoroughbred & Classic Cars". It was built by Sir Charles Godsal as a production prototype but was never put into production. It has been in the USA since 1977. The body is a one off aluminum body by Corsica of London and it's painted "Piller Box" red. The transmission is a Riley pre-select unit. The front suspension is a custom built sliding piller type. The rear end and hubs are Bently. It's currently for sale.
Gamer ◊ 2014-11-06 15:18	Built in London, so UK origin?
arandellca ◊ 2016-06-13 23:43	Hello Godsalowner, I am a great, great niece of Charles Godsal. I would love to know more about your history of our family car. If you have current photos as well. My son, age 10 is an avid, let's make that extreme car enthusiast. He doesn't have your normal childhood interest but a true inherited passion for cars. Have you sold the Godsal yet, if so do you have contact information for the current owners and if I may ask what is or was the asking price. Please email me directly at arandellca@gmail.com.
dsl ◊ 2016-11-07 02:49	Classic & Sportscar magazine has a one page write-up on this car (Dec 2016 issue, p22). Confirms details given so far and its film appearance, plus adds snippets: chassis was built by John Thompson Pressings (Wolverhampton), engine is Ford V8 (unknown size/type), gearbox was Riley ENV pre-selecter unit bought from racing driver Whitney Straight, back axle provided by Dorothy Paget from a 1923 Bentley. Godsal designed the sliding-pillar front suspension himself and apparently much more sophisticated than eg Morgan or Lancia contemporary systems. Body designed by Godsal, built by Corsica of Cricklewood with flowing front wings and looks (to me at least, but I'm far too young to really know what I'm talking about) a bit Lagonda-ish. Was registered NJ 9183 in East Sussex, 4 June 1936. After WW2, a new owner altered the front body a lot, including cycle wings as in its film appearance. New 1972 owner restored it back to original spec - still in UK - then sold in 1977 to Jerry Old of California, who's owned it ever since (presumably "Godsalowner" in above comment??). It's just been refettled and is for sale in Missouri, painted all-over red.
brownturkey ◊ 2017-02-26 12:51	Hello Arandelica. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godsal
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-05-15 21:06	Sold by Bonham's, Amelia Island USA, 9th March 2017 for £157,275.

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1935 Godsal V8 Corsica [001]

1935 Godsal V8 [001] in Mosquito Squadron, Movie, 1969

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