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1914 Perry 8 hp 2 cylinder

1914 Perry 8 hp in The Home-Made Car, Short Movie, 1963 IMDB

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: UK

1914 Perry 8 hp 2 cylinder

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Sunbar UK

◊ 2015-10-18 21:49

 [Image: perry2cylbody.jpg] [Image: perry2cylbody3.jpg]


OK not the complete car but rare and it has a important part in the movie.

The actual car here, reg. BF6443...
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C398606

[Image: 1914perry2cyl.jpg]

Previous comments applied (wrongly) to the chassis rather than the body.

rjluna2
rjluna2 wrote Curiously, according to the DVLA it was registered and manufactured in 1921 :think:


dsl
dsl wrote ^ "....delivered in 1916 (it was not registered until 1921)......" from Sunbar's link. For whatever reason - not explained - a new car supplied in the middle of WW1 would be an unusual event.


johnfromstaffs
johnfromstaffs wrote As in WW2, but not so pronounced because the car industry was much smaller, most of the engineering effort was concentrated into the production of armaments, or other equipment to help the war effort. New cars for the private person were not considered a priority.


rjluna2
rjluna2 wrote That's explains the delay of the registration, John ;)


-- Last edit: 2015-10-19 12:43:25

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