1951 Austin A40 Sports Jensen [GD2]

1951 Austin A40 Sports [GD2] in San Sebastián novia de España, Short Movie, 1955

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for:

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dsl ◊ 2021-07-05 21:33	Compare from discussion here Gongora wrote ..."Taillefer" Sunbar wrote ... wheelarches on the Taillefer examples appear to have a straight section at the top (flat-topped) whereas the UK versions I've viewed on imcdb and the web have round wheelarches? And dificult to tell with hood up, but I'm not sure this one has the higher Taillefer windscreen and thick top rail. So maybe a UK build, possibly a visitor??
Gongora ◊ 2021-07-05 22:22
Gongora ◊ 2021-07-05 22:25	indeed, it does not have straight wheel arches ... So it is probably from a visitor ... San Sebastián was the city with the most tourism in the 50s
dsl ◊ 2021-07-05 23:08	Seems to be LHD, so not Brits on their hols. Maybe they sold a few UK builds in E before Taillefer started, or perhaps a Portugese visitor?
Gongora ◊ 2021-07-05 23:31	Or french...