1914 Perry 8 hp 2 cylinder

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

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Sunbar ◊ 2015-10-18 21:49	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 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 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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Sunbar

◊ 2015-10-18 21:49

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

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

1914 Perry 8 hp 2 cylinder

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

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