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Portugese touring Mysteries (update: an Aquila below?)



Eduardo Relvas sends these fine vintage photos. "Recently I stumbled on a post in a Portuguese forum and I'm very active in asking to help identify these vintage cars. They were found with the estate of the poster's wife's aunts, who were born around 1893/4. From his supposition, these cars were rentals, maybe for a trip to Fatima, Portugal's prime religious destination. Nothing else is known about them. Can you help? My knowledge of pre-war classics is still a bit weak. "

Editor: rest assured Eddie, these cars give no instant recognition with us either. Yet the fine tourer above should not give too many problems with its very nicely sculptured radiator. The cars in the extra pictures below will be more of a challenge. However - one thing is sure - the chap in the left picture below has a talent for posing.
    

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mercoledì novembre 13th, 2013
Jose de Sousa
02 Dicembre 2013, 15:19
[quote name="António Vilar"]The first picture can´t be a Crane-Simplex because the radiator from first picture is more ellaborated and I have the registration of the cars that came to Portugal until 1939 and there wasn´t any Crane-Simplex in that time and still doesn´t exist. But there were Aquilas in Portugal, not many but still a few.[/quote]
Hi there!
I am looking for the registration of a 1932 Alvis Speed 20 (chassis # 9887) with a Vanden Plas body that was imported in that year for Ed. Ferrerinha & Irmao in Porto.
Could your registration list shed any light ?
Many thanks
Jose
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Sconosciuto
14 Novembre 2013, 13:41
The first picture can´t be a Crane-Simplex because the radiator from first picture is more ellaborated and I have the registration of the cars that came to Portugal until 1939 and there wasn´t any Crane-Simplex in that time and still doesn´t exist. But there were Aquilas in Portugal, not many but still a few.
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Sconosciuto
14 Novembre 2013, 11:19
I would agree with Colin, the car in the second picture could be an Aquila. The car in the third picture I feel could be a Berliet. The radiator on the first car is Crane-Simplex style but I am sure it is not such a car.
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Sconosciuto
14 Novembre 2013, 01:32
The car in the background of the second picture looks like an Aquila to me.
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