name that car!

i found this awesome looking coupe from what looks like the late 1930's, would like some info on it, but can find out what it is. How about it?

 

my guess: Bugatti

 

right click , save........file name: Jag

 

reminds me of a delahaye or a talbot lago

 

I tried looking for custom jags it but cant find anything on it...

 

its not a custom job i believe it is a bugatti.

 

This is a contemporary creation known as the Jaguar Aerodyne. It was designed by John Toom and based on a 1956 Jaguar XK 140. Here is some more information on the car.

Ron and Sonya Kellogg’s 1956 Jaguar
Aerodyne Coupe XK140 3.8 L—the car completed at 3 a.m. “We are overwhelmed
with the tremendous outpouring of affection for this car,” said Ron Kellogg, who
adopted the job of completing the car designed by the late John Toom, former
manager of the model shop at Nissan Design International in La Jolla, California.
Toom died of cancer when the car was still a work in progress, and under the
Kelloggs’ stewardship, his dream was beautifully realized. Members of the Toom
family were present to share this special unveiling, including daughter Joni Toom,
who designed the car’s original gauges and badges. “It’s wonderful that John’s
peers appreciated his design,” says Kellogg, who added that showing the car first
at the Art Center Car Cl***ic “was as important as taking the car to Pebble Beach
because of the event’s unique focus on design.”

 

skywolf... nice work.

That is a really nice design, it seems to take a lot of inspiration from all of the different makes from the 1930's European makers.

I don't even particularly care for jaguars either.

-W

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr38/1132034241/

 

It kind of looks like a Fred or an Ernie to me.

 

What happened to bert?

 

Ernie got tired of the same ol same ol and wanted some strange so he ended the bro-mance with bert.

 

Hmm, before i read down to see it was a contempary build, I knew it..something is 'off' and gives it away as being a new build but i cant put my finger on it..grille too far forward, and plain maybe?? wierd.

For comparison, heres my Dads Delage D6-70 le mans..1936.

 

And the chicken dinner goes to....Skywolf.

This was on display in the main hall of the GNRS in 2006 - beautiful car and I guess it's inspiration could be taken from just about any French or Italian grand marque coupe of the 1930's.

 

The front bumpers, on something old they wouldn't have been just formed flat stock, the wheelcovers aren't embossed or have any character lines... some of the trim looks like it was designed with a circle template, or a computer... Cheaping out on the details is what gives it away.

 

So my question is, Did you actually find The Car or did you just find a Photo of it?
The Wizzard

 

Sadly, I only found the photo. I would love to see this car in person. Thanks guys for the help.

 

I just saw it for sale in a recent issue of Octane....

http://www.2-shores-cl***ics.com/component/carshowcase/?car_id=125&lang=us




Reminds me a little of "The Blue Car" sculpture. http://www.the-blue-car.com/

 

My dad built and designed that car, the "Aerodyne"
Almost had if finished, when diagnoised with cancer... :-(
Thank God for Ron Kellogg (he was a friend of my dad's), he took
the car and finished it. My dad was a talented, creative soul...
He built the car in his shop, shaping all the metal himself. I have lots of pics
of the whole process... the car is currently for sale and has won lots of
awards at car shows. RIP dad... ♥ Joni Toom

 

Sorry to hear of your Fathers p***ing Joni.

I'm sure these pics don't do his skills justice!

 

That is one beautiful car that fully caught the flavor of the European streamliners that were the inspiration for it.

Joni, it would be great and appreciated by many of us if you could see your way to post a few of the build photos. Around here the "How they did that" is often as interesting an exciting as the actual finished product.

 

The grille has an early BMW and Bristol look to it.

 

hi... I would post some pics of my dad's car in the making if I can figure out how!
this website isn't very user friendly...