Call The Midwife

[grumpy01]

Tonight they covered three topics.These were the mutilation of Female genitalia in Africa,Mental illness and the Cuban Missile crisis.All three subjects were handled well.However the scriptwriters let themselves down by showing Trixie and the dentist at the side of a lake on the bonnet of his sports car on a summer's evening,the fact was that the Cuban missile crisis took place in October 1962.

[bhg481]

It looked more like an Austin-Healey 3000 to me.

[Mamyalynne]

That would fit date wise.

[EDDIE51]

It may have been a TR4 , looks similar to the TR6
TR 6 http://13252-presscdn-0-94.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/00H0H_pF6QrnAHcO_600x450-1.jpg
TR 4 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Triumph_TR4_(Hudson).JPG/280px-Triumph_TR4_(Hudson).JPG

[tonyav]

Yes it would if it were a big Healey.

[bhg481]

The colour scheme was a classic healey 3000 and you just got a glimpse of the little "radiator grill" on the bonnet when he moved.

[tonyav]

Anyhoo I hope the engine had warmed that bonnet up, or Trixie was wearing trousers !.

[tonyav]

Lovely car and so much more befitting a dentist.
http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/uploads/cms_article/801_900/1959-1961-austin-healey-3000-mki-892_2673_969X727.jpg

[hc4361]

My wife has just asked on the offical CTM twitter feed. We need to know!

[tonyav]

Well done Mrs hc.
Yeah we have to know.

[gness]

I now have this image of a very pregnant Mrsav being carted off to the maternity hospital and Tony discussing the ambulance engine with the paramedics..... ;-)

[hc4361]

Name that car!

http://tinypic.com/r/2gxn1bm/9

[shoota]

Tricky....
I can't see past those knees....

[gness]

Sydney?

[shoota]

But it ain't a TR6 or GT6.

[tonyav]

I now have this image of a very pregnant Mrsav being carted off to the maternity hospital and Tony discussing the ambulance engine with the paramedics..... ;-)


Well I would have to know if it had a turbo or not, gness ;-)


I have a sneaky feeling that it could be a Jaguar XK 140, hc.

[tonyav]

http://momentcar.com/images/jaguar-xk-140-1955-1.jpg

[shoota]

T, I was thinking 120 or 140.
But I wanted it to be a Jowett Javelin - there would be a point to that...

[shoota]

But I think it is one of these: http://www.rawlesmotorsport.co.uk/restoration/restoration-case-studies/austin-healey-3000-mkiii.html

[shoota]

As bhg said...

[tonyav]

There are some similarities between an XK120 /40/50 and a Jowett Jupiter, shoota.
I know someone that owns a Jupiter.
http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/uploads/cms_article/3601_3700/1950-1954-jowett-jupiter-3634_5626_969X727.jpg