Aircooled VW South Africa

No it is not one of those quizes, because I don't know the answer myself! The CCC registration number was for Riversdal or Heidelberg if I am not mistaken?

Is that not a rolls badge?

No, I was thinking something more American - like a Dodge?

looks allot like the Ford style wings, might have the centre disc broken off?
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1920 ... reger.html

yep, looks more like either a Speedwell or 30's Ford winged hood ornament with the centre of the ornament broken off. Dodge was slightly different...

The stylised winged radiator cap was a very popular motif during that era, but I would hazard a guess that it's a Speedwell.
Regarding the "broken centre" of the ornament, that was usually where the water level indicator, or the thermometer was positioned, so, in my humble opinion, that idea doesn't float.

Almost certain Model T Ford

also vote for Model T!
The fenders look model T, only the radiator shape is throwing me off a bit!

CCC is Stilbaai. That was part of the question, wasn't it?

Well,I am no expert,but to answer your question Pine, that looks to be a motor vehicle of the four wheeled variety, It features a bench seat in the front of the car and the rear of the car. It is logical to assume that it is powered by a small, four cylinder,four stroke internal combustion engine,and judging by the crank handle below the radiator,it predates the electronic starter motor we have all come to know and love by a number of years.

What is of special interest to me is the three spot lights. This was obviously a high powered sports model designed for the 24hour endurance races common at the time of this cars invention. The standard headlights would just not suffice in a race. This third spotlight was a necessity as these cars ware so fast,the driver had to look into the corner well before reaching it to look for potential obstacles.

As for this mysterious badge you are all interested in. That "badge" does not signify the make or model of this car by any means. That "hood ornament" is actually a state of the art piece of sports technology. And those of you that thought "hey,...that looks like something a F1 race car would have on its nose," were bang on. That,ladies and gentleman was one of the first stabilising "wings" ever to feature on anything that did not fly through the air! It is believed that the Write brothers had a small part to play in the conception of this wing. They were working on a secret high speed high altitude airplane to go head to head against the sun in a race around the world,and this wing was to take up residency on the wing tips of this aircraft in an effort to aid high speed stability at altitude. It was during an early morning test flight when they were overtaken,...in the air by this particular race car,the driver of said race car turned a corner,climbed on the gas and lifted from the ground in much the same way JohnHoffe would when presented with the prospect of peeking at your wifes boobs. The Write brothers,not keen on competition, gave the maker of this racing car the wing-tip winglets to aid in the cars down force when accelerating...........the rest,as they say,is history.





But,.....like I said,I am no expert,I am only sharing my thought about what that badge thing is.

Sambabus wrote:Well,I am no expert,but to answer your question Pine, that looks to be a motor vehicle of the four wheeled variety, It features a bench seat in the front of the car and the rear of the car. It is logical to assume that it is powered by a small, four cylinder,four stroke internal combustion engine,and judging by the crank handle below the radiator,it predates the electronic starter motor we have all come to know and love by a number of years.

What is of special interest to me is the three spot lights. This was obviously a high powered sports model designed for the 24hour endurance races common at the time of this cars invention. The standard headlights would just not suffice in a race. This third spotlight was a necessity as these cars ware so fast,the driver had to look into the corner well before reaching it to look for potential obstacles.

As for this mysterious badge you are all interested in. That "badge" does not signify the make or model of this car by any means. That "hood ornament" is actually a state of the art piece of sports technology. And those of you that thought "hey,...that looks like something a F1 race car would have on its nose," were bang on. That,ladies and gentleman was one of the first stabilising "wings" ever to feature on anything that did not fly through the air! It is believed that the Write brothers had a small part to play in the conception of this wing. They were working on a secret high speed high altitude airplane to go head to head against the sun in a race around the world,and this wing was to take up residency on the wing tips of this aircraft in an effort to aid high speed stability at altitude. It was during an early morning test flight when they were overtaken,...in the air by this particular race car,the driver of said race car turned a corner,climbed on the gas and lifted from the ground in much the same way JohnHoffe would when presented with the prospect of peeking at your wifes boobs. The Write brothers,not keen on competition, gave the maker of this racing car the wing-tip winglets to aid in the cars down force when accelerating...........the rest,as they say,is history.





But,.....like I said,I am no expert,I am only sharing my thought about what that badge thing is.

His right hand is missing, must be a racing accident.

Packard Goose ?

@ John: I don't think his hand is missing, it's more likely that he's clawing at his heammorhoids, those vehicles were notoriously uncomfortable, or he's just had an accident, 'cos many of them also used castor oil in the fuel as an additional lubricant, and the resultant inhalation caused some interesting human 'exhaust' conditions!