ca. 1930 boattail ID help requested

[Charles in Shanghai]

Dear reader,

Can you please help me to identify this ca. 1930 boattail open automobile? Three photos at original size can be found here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesinshanghai/50195741096/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesinshanghai/50195192198/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesinshanghai/50195738241/

 

Your help is much appreciated!

Regards,

Pieter Lommerse

Edited August 13, 2020 by Charles in Shanghai
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[nzcarnerd]

Maybe Wolseley Hornet Special??

[Charles in Shanghai]

I appreciate it! I have looked up several images on the internet and some come quite close to the photos I have posted. Does any reader have an exact match?

[Charles in Shanghai]

On Flickr, I got the following reaction:

I'm pretty sure that this is a Rover. The radiator design matches the 1932 Twelve "Pilot" - see upper photos here: www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?... . The bodywork, however, matches the 1931-2 10/25 "Nizam" semi-sports with coachwork by Carbodies: www.bonhams.com/auctions/10503/lot/42/ ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_Nizam . A rear view of a Nizam compares well with the rear view of this car in one of the other photos:

Only a few Rover Nizams survive and none of the photos that I have seen online has the style of radiator seen here - maybe the design was changed towards the end of the car's run, or perhaps a "Nizam" body was placed on a "Pilot" chassis (I have seen no record of this but I don't think that a special order "one off" would be impossible). If you add some tags, perhaps a Rover expert will see this and be able to offer more insight!