Vintage shots from days gone by!

from music to actors....James Garner, no stranger to great cars

 

Hino Contessa:



Hino Samurai:





http://www.datsunhistory.com/BRE.html

"Brock, meanwhile was designing the Cobra Daytona Coupe, one of the most beautiful American racing cars ever, a car that would go on to win the US road racing championship and the World Manufacturers championship. At the same time as the Cobra was having success, Pete had gone to Italy to help design a car that would eventually become the Ghia De Tomaso.

Brock left Shelby in 1965 after the company came bogged down under the corporate influence of Ford. He then did a variety of jobs, including setting up his own enterprise Brock Racing Enterprises. BRE's first task was developing the Hino Contessa for Cal Club racing, in the days before B Sedan. Hino went on to build the Hino Samurai, a truly revolutionary car, but unfortunately an ill fated one. In 1967, the same year after Nissan took over Prince, Toyota was taking over Hino, reducing Hino to the heavy truck manufacturer it is today."

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1006_peter_brock_the_prodigy/photo_00.html

 

Previously posted this photo:



The question was asked, at the time, as to the make.

http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=127648



Wolsley.

Photo of a similar 1939 car in GB: