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Cars of Tintin Series – Morris 10/4 | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/07/05/cars-of-tintin-series-morris-104
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Morris 10/4. Life is full of ups and downs and more so for an adventurer like Tintin. In my last post. The Morris was a British car maker which started production in 1919. The brand name was in use till 1984 when the then owner British Leyland decided to shelve the the brand in favour of the more popular Austin . As of now the brand name is owned by the Chinese company SAIC which had acquired the ailing Rover. Click to share on R...
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Rajesh Sinha | The Transport Journal
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A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Ford Vedette 1949. Driven by our good friend Arturo. Thank to Arturo, Tintin and Captain Haddock have been putting their lives in jeopardy by just sitting in the back seat of his car. They have been facing numerous life threatening situations in search of their friend Professor Calculus by merely being passengers of Arturo in his iconic Italian Gran Tourismo. When the car was launched, France was still recovering from the vagarie...
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Cars of Tintin Series – Humber Snipe 1936 | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/08/08/cars-of-tintin-series-humber-snipe-1936
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Humber Snipe 1936. We have been following our friend Tintin in his adventure “The Black Island”. As the book was published with illustrations from two different eras, I am covering cars from the old version published in 1938 as well as the new version published in 1966. In the 1938 version, the villains were following Tintin in another luxury car of the era, the Humber Snipe. Humber Snipe Staff Car. 100 horses, when unleashed thr...
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Cars of Tintin Series – 1936 Ford Model 48 | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/07/11/cars-of-tintin-series-1936-ford-model-48
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – 1936 Ford Model 48. We are continuing with the story in “The Broken Ear” wherein Tintin had escaped from General Alcazar’s prison in a Morris. Ford had abandoned the four cylinder engine from the Ford Model A in 1935 and offered only a V-8 on the Model 48. Ford offered the car in two trims, Standard and Deluxe across the following body styles:-. Tudor and Fordor sedans with a flat back or a trunk. Truck, the Model 51. Click to sh...
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Cars of Tintin Series – Wolseley Armoured Car | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/05/23/cars-of-tintin-series-wolseley-armoured-car
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Wolseley Armoured Car. The “Blue Lotus” is based in Japanese occupied China. So it is but obvious that military vehicles of the Japanese Imperial Army find mention in this book. One of the vehicles depicted is an armoured car sent in pursuit of Tintin. Vickers Crossley on which the Wolseley was based. Now coming to how the Japanese got a Wolseley? Note the single turret and the driver window on left, same as the car in Blue Lotus.
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Cars of Tintin Series – Ford Zephyr 6 Mark III | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/08/04/cars-of-tintin-series-ford-zephyr-6-mark-iii
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Ford Zephyr 6 Mark III. 8220;The Black Island” was published twice. The original version was published in 1938 and then again in 1966. As a result there are two sets of drawings of cars which were found in 1938 and those which were on road in 1966. In my last post, we had discussed about the Austin 6 Taxi. Ford Zephyr Mk I Courtesy Redsimon and Wikipedia. Ford Zephyr Mk II, Courtesy Redsimon and Wikipedia. Ford Zephyr 6 Mk III.
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A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Simca Vedette 1955. We have been following Captain Haddock and Tintin in “The Calculus Affair”. Professor Calculus has been missing for sometime and all leads were pointing towards the Bordurians. So, the duo decided to investigate the Bordurian Embassy. Rowed in a boat close to the embassy and what do they find? The job of bringing the car from 153 km/h to 0 was carried out by drum brakes on all four wheels. This car was huge a ...
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Cars of Tintin Series – Hotchkiss Type V | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/06/20/cars-of-tintin-series-hotchkiss-type-v
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Hotchkiss Type V. In my last post, we saw that the villains tried to run over Tintin using a Renault Celtaquatre. However, luckily he escaped. One of the gentlemen who helped Tintin up gave him the license number of the car that tried running him over. Tintin being the investigative journalist he is, decided to find the men who tried running him over. The Hotchkiss Drive,. Before World War II, the company was involved in the prod...
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Cars of Tintin Series – Hanomag HA 4500/ AL 28 | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/07/18/cars-of-tintin-series-hanomag-ha-4500-al-28
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Hanomag HA 4500/ AL 28. The Black Island was the next adventure of Tintin. The story began with. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). You are commenting us...
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Cars of Tintin Series – Austin 12 Taxi | The Transport Journal
https://thetransportjournal.com/2015/07/27/cars-of-tintin-series-austin-12-taxi
A journal about the fascinating world of transport. Cars of Tintin Series – Austin 12 Taxi. Tintin has been published in 70 languages. In an older version of The Black Island , Tintin had taken a cab and not a lift in the Hanomag. Truck which was the subject of my last post. In this version the Taxi is an Austin London cab. These cars had a raked wind screen and a sloping grille. It resembled the Austin 12 saloon cars that were introduced for private owners in 1934. These cars were built till Wor...All t...
