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Feb 14, 2010 23:06:32 GMT
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Don't know if a Mystery car thead has been done on RR before, but well I'm starting one now. What is this car? I'm not giving any clues because I wanna see how good you are. Oh, and don't bother checking the IRL of the pic you Interweb Bloodhounds, as that won't give any clues either. So, Make, Model, backstory.  |
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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2010 15:35:34 GMT by e21meister
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Feb 14, 2010 23:16:22 GMT
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mmm, very short wheelbase...
mini based perhaps?
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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10mpg
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The Mystery Car Thread10mpg
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Feb 14, 2010 23:22:10 GMT
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I'd say it was a sunbeam tiger fastback racer or Le Mans special
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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2010 23:24:58 GMT by 10mpg
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Feb 14, 2010 23:27:37 GMT
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I'd say it was a sunbeam alpine/tiger fastback or race special Make = check Model = check (as in Tiger)  backstory = continue... |
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Feb 14, 2010 23:32:42 GMT
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Ho and hum!  ;D |
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Stiil not hearing any backstory... ;D  And while I'm waiting for some backstory with my ear trumpet in one hand and mouse in the other, what's this? Don't let the Dunlop wheels fool you.  |
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Hmm, with the wheels I was going to say C-type relative, but they are too wide and the body a little too crude. The writing on the door looks Russian...
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Remade In Australia
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I think the writing is Swedish.
Saab special of some description?
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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I think the writing is Swedish. Saab special of some description? you're right, in fact it appears to relate to the Swedish airforce... |
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Remade In Australia
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Feb 15, 2010 10:26:22 GMT
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backstory on the Tiger:
It's one of the Lister-bodied Tigers built for the works entry at Le Mans 1964. If memory serves 3 were built, but only 2 entered. Sadly both cars failed to finish. Relying on memory again, but I think both the Shelby-prepared engines blew up.
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63 Alpine Series III
69 Imp Sport 930
07 Golf V GTI
11 Freelander 2 (hers!)
70 Hunter Royal (scrapped), 78 Chrysler Alpine GLS (given away), 84 505 STi (sold), 01 206 1.6XR (sold)
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Feb 15, 2010 13:12:04 GMT
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backstory on the Tiger: It's one of the Lister-bodied Tigers built for the works entry at Le Mans 1964. If memory serves 3 were built, but only 2 entered. Sadly both cars failed to finish. Relying on memory again, but I think both the Shelby-prepared engines blew up. Correct. (lot of conspiracy theories about Carroll Shelby deliberately supplying sub-standard engine as he saw the Tigers as a threat to his beloved Cobras, but that's a story for another time.) Looks like the silver car is a bit harder... Ignore the writing on the side, it's taking you off in a completely different direction, quite literally. |
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Feb 15, 2010 19:48:05 GMT
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Hmm, looks like I've over-estimated you guys with this one, thought you were good! ;D
Look closely, it has a 'BRDC' sticker on it. and those a re Dunlop racing wheels, which were common on a lot of British racing cars of the 50's/60's.
Don't make me beat it out of you... ;D
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Feb 15, 2010 19:50:07 GMT
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its got a Union Jack on it  |
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Feb 15, 2010 19:54:21 GMT
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Connaught?
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I'm not completely useless, I can be used as a bad example.
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Feb 15, 2010 20:00:44 GMT
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Make = check. Hmm, should I give this one, too obscure maybe? Nah, sure one of you Webhounds can solve this one. |
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Feb 15, 2010 20:07:14 GMT
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is this the one that was built as an f1 car,went abroard ,got a new body and engine,came back,got another engine and raced in monaco two years later?
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Feb 15, 2010 20:29:23 GMT
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Correct. One of them was, as Connaught made more than one B-type streamliner, they had different engines including Lea-Francis and Jaguar engines. This one's a little easier:  |
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Feb 15, 2010 20:38:17 GMT
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elva courier
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Feb 15, 2010 21:12:06 GMT
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Correct. Next: Full title please.  |
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Feb 15, 2010 21:33:18 GMT
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is it based on a fiat 850?
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