J_Thompson Posted August 23, 2010 Share #341 Posted August 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Neither a Lancia nor an ASA. In production from 1959-62. Some may call this an "Etceterini" due to its heritage and low production volume. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 23, 2010 Posted August 23, 2010 Hi J_Thompson, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted August 23, 2010 Share #342 Posted August 23, 2010 Everything else in the photo is Ferrari making me wonder if this is related. Perhaps a Fiat Dino that was made before the coupe and spider of the mid to late 60s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted August 23, 2010 Share #343 Posted August 23, 2010 OK, everybody. This particular model had a production run of a little over 300 examples. BTW, I may be away from a computer over the next several days, so might be slow in replying. Good luck. This looks like it could be a Triumph Italia. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share #344 Posted August 23, 2010 Michelotti bodywork....... some sort of Triumph TR4-based creation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share #345 Posted August 23, 2010 Thanks Kent. Two cars here, though the second one is just for amusement, but it really drives -- To take control of this thread you have to identify the first car. We currently have a Red Bull promo car running around here- based on a new Mini with two-seater config and a huge can of 'bull angled on the back. I prefer the weiner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted August 23, 2010 Share #346 Posted August 23, 2010 Ian and Pete are correct. The Italia was based on TR3 mechanicals, styled by Michelotti and led to the TR4 shortly thereafter. Here's a frontal view. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1414701'>More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share #347 Posted August 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Wow! That IS a good looking car! Never seen one before but I can see details of the TR4 in there. As Michelotti got the job to design the TR4, I guess this proposal was too expensive for Triumph and the Italians went it alone? A further presumption would be that Triumph then saw this as a competitor and cut off the parts supply? Purely guesswork on my part. Ian got the answer, I made a close guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 23, 2010 Share #348 Posted August 23, 2010 Pretty car. I've actually seen one of these and am embarrased that I didn't think of it. I even made note of the off-center hood bulge looking like it belonged to a Triumph. Sigh, the mind is a terrible thing to waste. Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted August 23, 2010 Share #349 Posted August 23, 2010 I need some kind of sound activated signal when you fellows post. I have missed a couple that I could have identified, but there I was working. This is by far the most interesting game in a long while. Keep it up! John W 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted August 23, 2010 Share #350 Posted August 23, 2010 Wow! That IS a good looking car! Never seen one before but I can see details of the TR4 in there. As Michelotti got the job to design the TR4, I guess this proposal was too expensive for Triumph and the Italians went it alone? A further presumption would be that Triumph then saw this as a competitor and cut off the parts supply? Purely guesswork on my part. Check out Triumph Italia on Wikipedia, Pete. The guy who got the project rolling was the Italian importer for Triumph. He had Michelotti design the body with Vignale doing the coachwork. In 1961, Triumph was readying the TR4 for production and needed the mechanicals for their own car so that pretty much ended the Italia's too brief production. I don't think it was competition for the TR4 as it cost about 25% more which put it into Porsche and Alfa price territory. Kent, I was surprised that you of all people, didn't get this one as you seem to know obscure Italian marques. I'm sure you'll get another chance in the future. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted August 26, 2010 Share #351 Posted August 26, 2010 Hello, Sorry it took so long, I only have tiny prints and the negs and have no scanner ! Also I apologize for the very poor quality, I could only get my hands on a very old flatbed Canon scanner... anyway, here is my pic... it was taken in 1999 on a Nikon FM2 at Spa_francorchamps. The owner of the car was a very good friend of mine, I have a big pile of this car in various historic races. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxBob Posted August 26, 2010 Share #352 Posted August 26, 2010 Hello, Sorry it took so long, I only have tiny prints and the negs and have no scanner ! Also I apologize for the very poor quality, I could only get my hands on a very old flatbed Canon scanner... anyway, here is my pic... it was taken in 1999 on a Nikon FM2 at Spa_francorchamps. The owner of the car was a very good friend of mine, I have a big pile of this car in various historic races. Ian Perhaps a bit more detail could help. Tip: you don't always need a scanner, if you have a lens that will focus close enough, just take a photo. Definition often better than a scanner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted August 26, 2010 Share #353 Posted August 26, 2010 Ian, no image shows; just a small blue box with a "?" Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted August 26, 2010 Share #354 Posted August 26, 2010 Trying to open the picture in another tab reveals the word "unauthorized" in very nice letters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted August 27, 2010 Share #355 Posted August 27, 2010 ok, I hope this one works, I've put it on a different server. Here are some more details about the car. Under 100 were built in the late 60s by a truck manufacturer. This company built another car which has to be one of the weirdest looking contraptions on 4 wheels. I will post another image of the full car later. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share #356 Posted August 27, 2010 Looks like a Unipower GT (been trying to buy one of those for ages) but with racing mods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted August 27, 2010 Share #357 Posted August 27, 2010 Well done Pete, you got that quicker than I thought !! Here are a couple more pictures... Some more info about the car can be found on wikipedia and the weird contraption I mentioned is this. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp13 Posted August 27, 2010 Share #358 Posted August 27, 2010 i was 'lusting' over unipowers etc many years ago. great looking car. isn't it based on mini components? thanks rick your link to wiki answered my question, thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share #359 Posted August 27, 2010 The other mini-based Gt I want is the Cox GTM, perhaps more affordable than the Unipower. How about this? Pretty easy I think. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1419499'>More sharing options...
LuxBob Posted August 28, 2010 Share #360 Posted August 28, 2010 (edited) Austin 7 Sports? On the other hand that step and the trafficator (edit). Edited August 28, 2010 by LuxBob Adding doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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