wlaidlaw Posted October 3, 2016 Share #9081 Â Posted October 3, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) At a guess, turn signals? Â Of course - what my father would have called "Trafficators"Â Â Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
John Z. Goriup Posted October 4, 2016 Share #9082  Posted October 4, 2016  Stepping outside the norm for a moment, first by posting multiple reference photos of the 'mystery car', and secondly by choosing a car so rare  - only 4 ever produced - that it eliminates a lot of 'casual' guesses.  I'll offer up-front that the photos concentrate on this car's one externally visible, innovative & radical design feature, that it is Italian, and I'll mention that it had a disproportionate influence on race car design, in the sense that many copied this feature, but soon abondoned it because it proved to be a completely wrong-headed solution to the problem it supposedly addressed.  Please give us the make of the car and more importantly, please identify the coach builder - and identify the feature that so distinguishes this charming little car..  JZG 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=3123593'>More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #9083 Â Posted October 4, 2016 Reminds me of the scalietti 612.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 4, 2016 Share #9084  Posted October 4, 2016 The only car I have seen with reverse curvature on the body like that is the Disco Volante but it isn't that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted October 4, 2016 Share #9085 Â Posted October 4, 2016 The Ferrari Testa Rossa from the 50ies has a similar feature, though the details are quite different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 4, 2016 Share #9086  Posted October 4, 2016 No, not a Scaglietti body/product nor his design, No, not an ALFA, and Yes,  the '57 and later 'privateer' Testa Rossas had very similar cut-away front fenders.Good ol' Enzo caused a bit of controversy when he claimed that his Maranello-based racing department came up with the idea of the cut-away front fender to increase the topspeed of the 'privateer' TRs in '56, thus making them more attractive for well-heeled customers to buy & race. Actually iit was a case of shooting himself in the foot, because the little blue car shown here was a 1100cc capacity GT with a topspeed of about 110mph, not a 180mph three-liter LaMans racercar, and on such a fast car the design compromised the stability of the TRs due to aerodynamic front-end lift, something which simply wasn't a factor in the small enclosed car.  Hint - the coachbuilder in question was responsible for some of the most memorable and elegant very early Ferraris, prior to Ferrari's long affiliation with Pinifarina, and when you see the entire car, you'll instantly recognise the 'signature look' of the Carrozzeri in question.  .....thanks for playing  JZG   Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 5, 2016 Share #9087  Posted October 5, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1952 OSCA MT4-AD Le Mans Vignale? When I was small, I had an Italian diecast toy of the MT4 but I seem to recall it was the more conventional Barchetta version. I thing the Vignale one won the 1954 12 hour Sebring race with Stirling Moss and A N Other at wheel, against far larger engined cars.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 5, 2016 Share #9088  Posted October 5, 2016 You've got it.  What a delightful little car.  The first image shows the placard every car in the casual, free 'Concours-on-the-Avenue', part of the annual Monterey Car Week, must display - so visitors can tell what they're looking at.  The other photos show how succesfully & convincingly Vignale managed to make the diminutive Coupe look like a perfectly well-proportioned, real Ferrari GT.  Your turn, Wilson  JZG 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=3123954'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 5, 2016 Share #9089  Posted October 5, 2016 Two more images to more fully illustrate this rare, significant and utterly charming little car.  JZG 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! 1 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=3123956'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 5, 2016 Share #9090  Posted October 5, 2016 I believe they were extremely expensive, being not far short of the cost of the contemporary Ferrari 212.  I will search through the archives for a new image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9091  Posted October 9, 2016 Apologies for the delay guys, been a very busy week. Anyway here is your next one.  Wilson   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=3125842'>More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9092 Â Posted October 9, 2016 A modern little Italian number? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9093  Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Fiat Abarth 695 Biposto  dunk Edited October 9, 2016 by dkCambridgeshire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9094  Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Fiat Abarth 695 Biposto  dunk  I think between you it's near enough. It is my wife's 160BHP version of the Abarth 595 (I think the 695 has 180 BHP). Quite a remarkable little 16 valve DOHC engine, supposedly developed with assistance from Ferrari, which even though it is only 1400cc with quite a large blower, has less turbo lag than my 997 Turbo S. The Italians must have special versions of the Euro drive past noise meters. The 595 is pretty noisy from outside although fairly quiet inside. Having been lent a Twin Air 500 when the Abarth was having its first service, my wife actually admitted I was correct in persuading her to get the Abarth instead. The only downside is its ICE, where it has no screen, only an FM radio not DAB and no Bluetooth. I think this may just have been corrected with an updated model but we bought this as an ex-demo, with 400 miles on the clock and got a great deal on it.  Wilson 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! Edited October 9, 2016 by wlaidlaw 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=3125941'>More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9095  Posted October 9, 2016 Thanks Wilson … I do not have an image ready so Manoleica is welcome to start the next round.  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9096  Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Ok, here we go:--- 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! Edited October 9, 2016 by Manoleica 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=3126086'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9097  Posted October 9, 2016 Ok, here we go:---  I think you need to make that image a bit larger, by cropping the original and resizing to XXXpx x 1024px. On my 15" MBP, it is barely visible and could be anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted October 9, 2016 Share #9098  Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) I think you need to make that image a bit larger, by cropping the original and resizing to XXXpx x 1024px. On my 15" MBP, it is barely visible and could be anything. Apologies  -- will do   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! Edited October 9, 2016 by Manoleica 1 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=3126171'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 10, 2016 Share #9099 Â Posted October 10, 2016 !956 Buick Special 'Skylark'. Â JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted October 10, 2016 Share #9100 Â Posted October 10, 2016 Not quite" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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