stuny Posted October 13, 2019 Share #12621  Posted October 13, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, let's keep it alive:  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=3835274'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 13, 2019 Posted October 13, 2019 Hi stuny, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lykaman Posted October 13, 2019 Share #12622 Â Posted October 13, 2019 McClaren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 13, 2019 Share #12623 Â Posted October 13, 2019 No, but is is an expensive, high performance auto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12624  Posted October 14, 2019 Ferrari SF90 Stradale. JZG  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12625  Posted October 14, 2019 John - I figured that if anyone got it it would be you.  Generally there's a very significant lag between Ferrari announcing a new model and their being out there to see.  I was both surprised and delighted to see one.  Your turn 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=3835740'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12626  Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks, Stuart. The chief reason it came to me quickly and I was able to identify this car is not because I'm obsessed with this stuf, nor do I think of myself as a 'fan-boy' Ferrari geek, but a few years back I seriously considered buying a new 458 Ferrari after 20 years of playing with Porsches...........when just about the time I was actually going to go through with this one of the Ferrari magazines featured a story of Eric Clapton's pininfarina-designed multi-million dollar 'custom' 458, altered to look like one of his then favorite Ferraris, namely the 512 BB. He was quite serious about having Maranello put in a V-12, but engineering put their foot down and said "absolutely not", so it stayed a 'normal' V8, but that article and the photos made me realize just how ordinary & dowdy the 458 actually appeared, and that so many of my automotive fantasies where simply massive overreach and I forgot all about the whole idea. The new Stradale hybrid actually contains a many of the styling details PF dveloped for Clapton's one-off, especially the area of the 'flying buttress' and the rear fender air scoop. 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! For the next puzzle car, please identify the year and the exact model of the car shown. JZG Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! For the next puzzle car, please identify the year and the exact model of the car shown. JZG ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3835828'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12627  Posted October 14, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) The rear window got me thinking 250 LM right away, and the black crackle dashboard and Nardi or Nardi-like thin steering wheel were also on that car, as well as other Ferraris of that era.  I can only guess the year as '64 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12628  Posted October 14, 2019 Not a 250 LM, it's another seperate model, although there is a connection between the LMs and the car shown - you did guess the correct year, i.e., '64. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12629  Posted October 14, 2019 Ferrari are becoming uglier by the year, or am I just showing my age.  IMHO there hasn't been one I have desired since the death of Enzo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lykaman Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12630  Posted October 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, hektor said: Ferrari are becoming uglier by the year, or am I just showing my age.  IMHO there hasn't been one I have desired since the death of Enzo. It's called Historical Aging Complex.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted October 14, 2019 Share #12631  Posted October 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, lykaman said: It's called Historical Aging Complex.. Thank-you Lykaman. I will ask the doctor for the antidote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 15, 2019 Share #12632 Â Posted October 15, 2019 A 1964 ("Series II") Ferrari 250 GTO? Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 15, 2019 Share #12633  Posted October 15, 2019 Well spotted, indeed it is. I thought it would take a little longer and require more hints, given how vanishingly rare this model is, and how seldom they come out to play. Thanks for participating, your turn. 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=3836376'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 15, 2019 Share #12634  Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, John Z. Goriup said: Well spotted, indeed it is. I thought it would take a little longer and require more hints, given how vanishingly rare this model is, and how seldom they come out to play. Thank you, John. I must admit I only recognised it so readily because I was fortunate enough to get up close and personal with Anthony Bamford's example quite recently and found the cowled rear window area to be of particular interest as it was the first time I had properly noticed the feature. OK; would anyone like to have a guess at something even more rare than a '64 GTO? It might be that, eventually, I will have to drop several very helpful hints but here goes anyhow... 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! Philip. Edited October 15, 2019 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3836391'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 15, 2019 Share #12635 Â Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) The design reminds me of Colani, although the open engine does not fit in with his fanatism regarding aerodynamics. Or is there a bonnet that could be closed (must look quite odd though)? Â Â Edited October 15, 2019 by a.j.z 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 15, 2019 Share #12636  Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, a.j.z said: The design reminds me of Colani, although the open engine does not fit in with his fanatism regarding aerodynamics Not by Colani, a.j.z., but definitely European if that's a small help. I'm not sure exactly how the bodywork was intended to be completed - it is a museum exhibit and information was scant to say the very least! I'm beginning to think I've probably chosen something a bit too unusual and obscure. As far as I know this is the only design study / prototype ever made so unless someone has actually come across this very exhibit... One further clue is that, apparently (and somewhat unbelievably - considering that engine and its layout), the base for the project was an exceptionally well-known, long-lived sports car from an extremely famous constructor. Here's a whole lot more of it. I have double-checked and it CAN be seen out there in WWWebland.........if you know where to look! I'll leave some of the very distinctive museum floor in this next image as that might be of more help than showing even more of the car would be! 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! Pip.  Edited October 15, 2019 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Pip.  ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3836529'>More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted October 16, 2019 Share #12637 Â Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) The camber of the rear wheels suggests that it's based on an swing axle beetle platform or something similar Edited October 16, 2019 by maximilianm3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 16, 2019 Share #12638  Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, maximilianm3 said: The camber of the rear wheels suggests that it's based on an swing axle beetle platform or something similar Well, that was certainly the ancestor of the intended donor-platform, Maximilian, so you are the closest so far! Here's part of the (slightly unbelievable for obvious reasons!) information card which attended upon the vehicle in question and a full-length snap in the slender hope that it might help someone's memory to click! 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!  If no-one gets any closer I'll post something REALLY helpful... Philip. EDIT : Incidentally the Tricolore in the first of these snaps denotes the manufacturer's country of origin... Edited October 16, 2019 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  If no-one gets any closer I'll post something REALLY helpful... Philip. EDIT : Incidentally the Tricolore in the first of these snaps denotes the manufacturer's country of origin... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3837073'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 16, 2019 Share #12639 Â Posted October 16, 2019 The engine suggests a 924 or a 914 was the donor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 16, 2019 Share #12640  Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, stuny said: The engine suggests a 924 or a 914 was the donor  I couldn't speak for the 924 Stuart but, happily, I can assure you that the engine in the snap is nothing like the 'beast' found lurking amidships in a 914 which was, essentially, a derivative of the pre-war-designed flat-four VW engine. This new powerplant was designed specifically for use in the 914-4 (for Porsche) and VW's upcoming 'Type 4' series. The 914-6, of course (3,306 examples?), made use of the recently supplanted 2.0 litre flat six from the '69 911 as, for the 1970 season, the 911 was going to receive an enlarged 2.2 litre version. Just for fits and giggles (apologies in advance for the snap not having been taken on a Leica!) here's a slightly more youthful me with my '73 914-4 2.0 litre;  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!  As far as the mystery-car is concerned it might be worthwhile googling Musee Automobile Vendee...... Sincere apologies for posting something simply too obscure, it would seem, to have given anyone a sporting chance. 'Must Do Better' as my teachers were wont to remark. In the 22 years I've been a member of the Porsche Club GB I'd never once caught wind of the existence of this thing so in retrospect perhaps I was hoping for too much from the members here! Philip. Edited October 16, 2019 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  As far as the mystery-car is concerned it might be worthwhile googling Musee Automobile Vendee...... Sincere apologies for posting something simply too obscure, it would seem, to have given anyone a sporting chance. 'Must Do Better' as my teachers were wont to remark. In the 22 years I've been a member of the Porsche Club GB I'd never once caught wind of the existence of this thing so in retrospect perhaps I was hoping for too much from the members here! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3837201'>More sharing options...
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