hektor Posted May 30, 2021 Share #15381 Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) The more I read on this site, I suggest you write your autobiography. With your encyclopaedic knowledge, maybe you could replace the much missed Leonald Setright. Edited May 30, 2021 by hektor 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 30, 2021 Posted May 30, 2021 Hi hektor, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
NigelG Posted May 30, 2021 Share #15382 Posted May 30, 2021 But with hopefully a less maddeningly florid style than LJKS... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 30, 2021 Share #15383 Posted May 30, 2021 16 minutes ago, NigelG said: But with hopefully a less maddeningly florid style than LJKS... His "Long Lane with Turnings" was a rather disappointing book. I would like to acquire a copy of his "The Power to Fly" but they are now fetching silly prices. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted May 30, 2021 Share #15384 Posted May 30, 2021 Thank you, UliWer. sorry for the delay - having some work done on the house with contractors swarming all over the place. This next one should be fairly quick & painless - rare, and fast. 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=4210497'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 30, 2021 Share #15385 Posted May 30, 2021 Ford GT? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted May 30, 2021 Share #15386 Posted May 30, 2021 Not a Ford GT.............but it did compete against them - a lot smaller and lighter, with the power-to-weight ratio that allowed them to be competitive against the 'big dogs' of the day. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15387 Posted May 31, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Judging from the action camera housing it must be a GoPro GT 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15388 Posted May 31, 2021 Could it be an Alfa Romeo T33-2? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15389 Posted May 31, 2021 I´d say it´s british, some sort of Lotus or the like. Maybe even smaller maker. The color would fit into David Pipers green stable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15390 Posted May 31, 2021 Wilson - not from south of the alps. Ronald - getting quite warm. Yes, British - "Maybe even smaller maker" pretty much sums it up. Piper's green is a non-metallic color, whereas this car is more Aston-Martin racing green. 28 cars produced from '65 to '68 with a variety of engines, with a further 50 or so 'kits' being sold, for clients to build and complete their own ideas. A few were even used as road cars. Below, a further clue, which ought to clinch it. 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! 3 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=4211026'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15391 Posted May 31, 2021 Not the correct green for David's cars. I did wonder if it was his P3/4 but the flying buttresses were solid on that. The colour is more Aston-Martin-ish but it is definitely not either one of the Gipfast or Nimrod cars. The bulge in the roof is the sort of thing one would expect to see from Marcos and the colour is the same as the later XP. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15392 Posted May 31, 2021 It might be a Ginetta G12? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 31, 2021 Share #15393 Posted May 31, 2021 Wilson, thought Ginetta too but am running out of riddle cars, so could only give the direction. Sure that green is more „Astonish“ and it fits nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15394 Posted June 1, 2021 6 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: It might be a Ginetta G12? Wilson You nailed it, Wilson....it is a Ginetta, a '68 G12. Wonderful little rockets they are too, predictable, fast, very easy and nice to drive, and a solid selection of proven, top-rated /components to assure long life and reliability. M240-P / 25mm Summilux FLE 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! 2 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=4211491'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15395 Posted June 1, 2021 This little jewel desrves its own thread - instead, please allow me to feature a short series of images of the car here. The GRP front body section as well as the rear section are easily removable for servicing - shown here the H20 radiator, Triumph based front suspension, rack & pinion steering. Unless requested otherwise, Minilite wheels were standard. It may look flimsy, but the welded chromemoly tubing steel frame holds the 900 kg car together rigidly and reliably. 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! 3 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=4211492'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15396 Posted June 1, 2021 Side view. The reason the Ford GT-40 was called that is because the night before the unveiling to the press, someone realized that the car had no official name / designation. Since great effort had been expended to make it as low and aerodynamic as possible, it was quickly decided to name it the GT40 since the car , race-ready, was 40 inches tall. I didn't actually measure it, but I'm certain this thing is lower yet. 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! 3 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=4211495'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15397 Posted June 1, 2021 A wide variety of engines could be specified, depending upon what the car was going to be used for, what class it was to compete in and how much HP the owner / driver was prepared to handle. Everything from 1000 cc to 4.7 Shelby-Cobra Fords were offered, but the majority were sold with 1100, 1600 & 2000cc four-cal. motors from Cowworth, BMW, BRM & Lotus. One was delivered with an Aston-Martin Vantage V-8 shoehorned into the rear ! 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! 4 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=4211498'>More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15398 Posted June 1, 2021 ........and the final image of this car - the rear view. 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! 5 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=4211499'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15399 Posted June 1, 2021 The Ginetta G12 only fetches about half what its contemporary and quite similar Chevron B8 fetches, why I don't know. The G12 is nicer to drive than the B8. Derek Bennett did not really get the handling of his GT cars sorted until the B16, which is a delight to drive. I will search for a new car today. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted June 1, 2021 Share #15400 Posted June 1, 2021 vor 12 Stunden schrieb John Z. Goriup: but the welded chromemoly tubing steel frame holds the 900 kg car together rigidly and reliably. I was wondering where the 900 kg come from. Thought they were MUCH lighter. Massimo Guerra made a "hill climb" G12 with 580 kg (Lotus twin cam) and that I thought is heavy. Even a street legal Alpine A110 was only 710 kg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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