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10 hours ago, Ivan Goriup said:

...this coming weekend those interested will be watching & hopefully enjoying the first 2023 Grand Prix, and 2 cars from this marque will be taking part...

Well that's intriguing! OK; Process of Elimination?

Just from the width of the (unbelievably clean!) tyre I'd guess that we might be able to rule-out it being from any of the HAAS / Alpha-Tauri / Red-Bull / McLaren / Alpine / Ferrari /Alfa-Romeo / Williams Equipes so (if my guess is correct) this will leave only A-M and M-B.

My knowledge of this era of car is shockingly poor but if it was one of the former could it be a circa 1922 Aston-Martin TT1?

Philip.

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This is awkward. Obviously several of you who still frequent this thread are more familiar with this car than I am, and have guessed and posted solutions which I am unable to answer - for example, I have no idea what a T16 is. All my images of this car where taken during the one & only time I saw this car - at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance & Tour, but knew the instant I laid eyes on it that it was a historic, important and charming little car worthy of photographing for future reference.

I t is not TT1 nor TT2 (since those were built for a certain Count Zobrovski), nor is it the 'Razor Blade' which is another of this run of about 60 of the first B & M ( Bamford & Martin ) cars. This car, a 1925 Aston-Martin 16 Valve Twin-Cam Grand Prix model, Serial # 1934, started life as a roadster bought by Captain George Eyston, who converted it to a Grand Prix car using a very rare, original Aston 16 valve, twin-cam engine. The car participated in the first British Grand Prix at Brooklands ( DNF) but had some success in other, lesser races.

I shall leave it to Stuart to determine who should post the next puzzle car.

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Look into the cockpit.....

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A side view.

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The jewel-like 16 valve, twin-cam, 1486 c.c ( 90.7 c u. in . ) motor.

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The jewel-like 16 valve, twin-cam, 1486 c.c ( 90.7 c u. in . ) motor.

JZG

 

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finishing up with the obligatory rear view......

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I think this engine is known as the Benson Engine, being designed by the Hon John Benson for Bamford and Martin. It is actually a bit later than the chassis at 1925.

BTW the T16 I referred to was the 5 litre Bugatti Type 16, the best known of which is called the Black Bugatti, from around 1912. They were originally built for speed hill climbing, Mont Ventoux etc. 

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3 hours ago, Ivan Goriup said:

...I shall leave it to Stuart to determine who should post the next puzzle car...

As far as my own guess is concerned; I'm happy to concede any claim to my posting the next quiz-car.

Whilst I had a lucky stab-in-the-dark as far as the manufacturer went - and that was a 50-50 choice! - Steve managed to identify it as an A-M 1.5 Litre so he has (at the very least) double my own score in this game and therefore more 'dibs' than myself.

I agree with Stuart's comments in post #19331; it really is a beautiful little jewel of a car. Thanks for posting it, Ivan!

Philip.

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1 hour ago, pippy said:

As far as my own guess is concerned; I'm happy to concede any claim to my posting the next quiz-car.

Whilst I had a lucky stab-in-the-dark as far as the manufacturer went - and that was a 50-50 choice! - Steve managed to identify it as an A-M 1.5 Litre so he has (at the very least) double my own score in this game and therefore more 'dibs' than myself.

 

If you have nothing Philip I can take it on but I only said 1.5 litre as a shot in the dark because it was the common voiturette displacement, and you got Aston Martin before me.

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10 minutes ago, 250swb said:

If you have nothing Philip I can take it on but I only said 1.5 litre as a shot in the dark because it was the common voiturette displacement, and you got Aston Martin before me.

I'd be delighted should you do so, Steve, as I'm trying to get through an ongoing shoot and don't currently have access to my hard-drives.

Thanks for the thought, though!

Philip.

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2 hours ago, pippy said:

I'd be delighted should you do so, Steve, as I'm trying to get through an ongoing shoot and don't currently have access to my hard-drives.

Thanks for the thought, though!

Philip.

Will do Philip!

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The car may be easy, but its significance wins the point.

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Not a race car, probably easier than you think, but historic in it's own way, but why?

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