Indeepthought Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20621 Posted September 28, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) A Targa bodied Alfa.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 28, 2023 Posted September 28, 2023 Hi Indeepthought, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Lelmer Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20622 Posted September 28, 2023 Volvo PV444...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20623 Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) I’ll post a larger crop later as no one is yet on the right lines…it is a rare car. Edited September 28, 2023 by NigelG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20624 Posted September 28, 2023 Bristol 404? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20625 Posted September 28, 2023 Slightly wider crop. I would admit this is not the usual sort of car to see at a local village fete (we have only 38 houses so join with our neighbouring village which is a little larger) - but it is the cotswolds so there were 3 modern MacLarens in the car park also... 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 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=4866381'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20626 Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: Bristol 404? Wilson No but carry-on with Stuart's 1955... I would imagine you are the only one here who might have have had the chance to test/own/drive one of these either competitively at a circuit or on the road. As a further clue I believe there are only 9 examples... Edited September 28, 2023 by NigelG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20627 Posted September 28, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 24 minutes ago, NigelG said: No but carry-on with Stuart's 1955... I would imagine you are the only one here who might have have had the chance to test/own/drive one of these either competitively at a circuit or on the road. As a further clue I believe there are only 9 examples... Out of how many pair of eyes just between us on the Forum? I doubt many would have even seen a picture.. 🍻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20628 Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) Well it's a rare car but often displayed or actually driven at multiple events. To make the earlier clue more clear - it is a car that was designed to compete in a certain iconic race. To ensure accuracy after further research there may be 1 prototype and 8 subsequent production examples PS it is a very "pretty" car and if I had pockets as deep as a local resident I would love to drive it... Edited September 28, 2023 by NigelG 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20629 Posted September 28, 2023 Do you refer to Monaco? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20630 Posted September 28, 2023 A car for the Rallye Monte Carlo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20631 Posted September 28, 2023 A Zagato bodied ? For Mille Miglia 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20632 Posted September 28, 2023 An Allard P2? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20633 Posted September 28, 2023 On second thoughts maybe a Turner GT8. My wife's first car was a Turner Climax (FWA 1098cc) Sports, on which sadly the central punt sheet steel body support for the fibreglass outer body, was found to have completely rotted away and been covered up by pop riveted aluminium and lots of underseal. In the end it was one of the best buys I ever made. Unknown to me when I bough the car, it had an exceedingly rare MGA Twin Cam straight cut, close ratio competition gearbox made by MG competitions for the Le Mans cars. Only 4 examples of this gearbox were ever made and how it got into the Turner, we will never know. I sold it for just over £1,000. I had bought the whole car for £200. I then sold the tubular chassis to Lenham who were racing a Turner at the time and had just crashed it. They desperately needed a straight competition chassis, which I was happy to sell them for £200, recouping my original investment. Finally I had found from my contacts in the racing motor trade, a Coventry Climax FWA Stage 5 upgrade kit for just £50, which I fitted when I rebuilt the engine. I then sold the now full race and quite rare Climax FWA engine for £1100. Total profit £2050. I then bought my wife a nearly new Saab 95 V4 estate (what she wanted). Wilson 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 28, 2023 Share #20634 Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) Wilson has the correct event...to go with Stuart's correct year Edited September 29, 2023 by NigelG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted September 30, 2023 Share #20635 Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) 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! A rear view... Edited September 30, 2023 by NigelG 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! A rear view... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4867601'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted September 30, 2023 Share #20636 Posted September 30, 2023 Could it be a Salmson 2300S? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 30, 2023 Share #20637 Posted September 30, 2023 I was beginning to wonder about a special Le Mans bodied Arnott Sports but the rear deck seems to be WAY too long. Looking forward to the dénouement! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 1, 2023 Share #20638 Posted October 1, 2023 Not a Salmson or Arnott… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted October 1, 2023 Share #20639 Posted October 1, 2023 I'm curious about the fete now. Thought it might have been Winchcombe show, but I think I'd have remembered seeing this car Stab in dark - Arnott sports. (Not that I have anything to post). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 1, 2023 Share #20640 Posted October 1, 2023 I went through the entry list for 1955 in my Le Mans book (those are Le Mans racing number lights, so that the car's number can be read during the night by the timekeepers) and other than the Salmson, nothing else came out and shouted at me. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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