a.j.z Posted February 10, 2024 Share #21301  Posted February 10, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) The riddle car looks pretty similar but I referred to another racetrack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted February 10, 2024 Share #21302  Posted February 10, 2024 The other car that looks a bit like this is the Ferrari 166 Spyder Monthlery but I think they are all red, so maybe an early Healey Silverstone? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted February 10, 2024 Share #21303  Posted February 10, 2024 (edited) Yes, a Healey Silverstone from 1950  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 February 10, 2024 by a.j.z 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=5035088'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 10, 2024 Share #21304  Posted February 10, 2024 (edited) Open to all who would like to post. Below is the Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk.1 I thought it was, albeit the almost identical sports car version to this Formula 2 car. Both doors on the F2 car are welded shut to meet the regulations for F2 for 1952, so as you hop out over the top of the sealed door, you can see how easy it is to miss your footing and press your leg against the exhaust. This one is in full race trim with a  BS spec 2 litre Bristol F2 engine putting out 172 BHP (if you try for 173, it will go bang). It is not an easy car to drive with a quite narrow power band from the long stroke engine of 4200 RPM to 6000 and only a 4 speed gearbox. The brakes are drum all round and quite grabby until you get them quite hot and then it is a skilled job to keep them between good working temperature and too hot when they rapidly fade away to little to no brakes at all. The pedal is very long, so heel and toeing a bit of a challenge on this car with a dog clutch gearbox and straight cut gears. Handling is in the interesting category. The later Mk.2 cars used a De Dion rear axle which made them a lot less skittish at the back albeit a fair bit heavier, hence for vintage racing, generally the lighter Mk.1 is preferred. 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 February 10, 2024 by wlaidlaw 6 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=5035090'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 11, 2024 Share #21305 Â Posted February 11, 2024 Who will fill-in with a mystery car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted February 12, 2024 Share #21306  Posted February 12, 2024 Allow me to take a crack at the next one - rare, quite exotic, much too expensive to be a commercial success given the displacement, but a fascinating and fairly successful little sports racer in its day. Manufacturer, approx. year and model, please. 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=5037182'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 12, 2024 Share #21307 Â Posted February 12, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ivan - I was hoping you'd step in - Your collection of in greeting car photos is wonderful. All I've got so far is 1950s. Â I look forward to the reveal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 12, 2024 Share #21308  Posted February 12, 2024 Ivan, An OSCA of some sort? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted February 13, 2024 Share #21309  Posted February 13, 2024 I should have known that posting two 'clue photos' would cut this short, but I think it's a difficult car to crop - the lines are very distinctive and revealing even a small portion of the grill (or any of the area between the headlights ) would have made this exercise even shorter. Wilson is correct, of course. It is a 1954 OSCA MT4 1500 sports racer. About 80 were produced in total, with Morelli, the coach builder of this particular car accounting for 19 of the total. The highlight of the Maserati brother's efforts with this model ( which occurred after they had sold Maserati to the Orsis & established O.S.C.A. ) came in 1954 when Stirling Moss won the 12 hours of Sebring outright in a twin to this car, earning OSCA the nickname of 'Giant Killers'. SL / 24-90 V.E. Well seen, Wilson.... I assume it's open to anyone who has something interesting to post. Thanks for participating. 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 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=5037801'>More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted February 13, 2024 Share #21310  Posted February 13, 2024 ........and a side view. 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 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=5037802'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 13, 2024 Share #21311  Posted February 13, 2024 Stirling Moss was racing one of these lovely looking little cars right up until he had the horrible accident falling down the lift shaft in 2010. I was at the Goodwood Revival in the mid 2000's with a friend racing an Italian Formula Junior called an Autosud (better known as the "Awful Sod"). Stirling was having ignition problems with his OSCA and we lent him our spare Magneti Marelli distributor, which cured the problem. When something went wrong with one of Stirling's cars he tended to get a bit on the intense side - no more Mr. Nice Guy. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 13, 2024 Share #21312 Â Posted February 13, 2024 Moss famously opposed the introduction of seat belts because "it was safer to be thrown out of a car in the event of a crash". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 14, 2024 Share #21313 Â Posted February 14, 2024 Who will post the next mystery car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 16, 2024 Share #21314  Posted February 16, 2024 Let's try this one:  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=5042437'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 16, 2024 Share #21315  Posted February 16, 2024 Well it's in Giallo Fly Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 16, 2024 Share #21316 Â Posted February 16, 2024 Â I remembered this car as being darker. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 17, 2024 Share #21317  Posted February 17, 2024 7 hours ago, stuny said: Let's try this one: 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!  46 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Well it's in Giallo Fly...  38 minutes ago, stuny said:  I remembered this car as being darker... Here you go! Happy To Help! 😸 Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 17, 2024 Share #21318  Posted February 17, 2024 10 hours ago, pippy said:   Here you 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! Happy To Help! 😸 Philip. 😀 Thank you, bot not like that.  More a light orange.  relive this,  ut it's still off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 17, 2024 Share #21319  Posted February 17, 2024 If memory serves,I'm still not happy with the color.  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=5043448'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted February 17, 2024 Share #21320  Posted February 17, 2024 22 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: Well it's in Giallo Fly Wilson I think it should be in McClaren orange maybe?  Looks like an M6GT or M6A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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