NigelG Posted October 3, 2024 Share #22641 Posted October 3, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not a G-Wiz but a good start! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 3, 2024 Posted October 3, 2024 Hi NigelG, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wlaidlaw Posted October 3, 2024 Share #22642 Posted October 3, 2024 Could it be a Gen 1 Smart E? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 3, 2024 Share #22643 Posted October 3, 2024 Not a Smart of any flavour… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP93 Posted October 3, 2024 Share #22644 Posted October 3, 2024 > Name this car Anything but Carry McCarface. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22645 Posted October 5, 2024 A different view to make it a bit easier (maybe)... 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=5644340'>More sharing options...
Viv Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22646 Posted October 5, 2024 On 10/2/2024 at 9:22 PM, wlaidlaw said: I had a saloon version of Il Mostro, an Autodelta 3.5L Alfa 75. Not the most refined of cars. I stopped on the way from collecting it from the dealer in Newick East Sussex, to check under the bonnet that it really had a 6 cylinder engine. It was an ex Alfa Dover demonstrator car and I suspect that much of the recorded 6500 miles was on track. It was certainly very quick but not a nice car., rough and noisy The 2.5L Alfa 75 I had before it, was a much nicer car. The Autodelta had an enormous appetite for rear tyres with its very tight limited slip differential. The first car I had with 17" wheels and 40 profile tyres. Some time before I bought it, I was invited to an Alfa Romeo day at Brands Hatch. At the end of the day, Will Hoy, (he was then the current UK saloon car champion) who was one of the demo drivers, said to the two girls who were doing the organising: "Come on girls, I promised you a ride round the circuit". As I was still there and had taken him round the circuit earlier at a fairly leisurely pace, in a 1932 Alfa 8C Monza, he invited me to come along. Just as we set off, he said: "It's the last run of the day, let's see if we can melt the tyres." What a full time professional can do with a car is very different to what I as an amateur racer could do. He did melt the tyres. Wilson I used to buy cheap tyres too ... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22647 Posted October 5, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, NigelG said: A different view to make it a bit easier (maybe)... 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! Silly question - perhaps? - but is the mystery-vehicle intended to be used on public roads? Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22648 Posted October 5, 2024 AFAIK Yes. There have been 3 versions and the one pictured was definitely road-registered. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22649 Posted October 5, 2024 It seems it was (is? - there is conflicting info) in production for over 30 years via several different owners and 2 different locations. There was a modified US version but again info is a bit “scant” to say the least…🤔 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22650 Posted October 5, 2024 Is it one of those French no-licence required cars, that you always end up behind on a narrow twisty road with zero overtaking opportunities. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22651 Posted October 5, 2024 Not French, and I believe a driving licence was required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 5, 2024 Share #22652 Posted October 5, 2024 It comes from a country that is not exactly known for car manufacturing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22653 Posted October 6, 2024 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=5645961'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22654 Posted October 6, 2024 Battery powered? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22655 Posted October 6, 2024 Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22656 Posted October 6, 2024 Does the entire front open, sort of like an Isetta? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22657 Posted October 6, 2024 Not exactly but you’re on the right lines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22658 Posted October 6, 2024 Hmm. How about a tilt front end to gain entry (even if you say, "yes," I won't know the answer) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22659 Posted October 6, 2024 (edited) Yes (I think - it’s not clear where you mean the hinges are..) Edited October 6, 2024 by NigelG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22660 Posted October 6, 2024 Horizontal, quite low. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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