jevidon Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3181 Posted March 14, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) From the rounded Teutonic shape of the 1950's, and the close short cabin as well as the need for venting since the side window are not intended to open, I guess that it must be a a prototype for the MBZ 300 SL gull wing. I guess it is non-operational since the door panels are welded shut, it's not a true gull wing yet and so is probably a design study. How far off am I? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 Hi jevidon, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Rona!d Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3182 Posted March 14, 2012 Looks like a Bugatti. Some design elements say Type 73, others don´t. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3183 Posted March 14, 2012 Neither Mercedes not Bugatti although that last is already in the correct country. Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3184 Posted March 14, 2012 Can we exclude Voisin, Delage and Delahaye? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3185 Posted March 14, 2012 Also Mathies and Gregoire? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Allsopp Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3186 Posted March 14, 2012 For some reason I am thinking Citroen but can't nail it down just yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3187 Posted March 14, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ronald, you can exclude them all just as Bill can exclude Citroen. I'll post another piece of the puzzle when I'm home later today. Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3188 Posted March 14, 2012 We probably need to think of French rear engine cars with "streamlining," perhaps from the 1930s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3189 Posted March 14, 2012 We are looking at the post WW2 period but the car never made it into production stage because of the man that was behind it died suddenly in 1949. This second image may bring you to some ideas about the identity of the car in view of it's unconventional layout. 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! Gerd Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1954296'>More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3190 Posted March 14, 2012 Then this should be the work of Jean Pierre Wimille, his ´48 Wimille Coupe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted March 14, 2012 Share #3191 Posted March 14, 2012 Now I know why parts of this car initially reminded me of the Bugatti Type 73 (especially the upper door parts): Jean-Pierre Wimille was a former Bugatti (and Alfa) works racing driver who died in a Gordini-Simca race car during a training run in 1949 in Argentina. He finished his car in 1948, the Bugatti Type 73 had been finished in 1947, he knew of the Bugattis design elements I thought of initially. Maybe some influence. p.s. That was a nice challenge, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3192 Posted March 15, 2012 Ronald, A challenge but you cracked it. I'll post the full picture this evening. Glad you enjoyed the search. Regards Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3193 Posted March 15, 2012 Excellent, Ronald. You are definitely our very own automotive encyclopedia! I had it figured out as late forties and French, but that was as far as I got. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevidon Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3194 Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) This one was a real puzzler, Gerd. I couldn't wait for your posting so I found it on a biographical site of Wimille, although I look forward to your better detailed and higher def. photo. By the way, there is a wonderful bronze sculpture of Wimille at speed driving his Bugatti located on a small traffic island in Monaco. If I can find the photo I took, I'll post it. Here is the biographical site. Jean Pierre Wimille 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 March 15, 2012 by jevidon 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=1955297'>More sharing options...
gmo Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3195 Posted March 15, 2012 As promised the full picture that I made a few years ago in the Musée Henri Malartre close to Lyon. There is some speculation about the car whether it is prototype No. 2 or No. 3. Anyhow the car was powered by a Ford V8 engine of 60HP and capable of reaching 160 kph. 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! I'm glad you found the puzzle interesting and over to Ronald for the next one. Regards Gerd Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I'm glad you found the puzzle interesting and over to Ronald for the next one. Regards Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1955335'>More sharing options...
Bill Allsopp Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3196 Posted March 15, 2012 Amazingly stylish and yet ugly at the same time 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.Pichler Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3197 Posted March 15, 2012 Who of you guys will be at Techno Classica Essen (Europes biggest classic car show) the weekend after next weekend? I will be there for a party (-->private mail) an Friday evening and on Sunday afternoon til night (removal of our MG Car Club booth). Would be nice to met someone personal! Cheers, Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3198 Posted March 15, 2012 Hotchkiss? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevidon Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3199 Posted March 15, 2012 Speaking of Ford V8 60 engines, I once owned an MG TC with a Ford V8 60 modified by Eddie Meyer of Meyer & Drake fame. The transmission was a Lincoln Zephyr 3 speed with an Allard remote shift. It was exhilarating and somewhat frightening when cornering. Great fun, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted March 15, 2012 Share #3200 Posted March 15, 2012 Speaking of Ford V8 60 engines, I once owned an MG TC with a Ford V8 60 modified by Eddie Meyer of Meyer & Drake fame. Close... Eddie Meyer was in fact the older brother of Louis Meyer, the first three-time Indy winner, and had no connection to Meyer & Drake Engineering, of Offenhauser engine fame. Sounds like you had an interesting car though, and one that would be neat for vintage racing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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