elansprint72 Posted January 12, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Care to guess what this is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Thawley Posted January 12, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 12, 2009 Boattailed Auburn Speedster? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted January 12, 2009 Boattailed Auburn Speedster? John, No, it's European and MUCH faster. btw, Digilux 2 is ideal for these paddock shots- leave your big guns in the Press Room and travel light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 12, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 12, 2009 Pete - Truly lovely. Another clue that it's not the Auburn is the engine and crank are in the rear. I suspect this predates the Auburn by a few years. No idea what it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijporter Posted January 13, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 13, 2009 I'd say it's an Alfa Bi-Motor from 1948. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suilvenman Posted January 13, 2009 Share #6 Posted January 13, 2009 Singer Replica 9? Great shot, Pete. Cheers, Ken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm Posted January 13, 2009 Share #7 Posted January 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ian may be right: from the rear crank and front exhaust, I'd guess definitely a twin engine of some sort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted January 13, 2009 Share #8 Posted January 13, 2009 Is it the Alfa 512 ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share #9 Posted January 13, 2009 I'd say it's an Alfa Bi-Motor from 1948. Ian Spot on- as engine front and rear. :eek: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted January 13, 2009 Share #10 Posted January 13, 2009 Pete - was it just rear wheel drive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted January 13, 2009 Yes, it was two wheel drive!!!! There is a diagram of the drive-train(s) here: Grand Prix Cars - Alfa Romeo Bimotore btw, it was made in 1935, I believe. Some regard it as the first Ferrari. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 13, 2009 Share #12 Posted January 13, 2009 And, from when Enzo Ferrari was managing Alrfa's racing - Note the Scuderia Ferrari shields. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted January 13, 2009 Share #13 Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks Pete - today I learnt something. That is an awesome beast and I bet it sounds awesome too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijporter Posted January 13, 2009 Share #14 Posted January 13, 2009 Quite right - 1935, not 1948. There's a useful bit of information on the Bimotore's racing history on autosport.com. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted January 14, 2009 Share #15 Posted January 14, 2009 John,No, it's European and MUCH faster. btw, Digilux 2 is ideal for these paddock shots- leave your big guns in the Press Room and travel light. And, I've created just the Digilux 2 "kit" for the job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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