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The "Help me identify this car" thread

Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by Samy, Feb 22, 2006.

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  1. El Wayne

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    #701 El Wayne, May 25, 2013
    Jim, this one is unknown to me. It looks Italian, early 1950s. Do you have any information that might help? What was the source of the photo? Can you identify any of the men?
     
  2. Isobel

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    #702 Isobel, May 25, 2013
    I thought it may be de Portago but on second look, no.
     
  3. Napolis

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    #703 Napolis, May 26, 2013
    A guy named "Trevor Gherardi" posted it on my FB page and said it was a photo of a car his father once owned but he didn't know what kind of car it was and asked if I did. Almost looks a bit Alfa?
     
  4. El Wayne

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    #704 El Wayne, May 26, 2013
    Then possibly his father was B. Gherardi? If so, he competed in the Mille Miglia in '52, '53, and '54 - all in Fiat-based cars.
     
  5. Napolis

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    #705 Napolis, May 26, 2013
    Thanks! I'll ask.
     
  6. dbw

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    #706 dbw, Jun 5, 2013
    interesting..perhaps a bit of an "etcerini"...however a lot of that stuff had 32mm rudge hubs..this one appears to have 42's...perhaps built from a larger car..i think alfas from 1750's on up had the bigger hubs..these appear relaced to a smaller rim however....
     
  7. El Wayne

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    #707 El Wayne, Jun 5, 2013
    Yes, and from this angle at least, the wheelbase appears to be a bit long for a Fiat-based etceterini from this period. I considered that it could have been a late rebody of an earlier Alfa (perhaps even a monoposto), but I don't know of any such car.

    Also, as awkward as that grille is, the body doesn't appear to be something slapped together in-house by a small manufacturer. I would guess that a carrozzeria was involved; I just can't identify which one.
     
  8. Smiles

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    #708 Smiles, Jun 5, 2013
    Especially in left hand drive.

    So it's not small enough to be a FIAT, and it's not an Alfa Romeo.

    Could it be French?
     
  9. dbw

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    #709 dbw, Jun 5, 2013
    there is a small dot at the top pf the grill...perhaps an alfa badge?? the body designer/builder certainly seemed to love an alfa shape...also the driver is sitting quite high ....that suggests a perimeter frame of some sort..perhaps a production car chassis...and the car itself seems pretty squashed except the hump where the motor is....also looks like ifs of some sort....wild guess......an early mg td that an alfa-crazed italian had his way with :)
     
  10. moretti124guy

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    #710 moretti124guy, Jun 18, 2013
    I just wonder if it is based on a old XK with a custom lightweight body. It was pretty common for them to rebody a damaged car. There is a lot of little XK cues in there.
     
  11. dbw

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    #711 dbw, Jun 22, 2013
    an XK of that era is a pretty damn big car....this one seems a bit small...soneone also went and added smaller borranis with pirelli tires....[also XK's have 52mm hubs]
     
  12. mr2speedracer

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  15. VIZSLA

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    #715 VIZSLA, Jun 23, 2013
    That's one frickin' Caddy.
    ;)
     
  16. Webby

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  17. texasmr2

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    #717 texasmr2, Jul 28, 2013
    A "Please buy this POS" sale ad?
     
  18. VIZSLA

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    #718 VIZSLA, Jul 28, 2013
    Looks like a Fiberfab body.
     
  19. Webby

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    #719 Webby, Jul 28, 2013
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    I found this car, which looks identical and has "Sebring" visible on the dash.

    source: Going back one more year! | Price Of His Toys

    edit: got it.

    http://www.kitcarclub.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=36
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  20. fiorano94

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  21. UroTrash

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    #721 UroTrash, Aug 5, 2013
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  22. James_Woods

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    #722 James_Woods, Aug 5, 2013
    I also was going to say a Marcos GT model of some sort...
     
  23. cptndon

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    #723 cptndon, Aug 5, 2013
    Austin Healey 3000?
     
  24. UroTrash

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    #724 UroTrash, Aug 5, 2013
    AH100 it appears, thanks guys.
     
  25. Santiago Montenegro

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    #725 Santiago Montenegro, Aug 8, 2013
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    I saw this thing earlier this summer. Maybe it is a foolish question, as I don't know any pre-war car from a hole in the ground, but... what is it?
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