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  1. El Wayne

    El Wayne F1 World Champ Staff Member Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    This is not going to be easy, so let me provide additional info.

    - There were only two of these cars built, the one here being the second of the pair. While the two resemble one another, they are distinct (very different front end treatments).

    - Both the builder of this car and the manufacturer of the mechanicals on which it was based were European. In fact, they were from the same country of origin.

    Hinges at work and interior:
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  2. Isobel

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    Outside of the Taunus, plenty of Francais en arriere, 204, GS et 5. I'm heading towards the Tricolor for origin.
     
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  3. Isobel

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    That AMX/3 was a gift ;)
     
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  4. El Wayne

    El Wayne F1 World Champ Staff Member Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Assuming you mean Le Tricolore (as opposed to Il Tricolore or La Tricolor), you're certainly headed in the right direction.

    Without a doubt.
     
    El Wayne, Nov 13, 2015
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  5. Smiles

    Smiles F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    What can I say? I'm a nice guy.

    :)

    Matt
     
    Smiles, Nov 13, 2015
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    Exactly. And alpine had exterior hinges but this is something on top of or else...
     
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    Les hints s'il vous plait.
     
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    Oh... And you're up, Wayne.

    Icehole!

    :)

    Matt
     
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  13. El Wayne

    El Wayne F1 World Champ Staff Member Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Grison.
     
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    Powered by a modified Ford Flathead V8, mated to a Ford 3-speed transmission.

    Come on, people, let's solve this one quickly!
     
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    Didn't want two threads running on this same topic (and didn't want to sidetrack this thread) so I moved the other posts on this car over there.
     
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    24 stud Flatty, right? Not 21 stud?

    I still don't know.

    Matt
     
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    24 stud - 59AB. I'm in personal contact with the man who designed and engineered this thing, so let me know if you have any further questions for him.
     
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    This doesn't add up for me. (Or I'm just stumped.)

    The 1960s is really late to be using a flathead Ford. Unless it's an overhead conversion. SIMCA made overhead vlave conversions called EmiSul (for Hemi and South America) around that time. They were very similar to the ARDUN heads. (Of which I have a fake pair in my garage.)

    But 59AB is a true flathead head and not an OHV. Why would they use a flathead in the 1960s? They could have used variety of more powerful OHV engines.

    So perhaps I'd ask why the flathead was chosen. But, again, I'm just stumped.

    I thought this one was supposed to be easy and quick!

    Matt
     
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  23. El Wayne

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    How about another hint? Some years later, this car's stellar moniker was recycled for use by a Detroit automaker.
     
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    Stellar, eh? Hmmm.........Polaris?
     
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  25. El Wayne

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    You're thinking along the correct lines, but have the wrong star.
     
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