Guess what this is part V

PaulK_CCI · 12-02-2005 12:31pm #1

Let's give you all another teaser...

alastair · 12-02-2005 12:56pm

It's a volvo p1900.

Unpopular and correspondingly rare fibreglass jobbie.

PaulK_CCI · 12-02-2005 1:18pm

alastair wrote:

It's a volvo p1900.

Excellent alastair! Guess I've been seriously underestimating some of the car nuts in here

Because that was seemingly too easy...let's give you another one...

alastair · 12-02-2005 1:26pm

It's a soviet Zil limo.

I was in the soviet union back in the 80's and there were still a fair few of (slightly later versions of) these floating around.

(the volvo was easy for me - I have a 1800ES)

PaulK_CCI · 12-02-2005 1:48pm

alastair wrote:

It's a soviet Zil limo.

i bow my head respectfully

If you get the next one alastair, I'll give up

Silvera · 12-02-2005 1:54pm

Is that a 'Bond Motor Company' car ?

i.e. they made the Bond Bug.

................actually, scratch that, it's LHD.

DKW perchance ?

Silvera.

alastair · 12-02-2005 9:45pm

Has me stumped, but it looks german and fibreglass, possibly with a small engine. It's not some auto union or DKW or something?

unkel · 13-02-2005 1:24am

This is awful. I stumbled upon this car on Friday, while unsuccessfully looking for BrianD3's Monteverdi. Do I remember what it was or can I find it again - errr, no

PaulK_CCI · 13-02-2005 2:27am

you're reasonably close alastair, but the car is strictly speaking not German (although most parts would be a from a well know German car manufacturer (the headlights are the giveway)) and yes, it would have a smallish engine.

Perhaps a bit of the history behind the car might jog the memory:

The maker of this car started developing a Sports car during WW2 together with another fellow countryman engineer, who decided to cut away from the project, move to Stuttgart and the rest is history for that other person with the famous name Ferdinand Porsche. The other guy then decided to go at it alone and made a series of these sports cars just after the war, but unfortunately didn't become as successful as his earlier companion.

BrianD3 · 13-02-2005 9:37am

Is it a Steyr (Austrian)

I think it is based on your hints and the Porsche connection. But I couldn't tell you what model it is, and cannot find a pic on google images.

I think this has been the toughest challenge posted so far

BrianD3

Squirrel · 13-02-2005 11:01am

I think it looks like a Cisitalia 202. I read somewhere that Erwin Komenda worked on that project, although the picture has a smaller grill

PaulK_CCI · 13-02-2005 11:45am

no cigars yet...

not a Cisitalia, nor a Steyr, but at least the country is right: Austria
(which is also the birth country of our dear friend Ferdinand P.)

Squirrel · 13-02-2005 1:12pm

unkel wrote:

This is awful. I stumbled upon this car on Friday, while unsuccessfully looking for BrianD3's Monteverdi. Do I remember what it was or can I find it again - errr, no

Does that mean that the company used to race in Formula 1?

BrianD3 · 13-02-2005 1:52pm

I think I may have it. Is it a "Veritas".

If it's not, then I give up

BrianD3

Squirrel · 13-02-2005 3:06pm

Sorry Brian, I don't think it's a Veritas, as much as I want someone to get this one. When I googled Veritas all the cars had indicators under their headlights, this one has them further out on the wings.

This one is seriously wrecking my head.

BrianD3 · 13-02-2005 3:28pm

In any case, I thought Veritas was Austrian but now I think it's German. Tis a serious head wrecker alright

BrianD3

unkel · 13-02-2005 3:40pm

Wolfgang Denzel WD Sportroadster

BrianD3 · 13-02-2005 3:46pm

Well done unkel - two cigars are in order I think

More info on the Denzel here:
http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/Denzel.html

BrianD3

Squirrel · 13-02-2005 3:47pm

Well done Unkel, it certainly looks like it. Finally someone got it, hopefully

Squirrel · 13-02-2005 3:52pm

Can I take 1 of them cigars, this is easy

unkel · 13-02-2005 3:58pm

Mazda Cosmo Sport 1967 - better hide the name the next time

Squirrel · 13-02-2005 4:06pm

Ah well, bit late for that now.

unkel · 13-02-2005 4:11pm

Here some technical data on the Denzel

PaulK_CCI · 13-02-2005 4:48pm

unkel wrote:

Wolfgang Denzel WD Sportroadster

Well done Unkel !!

my mystery cars were being guessed so quickly, thought I'd make it a bit more difficult, so it was good to be able to baffle some of the car nuts, but I am genuinely impressed with the knowledge of all the participants

Well done to the excellent suggestions.

I guess Google is great for these kind of things

unkel · 14-02-2005 12:08am

Squirrel wrote:

Does that mean that the company used to race in Formula 1?

Apologies Squirrel for ignoring your prompt. It wasn't on purpose!

No the company wasn't in Formula 1. Also ignore my previous comment. I did not come across the car before as I thought I did. I don't intend to search the interweb as frantically ever again as I did to find this mystery car though

Squirrel · 14-02-2005 9:51am

Constantly searching did get annoying, no hassle about the prompt, at least someone got the car.

Guess what this is part V

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