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Fast Wheels #1 - Solved by many
« on: February 21, 2010, 12:57:30 PM »
Here is one more of my racing related puzzles. No connections are needed here, the task is to identify the 20 cars posted below. Each car is worth 1 point which will be awarded upon puzzle completion.

Answers:

1. Forsgrini Monaco (metalshapes)
2. Avallone Lola T140 (Tackitt)
3. Barbier Peugeot 203 (white12)
4. Fisanotti - Dodge (white12)
5. Sagoo MkII (D-Type and pnegyesi consortium)
6. Lotus X - Bristol (Oswald)
7. Duckhams LM (pnegyesi)
8. Cobra-March 811 Can-Am (white12)
9. Dezinho - Volkswagen (Allemano)
10. Barlow Simca Special (metalshapes)
11. Wurlitzer 1 - BMW (pnegyesi)
12. Cougar C12 (white12)
13. AC - Volkswagen (jotage21)
14. KVN 2500S (white12)
15. Urania 500 F2 BMW (Tackitt)
16. Kurpfalz Spezial (white12)
17. Higgs Peugeot Sports (woodinsight)
18. Tiga SC89 (woodinsight)
19. Eisert JE67 (Tackitt)
20. Gebhardt JC842 (white12)

Points:
white12 - 7
pnegyesi - 3
Tackitt - 3
metalshapes - 2
woodinsight - 2
Allemano - 1
D-Type - 1
jotage21 - 1
Oswald - 1


First ten cars:
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 12:59:39 PM »
The other ten cars:
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 01:02:40 PM »
Compliment! :applause: And not one of them is in the second part of my following racing puzzle!

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 01:13:09 PM »
I was hoping I wouldn't corrupt your plans. Good that didn't happen :)

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2010, 08:46:34 AM »
No fast rookies? Up to the experts.

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2010, 09:15:16 AM »
I know just one  :-\
Number 6 is a Bristol-powered Lotus X

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2010, 09:31:20 AM »
It surely is.

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2010, 09:50:56 AM »
3# Peugeot 203 Barquette Barbier
4# Fisanotti-Dodge from argentina
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2010, 10:09:58 AM »
Both right

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2010, 10:59:19 AM »
I know just one  :-\
Number 6 is a Bristol-powered Lotus X



That's the only one I knew too and have just logged on to identify it!
The picture actually shows its owner Mike Anthony racing it at Silverstone in May 1955.
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2010, 12:00:10 PM »
16#  Polensky ´s home-built "Kurpfalz" Special
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2010, 12:07:06 PM »
Indeed  :)

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2010, 12:39:42 PM »
#1 - Forsgrini Monaco.

It had an 1100cc Ford 105E engine mated to a Fiat 600 transaxle, and was designed to compete in the G Modified class.

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2010, 01:03:07 PM »
That's right  ;)

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2010, 02:45:03 PM »
#10 - Barlow Simca.

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2010, 03:15:53 PM »
 :thumbsup:

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2010, 07:26:24 PM »
#8 Frissbee GR3 - Chevrolet ?
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2010, 07:28:06 PM »
#16 - Veritas Meteor
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2010, 07:06:53 AM »
Sorry, no for both (note that #16 has already been guessed).

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2010, 02:33:44 PM »
14# KVN 2500S 1959 by V. Kosenkov engine from M-21 Volga
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2010, 03:27:10 PM »
Yes

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #21 on: February 26, 2010, 11:35:54 AM »
12# Cougar C12
20# Gebhardt JC842
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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #22 on: February 26, 2010, 12:07:17 PM »
Both right!

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #23 on: February 27, 2010, 07:43:50 AM »
Let the Pros step in.

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Re: Fast Wheels #1
« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2010, 07:51:01 AM »
Nice puzzle.. unfortunately I can't help there :D