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Title: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 10, 2008, 05:02:04 PM
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Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 13, 2008, 05:22:44 PM
Up to you...
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Allemano on December 13, 2008, 08:57:28 PM
something related to Peel?
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 14, 2008, 06:54:58 AM
No it is not related to Peel...
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: hugo90 on December 16, 2008, 10:18:14 PM
Left drive, so not British.  Wheels look a bit Italian, so is it Italian?
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 07:22:42 AM
Sì!
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Quiller on December 17, 2008, 02:06:19 PM
That's the Vico Sport 1000, powered by an Abarth engine
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 02:09:22 PM
 :o
Only one week for an obscure car like this? I took this pic from a book and I don't think there is something relevant about Vico on the net!
You are really amazing, congratulations!
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 17, 2008, 02:55:20 PM
Interesting car. Did Vico make anything else?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Allemano on December 17, 2008, 03:02:46 PM
There was a Vico Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ; is it built by the same guy, resp, is it also Alfa based?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 03:23:24 PM
There were about 3 different cars by Autotecnica Vico, the first was a 1000 Sport Barchetta in 1964, in 1965 the car in this quiz and in the end on 1965 a second Sport Prototipo, a beautiful barchetta designed by Giuliano Laurenti with room for different engines.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 03:30:19 PM
Quote from: Allemano on December 17, 2008, 03:02:46 PM
There was a Vico Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ; is it built by the same guy, resp, is it also Alfa based?
That is a different story, Autotecnica Vico was named after Giorgio Vico, the Alfa Romeo was named after Ludovico Chizzola, co-founder with Carlo Chiti of the Autodelta.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Allemano on December 17, 2008, 03:38:54 PM
I know, but on which cars the other Vico creations were based on?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 03:51:13 PM
The first Vico Sport from 1964 had an Abarth 750 bialbero engine raised to 1000cc and a chassis made by Vico.
This second Vico was totally different and the 1000cc Abarth engine was fitted in a modified 600 body (the car of this quiz).
The 3rd car was a Sport Barchetta, really nice (I'll try to add a pic) with different engines made always by the Vico.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 17, 2008, 03:53:58 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 03:23:24 PM
There were about 3 different cars by Autotecnica Vico, the first was a 1000 Sport Barchetta in 1964, in 1965 the car in this quiz and in the end on 1965 a second Sport Prototipo, a beautiful barchetta designed by Giuliano Laurenti with room for different engines.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 17, 2008, 04:00:33 PM
Seems like they've had something else, at least as far as I understood this note in Italian.
http://web.tiscali.it/autotecnicavico_vico/

Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 04:05:44 PM
You're welcome, this is the #1
(sorry for the poor quality...I'm using the camera and uploading the pictures 'cause my scanner will ruin the book)
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 17, 2008, 04:07:39 PM
Ah...I thought it should have been from a bit later period  :)


Somehow this post lost its meaning because I thought your previous one, Paul, was related to the link by me  :D Thus, it appears the fourth car (yellow coupe on that page) existed?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 04:14:29 PM
This is the 3rd...
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 04:17:38 PM
About your link, it's amazing, the email says VicoGiorgio and they are from Ventimiglia, like this Autotecnica Vico, so probably they are still in business!
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 17, 2008, 04:18:48 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 04:17:38 PM
About your link, it's amazing, the email says VicoGiorgio and they are from Ventimiglia, like this Autotecnica Vico, so probably they are still in business!

Google told something about 'used cars' on Autotecnica Vico request...
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 04:31:22 PM
I think now this is the only place on the web with all the production of Autotecnica Vico.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Allemano on December 18, 2008, 01:09:09 AM
Thanks for all those infos! Very interisting for me in any way!

BTW: I believe faksta gave away an almost unsolvable mystery car...  ;)
Title: Re: PJ - 18
Post by: Quiller on December 18, 2008, 08:03:17 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 17, 2008, 02:09:22 PM
:o
Only one week for an obscure car like this? I took this pic from a book and I don't think there is something relevant about Vico on the net!
You are really amazing, congratulations!

That was one of those cars I knew I'd seen, then it just hit me. I opened the said book up to the very page where the car was pictured. Weird! (fantastic book by the way)
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 08:20:20 AM
Is it the same book?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 18, 2008, 08:56:39 AM
Quote from: Allemano on December 18, 2008, 01:09:09 AM
BTW: I believe faksta gave away an almost unsolvable mystery car...  ;)

Umf..that wasn't my objective :)
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Quiller on December 18, 2008, 11:55:51 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 08:20:20 AM
Is it the same book?

Yes it is the same book. If you want to post other puzzles from this book, I'll happily abstain from answering them...
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: faksta on December 18, 2008, 12:07:18 PM
...and I will try to identify more interesting sports cars like this, if there are any more of them in that book.
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: Quiller on December 18, 2008, 11:55:51 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 08:20:20 AM
Is it the same book?

Yes it is the same book. If you want to post other puzzles from this book, I'll happily abstain from answering them...
That's why you din't guess the Biondetti ?
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Quiller on December 18, 2008, 12:31:29 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 12:21:04 PM
Quote from: Quiller on December 18, 2008, 11:55:51 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 08:20:20 AM
Is it the same book?

Yes it is the same book. If you want to post other puzzles from this book, I'll happily abstain from answering them...
That's why you din't guess the Biondetti ?

Not really - I just didn't recognise it!
Title: Re: Solved -PJ-18- Vico Sport 1000 1965
Post by: Paul Jaray on December 18, 2008, 12:36:22 PM
Feel free to answer to every single puzzle, if I post something else from that book, better for you!  ;)