Author Topic: Whaddyacallit #221 - Solved! 1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Pinin Farina Cabriolet  (Read 1612 times)

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Ever seen this ?

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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2008, 05:09:50 AM »
Moved
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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2008, 03:32:21 PM »
Looks Italian

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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2008, 04:10:56 PM »
Looks Italian
Is it a question or are you thinking out loud?
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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2008, 05:05:16 PM »
Any relation to Issotta-Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa?

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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2008, 05:07:55 PM »
No, sorry.
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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2008, 06:02:46 PM »
Looks Italian
Is it a question or are you thinking out loud?

It could be a stage direction:  O0

But seriously... is it Italian?

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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 04:46:10 AM »
It seriously is.
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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2008, 11:52:51 PM »
I found it on the Hemmings blog, but it is only described as Pinin Farina's Alfa show car.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/10/19/sia-flashback-living-with-style-part-ii/

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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2008, 03:51:46 PM »
Hey, I like that! I mean that your identification is not complete, but I had the car from another source and, thanks to you, we learn that this car, or its sibling, was Bob Koto's property. This is worth one point.
O.K, it's an Alfa Romeo by Pininfarina. Model name, year, displacement? These informations will get you another.

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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2008, 05:02:17 AM »
1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale designed by Pietro Frua, chassis #915.169, engine #923.969. Awesome looking car!

And that photo was taken on the 1947 Monte Carlo Concours d'Elegance. ;D
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Re: Whaddyacallit #221
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2008, 12:40:04 PM »
And awesomely precise answer.
One point each as promised.
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Puzzle picture (which seems to have been shot the same day, on the same location) uploaded again.
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