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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: Carnut on March 11, 2010, 10:08:30 AM
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What is this for 1 point?
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Experts?
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Fiorano 48 from UK, an evocation of oldest Ferraris ?
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It is a Jowett Jupiter Fiorano Special year 1952
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It is a Jowett Jupiter Fiorano Special year 1952
I've awarded you the point as you have identified its base as a Jowett Jupiter as well as its 'Fiorano' name, but think it was built much later on a 1952 Jupiter base.
Franck also mentions that it was meant to be early Ferrariesque, which I do believe was the point.
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Is this a different car from the Type 48 Corsa Spyder kit by Fiorano which is based on triumph Spitfire/ GT6?
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And, while the thread is bumped - was there ever something like this at the time, that ran in a Le Mans 24hr?
( thought i'd seen a likeness recently...but its probably a panhard)
steven
to answer myself the att. is a Jowett R1 and i think its teammate no 45 won the index of efficiency that year, '52, and maybe a couple more ... nice subject for a replica i reckon.
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Is this a different car from the Type 48 Corsa Spyder kit by Fiorano which is based on triumph Spitfire/ GT6?
I would imagine one of these was adapted by Owner Geoff McAuley to create his Jowett-based Fiorano.
It is based on a Ferrari body, of course (I'd have to check its correct nomenclature!) but it's obviously a professionally built body rather than a garden shed effort so I'm sure that's the answer.
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This car is For Sale!
Now is someone's big chance...
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Geoff McAuley is/was a long-standing member of the Jowett Car Club who raced a Javelin in 1989/;90
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Yes Geoff McAuley fitted this Fiorano kitcar body to a stripped 1952 Jupiter chassis. It was already a stripped chassis when he bought it. He completed the rebuild in March 2008 when it was taxed and on the road. It has no wet-weather protection and virtaually no luggage space. Geoff sold it to its present owner in June 2010 so it is no longer for sale. See my hardback book "Jowett Jupiter - Special body". Ed Nankivell
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Yes Geoff McAuley fitted this Fiorano kitcar body to a stripped 1952 Jupiter chassis. It was already a stripped chassis when he bought it. He completed the rebuild in March 2008 when it was taxed and on the road. It has no wet-weather protection and virtaually no luggage space. Geoff sold it to its present owner in June 2010 so it is no longer for sale. See my hardback book "Jowett Jupiter - Special body". Ed Nankivell
Many thanks Ed!
Fascinating cars.