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Solved - NEH 674: Rover-BRM T4 "The Whispering Ghost" - 1963
« on: August 22, 2010, 12:01:01 PM »
What is this car and what is it commonly known as - for 1 point:
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Re: NEH 674
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2010, 04:47:44 AM »
Think the Experts'll have this one sorted in 5 minutes!
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Re: NEH 674
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2010, 06:10:54 AM »
Rover-BRM gas-turbine car that raced at Le Mans in 1963

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Re: NEH 674
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2010, 07:40:15 AM »
Rover-BRM gas-turbine car that raced at Le Mans in 1963

Yes, that's right.
But that's just half of the question answered: what was its model designation and its nickname?
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Re: NEH 674
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2010, 01:00:39 PM »
I believe the nickname for the car was "ghost whisperer".
As to the type designation I'm not certain.
It could be the Rover-BRM T4 Gas Turbine LM63.
The car was based on an old BRM Type 56 (or 57 - whoever one believes) that was raced in 1961 by Richie Ginther.
I expect Doug Nye's volumes on BRM would clear this point up.

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Re: NEH 674
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2010, 06:39:20 PM »
That's enough!
The point is yours.
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