Topic: Solved - MJW #120 - Sports Racing Part 1

[woodinsight]

Also, is #19 some British 1172 Formula car?

It is fitted with a Holbay MAE 1100 engine.
The marque is more commonly associated with single-seaters - especially hill-climb cars

[woodinsight]

#12 Mean Barquette with a 1000cc NSU engine.

As I stated in an earlier post, I think it's based on a Mean but I have another name for it.

Is "CanAm" the word you're waitinig for? http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8451.25

CanAm is the second word I'm looking for.
As far as I can tell the car was based on a Mean and takes its name from its owner/driver (also Belgian)
I'll lock it for you until you come up with another reply

[Allemano]

Scheerens? 

[faksta]

You mean Furia Alfa Romeo?

[woodinsight]

Scheerens?  

Not Scheerens
His initials are B.C.
Still locked for you until your next reply

[woodinsight]

You mean Furia Alfa Romeo?

That's it faksta
The answer I was looking for was Furia Alfa Romeo prototipo.
I'm not sure if FNM and JK should be included

[Paul Jaray]

7- Tice

[Allemano]

You're looking for the name Bernard Carlier...
Be that as it may I still believe the car is not named after him.

[woodinsight]

7- Tice

#7 - Tice is correct

[faksta]

That's it faksta
The answer I was looking for was Furia Alfa Romeo prototipo.
I'm not sure if FNM and JK should be included

The engine is FNM 2150, as far as I know, and I'd call this car Furia - FNM (or Bianco Furia - FNM), not ... - Alfa Romeo, even though FNM was nearly an Alfa branch back then.

[woodinsight]

You're looking for the name Bernard Carlier...
Be that as it may I still believe the car is not named after him.

Well I have it as the Carlier CanAm so you are correct.
It's perhaps one of these anomalies that one comes across in photo captions.
Anyway well done and I'll alter the title accordingly

[woodinsight]

That's it faksta
The answer I was looking for was Furia Alfa Romeo prototipo.
I'm not sure if FNM and JK should be included

The engine is FNM 2150, as far as I know, and I'd call this car Furia - FNM (or Bianco Furia - FNM), not ... - Alfa Romeo, even though FNM was nearly an Alfa branch back then.

Thanks for that faksta - as far as I can see he (Toni Bianco) called this car an Alfa Romeo prototipo - I'll alter the title to include this

[woodinsight]

#12 - this may be based on a Mean but was built quite independently under another name

I think to be fair Limo I'll award you a point as I put you off by by the above statement - you did state that it was a Mean - apologies

[D-type]

#19  Pilbeam?
The only hillclimb car maker I can think of

[woodinsight]

#19  Pilbeam?
The only hillclimb car maker I can think of

Pilbeam is correct!
One of four apparently

[woodinsight]

Eight left to solve.
The response so far has been excellent but it may be necessary now to provide a few clues for the remainder.

#1 - Look at the wheels to guess what this car may be based on (and it's not Italian)
#2 - This marque shares its name with the surname of a long time British racing driver
#6 - Looks Italian but it's not
#8 - Unusual British engine although the car itself is not British
#9 - A famous marque well-known for its single seaters
#11 - Looks like a miniature Ferrari but of course, it's not one of those but it is Italian
#18 - Look at the airbox - I think this car was the only one with this shape
#20 - It's not European or South American

I'll add further clues if any are proving tricky to guess over the coming days

[Allemano]

#01 Panhard based?

[woodinsight]

Not Panhard but your on the right lines (and country)

[Allemano]

Darl 'Mat?

[Allemano]

Renault 4 CV based?

[woodinsight]

Renault 4 CV based?

That's correct

[Allemano]

You didn't answer if it is a Zagato design at all..

[woodinsight]

That I don't know.
I know who built it and what it was based on but nothing about the bodywork.

[faksta]

Is #9 a Brabham BT8 derivate?

[Djetset]

Is #1 the Viotti 4CV shown at the 1955 Turin Show?