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Isuzu 2000 Spider, 1973 Fuji 300km
« on: April 18, 2011, 05:45:49 PM »
Who knows this race car?
« Last Edit: May 19, 2011, 05:57:28 AM by grobmotorix »

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 01:59:22 PM »
Experts?

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2011, 04:59:24 AM »
A Toj , lookd like a drawing  possibly an evolution of the original , though never made

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2011, 05:41:30 AM »
I´m quite sure it is no TOJ.

The name I have is the one of a quite well known automobile building company.

And I do not think they had the help of TOJ ("Team Obermoser Jörg").

The distance would have been ways too big....
« Last Edit: May 11, 2011, 01:06:28 AM by grobmotorix »

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2011, 05:01:33 PM »
ALFA ROMEO

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2011, 05:26:37 PM »
Would this be a concept drawing of the 1998 Williams/BMW sports racer?

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2011, 01:07:51 AM »
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1998 Williams/BMW sports racer?

It is more than two decades older!

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ALFA ROMEO

No...

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2011, 04:27:52 AM »
CanAm car?

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2011, 01:22:40 PM »
Planned as a group 6 car it finally ran in only one race (afaik).

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2011, 01:55:02 AM »
Serenissima, driven by johnathan williams at the Norisring, based on a Mac Laren MI chassis

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2011, 02:06:30 AM »
No.

Choose another continent...

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2011, 01:24:37 PM »
I´ve found one photo of this racing car showing it at one of its very rare races:

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2011, 02:56:58 PM »
Regarding the front end I would guess there must be a BMW connection.

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2011, 03:12:47 PM »
Not at all, I´m sorry...

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2011, 03:43:28 PM »
It really looks European, but judging by your replies, may well be American.

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2011, 03:45:24 PM »
Europe - no

America, North or South - no... ;D

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2011, 06:56:06 PM »
reworked GRD probably in Japan

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2011, 02:03:10 AM »
I do not know what GRD means, but it is indeed from Japan.

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2011, 02:57:58 AM »
GRD ( GROUP RACING DEVELOPEMENTS) a race cae manafacturer set up on the demise of Lotus as a supplier of customer racing cars , they built a 2L G6 racer , which went on to form the basis od the TOJ range and they sold cars to Japan for thier series so I assume we have a Japanese racer here .

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2011, 03:32:32 AM »
Hmmm, you might be right partly.

I do not know too much details about it, but I do agree with the "2l G6 racer"

But it ran under a well known japanese car maker´s flag.

So I think your research results are good enough to declare this puzzle:

LOCKED for 24h for you!

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2011, 03:49:06 AM »
SINCE MY LAST REPLY I HAVE DUG DEEP AND HAVE ISUZU AS THE  JAPANESE  MANAFACTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR , REALLY ENJOYED THIS ONE .

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Re: grob_2011_04_18 (1)
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2011, 05:56:34 AM »
Right you are!

I do not really know how you´ve managed to identify this, but it is indeed an 2l G6 Isuzu racing car.

I´m not totally sure about its model designation, but I think it is "Isuzu Spider 2000" and it ran at the 1973 Fuji 300km as I can recall from my memory.

I´ll check these dat when I´ll be back from work.

But this is definitly your point!

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Re: Isuzu 2000 Spider, 1973 Fuji 300km
« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2011, 06:42:12 AM »
only 1 pont ,

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Re: Isuzu 2000 Spider, 1973 Fuji 300km
« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2011, 07:45:31 AM »
I think I only gave you one point (31 to 32).