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Solved: Allemano's № 564 - Gipsy Fiat
« on: February 15, 2011, 03:41:58 AM »
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« Last Edit: January 25, 2013, 12:01:06 AM by Allemano »
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 08:15:10 AM »
Show me your popcorn!
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2011, 08:33:54 AM »
I guess it isn't a Hyundai  :lmao:
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2011, 08:37:35 AM »
and not a Cosco either.
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2011, 09:56:27 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on February 22, 2011, 08:33:54 AM
I guess it isn't a Hyundai  :lmao:
Quote from: Allemano on February 22, 2011, 08:37:35 AM
and not a Cosco either.
So it's surely a MSC  ;)
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 09:58:44 AM »
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 07:40:21 PM »
What a curious looking racing car. I wonder if the driver got whoozy from the exhaust constantly in his face.
Any other photos?
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2011, 04:14:33 AM »
Quote from: Allemano on February 22, 2011, 09:58:44 AM
Quote from: Iluvatar on February 22, 2011, 09:56:27 AM
Quote from: Wendax on February 22, 2011, 08:33:54 AM
I guess it isn't a Hyundai  :lmao:
Quote from: Allemano on February 22, 2011, 08:37:35 AM
and not a Cosco either.
So it's surely a MSC  ;)
That was easy, wasn't it? :applause:

I was just kidding! Of course it's NOT a MSC and the puzzle isn't solved, yet.

More pictures after the right name has been given.
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2011, 11:08:49 PM »
I need a hint. Is it British?
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2011, 01:06:15 AM »
No, it's not British.
As far as I understand the parts of this car came from different vehicles.
The engine wasn't originally used for the road...
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2011, 07:34:22 PM »
I found a source that says that this is a 1920 Gipsy FIAT 6.1 litre WWI Aircraft-engined Brooklands racer.
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Re: Allemano's № 564
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2011, 01:19:28 AM »
« Last Edit: March 12, 2011, 01:29:26 AM by Allemano »
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 564 - Gypsy Fiat
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2011, 04:20:46 AM »
The engine is certainly British, unless it's a Wright built on licence.
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 564 - Gypsy Fiat
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2011, 04:36:15 AM »
So far as I know this car's engine is a de Havilland Gipsy Major, adapted to run upright (rather than inverted) so nothing to do with the Great War (WW1 if that's how you think of it) or the USofA. The engine cannot be earlier than 1932.
There is nothing Brooklands about it either, as it was made by Frank Cuttel in New Zealand in modern times.
The person in the USofA who is offering it for sale says things that are plainly not true but are hoped to get him the $125k price. I understand he paid Frank about $AUS39k so he's got some work to do!
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 564 - Gypsy Fiat
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2011, 08:02:51 AM »
As far as I understand it is a recent built "nostalgia" racer, though assembled with various vintage parts it has no historic racing fame at all.
« Last Edit: March 12, 2011, 08:21:29 AM by Allemano »
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Re: Solved: Allemano's № 564 - Gypsy Fiat
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2013, 12:47:28 PM »
There's a small typo in the heading - it should read Gipsy not Gypsy......

Here's another photo -
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