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Re: ig_21
« Reply #25 on: October 13, 2012, 04:28:53 PM »
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #26 on: November 09, 2012, 11:55:50 AM »
was this a race at Watkins Glen?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2012, 12:10:38 PM »
Bob McDonald?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #28 on: November 09, 2012, 12:25:22 PM »
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #29 on: November 09, 2012, 12:33:23 PM »
Carerra Panamericana?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #30 on: November 09, 2012, 01:18:27 PM »
Quote from: RayTheRat on November 09, 2012, 12:33:23 PM
Carerra Panamericana?

No,
but this race is 100 years old...
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2012, 01:44:00 PM »
Vanderbilt Cup?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #32 on: November 09, 2012, 01:58:32 PM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on November 09, 2012, 01:44:00 PM
Vanderbilt Cup?
Not, no Vanderbilt Cup.
It's very famous race in USA.  :)
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #33 on: November 09, 2012, 02:10:44 PM »
Is it a road race held originally in the 1910s?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #34 on: November 09, 2012, 02:11:49 PM »
Indy 500?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #35 on: November 09, 2012, 02:14:53 PM »
Do you mean Pikes Peak?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #36 on: November 09, 2012, 02:18:55 PM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on November 09, 2012, 02:10:44 PM
Is it a road race held originally in the 1910s?
You are right.
Quote from: woodinsight on November 09, 2012, 02:14:53 PM
Do you mean Pikes Peak?
Yes! Pikes Peak from Colorado. I think, you will easily find the car!
Locked for Woodinsight - 24 h
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2012, 04:21:03 PM »
Unlocked.
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2012, 04:22:32 PM »
I haven't really had the time to research this one properly so before you open it up again I'll just have one guess - is it the Jagillac? (Jaguar-based sports car with a Cadillac engine)
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2012, 04:29:38 PM »
I don't know the engine of this car, (may be a Cadillac-engine), because I have image other Bob's car - Cadillac Special.
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #40 on: November 10, 2012, 08:40:11 PM »
Is the year of the event in the puzzle photo 1950?
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #41 on: November 11, 2012, 12:13:59 AM »
Photo from 1950s.
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Re: ig_21
« Reply #42 on: November 11, 2012, 01:27:00 AM »
The photo was not taken at Pikes Peak. It was taken at another Colorado Hill Climb, the Buffalo Bill Hil Climb:
Below is a very rare photo of a one-of-a-kind sports car, the Bob McClure Jaguar Special.  A long-distance photo of it appears in the article posted by ColoradoAirCooled.  This is what it looked like up close on the start line of the 1954 climb.

My understanding is that the body was started by master metalsmith Charlie Lyon, but finished by another body man when McClure didn't think Charlie was making fast enough progress on it.  Very C-Type Jag-ish looking body, but seems to have been a complete custom creation.
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solved: ig_21 - 1954 Bob McClure Jaguar Special
« Reply #43 on: November 11, 2012, 01:34:54 AM »
Quote from: pnegyesi on November 11, 2012, 01:27:00 AM
The photo was not taken at Pikes Peak. It was taken at another Colorado Hill Climb, the Buffalo Bill Hil Climb:
Below is a very rare photo of a one-of-a-kind sports car, the Bob McClure Jaguar Special.  A long-distance photo of it appears in the article posted by ColoradoAirCooled.  This is what it looked like up close on the start line of the 1954 climb.

My understanding is that the body was started by master metalsmith Charlie Lyon, but finished by another body man when McClure didn't think Charlie was making fast enough progress on it.  Very C-Type Jag-ish looking body, but seems to have been a complete custom creation.
Right answer, pnegyesi. Thanks for story.
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Re: solved: ig_21 - 1954 Bob McClure Jaguar Special
« Reply #44 on: November 11, 2012, 02:01:36 AM »
Well done Pal!
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