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Solved - NEH 1956: 1953 Ferrari 166MM Spider re-bodied by Oblin Brussels 1954
« on: July 20, 2012, 05:50:47 AM »
Identify this car, its builder and from when it dates, for 1 point:

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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2012, 03:47:32 AM »
French from the mid/late fifties ?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 04:03:21 AM »
Quote from: mekubb on July 23, 2012, 03:47:32 AM
French from the mid/late fifties ?

Welcome to AutoPuzzles mekubb.
It's not French; fifties, yes, but a little earlier..
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2012, 08:59:16 AM »
British?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2012, 09:35:56 AM »
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2012, 09:44:31 AM »
Italian?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2012, 09:45:11 AM »
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2012, 04:02:37 PM »
American with italian coach from around 1953 ?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2012, 06:05:39 PM »
Quote from: mekubb on July 23, 2012, 04:02:37 PM
American with italian coach from around 1953 ?

Not an American car nor an Italian body; year is correct though!
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2012, 06:47:55 AM »
Italian car with british body ?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2012, 06:55:51 AM »
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2012, 09:28:40 AM »
It looks like a Conrero but I am a bit puzzled about the non-italian body
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2012, 10:09:40 AM »
Quote from: mekubb on July 24, 2012, 09:28:40 AM
It looks like a Conrero but I am a bit puzzled about the non-italian body

That's why it's called "AutoPuzzles"!
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2012, 02:48:40 AM »
So Conrero is correct ?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2012, 04:28:47 AM »
Quote from: mekubb on July 25, 2012, 02:48:40 AM
So Conrero is correct ?

No, it's nothing to do with Conrero.
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2012, 04:08:17 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2012, 09:13:19 AM »
So it's a italian base car. Body from Europe ?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2012, 09:20:24 AM »
Quote from: mekubb on August 02, 2012, 09:13:19 AM
So it's a italian base car. Body from Europe ?

Yes, the body too.
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2012, 01:54:05 PM »
One-off Maserati A6?
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2012, 02:10:08 PM »
Quote from: Trommel on August 02, 2012, 01:54:05 PM
One-off Maserati A6?

No, it's not a Maserati.
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2012, 02:25:38 PM »
In which case it must be a '50s Ferrari.
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2012, 03:17:52 PM »
Quote from: Trommel on August 02, 2012, 02:25:38 PM
In which case it must be a '50s Ferrari.

Indeed it is..
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #22 on: August 02, 2012, 03:41:55 PM »
It's a 1953 Ferrari 166MM, chassis 0300M - delivered with a Vignale Berlinetta body, re-bodied in 1954 as a Barchetta by Brussels coachbuilder Martial Oblin (one of only three cars they bodied apparently).
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Re: NEH 1956
« Reply #23 on: August 02, 2012, 06:27:05 PM »
Quote from: Trommel on August 02, 2012, 03:41:55 PM
It's a 1953 Ferrari 166MM, chassis 0300M - delivered with a Vignale Berlinetta body, re-bodied in 1954 as a Barchetta by Brussels coachbuilder Martial Oblin (one of only three cars they bodied apparently).

Yes it is!
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Re: Solved - NEH 1956: 1953 Ferrari 166MM Spider re-bodied by Oblin Brussels 1954
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2012, 04:07:56 AM »
Here are some pictures of the car as it looks today:

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