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F#170 - Solved - 1935 Biondetti Grand Prix car project
« on: July 02, 2012, 02:15:20 PM »
For one point, tell me what car was this supposed to be.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 02:03:48 PM »
Experts, let's talk?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 02:41:58 PM »
I've seen this somewhere!

A proposed development of the Alfa Romeo 512?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 07:10:01 AM »
No relation to Alfa as far as I'm aware.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 10:09:30 AM »
Land Speed Record Car?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 11:03:05 AM »
Some Russian take on Auto Union's Grand Prix cars desing?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2012, 02:42:43 PM »
It's not an LSR and not Russian. Still, you can say it is some kind of a 'take on Auto Union's Grand Prix cars design'.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2012, 12:55:13 PM »
Have a go, Pros!
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Re: F#170
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2012, 05:46:30 PM »
Any relation to the Gulf-Miller Specials circa 1938?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2012, 01:22:08 AM »
No relation, and it's older.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2012, 06:08:53 AM »
Is it only a scale model and the real car wasn't even build?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2012, 07:07:43 AM »
I can't tell. I'm not sure any scale models were built, this one looks like a drawing. The car didn't compete for reason, so for the same reason it might have not been built. The man behind this car was already seen at AP.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2012, 10:27:08 AM »
Is it italian?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2012, 10:58:01 AM »
related to the Djelmo by Monsieur Moglia?
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Re: F#170
« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2012, 12:35:06 PM »
It is Italian.

And I'm not aware of any relation to Djelmo.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2012, 07:01:28 AM »
Found it!

Biondetti's proposed Grand Prix car from 1935

It was apparently to have a 60-degree UNSUPERCHARGED, AIR-COOLED V12 engine, with twin ohc, two valves per cylinder and three carbs. Bore and stroke are quoted at 79*100mm, engine weight just 265 kilos.  The engine was to be based on 12 Norton motorcycle engines.

The car was never built. The British magazine Motor Sport confirmed that plans had been dropped in the January 1937 edition.
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Re: F#170
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2012, 11:10:01 AM »
Right!
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