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Solved: PN #312 -- Marin Dumitrescu's BMW-based Vulcan
« on: May 14, 2012, 11:46:05 AM »
Please tell me a lot of things about this racecar. What was its name? What was its donor? Who was its  (relatively) famous driver? When was it built?
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2012, 04:30:59 AM »
Experts?
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2012, 03:31:45 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 12:33:50 PM »
Czechoslovakian?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 12:45:44 PM »
No
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 01:18:04 PM »
German?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 02:59:05 PM »
No
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 03:28:54 PM »
From an Eastern bloc country?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2012, 10:33:55 PM »
Yes
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2012, 10:55:31 PM »
BMW Special?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2012, 01:22:43 AM »
Powered by a BMW engine, yes
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2012, 01:50:30 AM »
Is it one of the incarnations of the Greifzu-BMW Eigenbau?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #12 on: June 16, 2012, 02:29:49 AM »
absolutely not
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2012, 11:26:10 AM »
Hungary?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2012, 11:27:03 AM »
no
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2012, 11:38:43 AM »
Bulgaria?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2012, 11:39:33 AM »
no
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2012, 11:42:43 AM »
Polish?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2012, 11:48:07 AM »
Romania?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2012, 11:53:52 AM »
yes, from Romania
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2012, 01:31:34 PM »
Romanian? Really? :o Then it becomes VERY interesting !

Any chance it's a BMW special of Marin Dumitrescu?

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2012, 02:14:53 PM »
Faksta, it is locked for you. I need the name and the year when it was built
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2012, 02:11:20 AM »
1949, probably? Through 1946-1948 he was said to be racing another special, Jeep based. As for the name, I never knew the name of this car. Maybe I will be able to trace it now, but all I've got on Romanian racing is from the web. It's only moments ago that I stumbled upon a book on Romanian racing history written by... Marin Dumitrescu!

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Re: PN #312
« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2012, 02:51:00 AM »
yes, I have that book, but you can find the name on the net as well. still locked. year is about right
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Re: PN #312
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2012, 04:22:11 AM »
While I'm searching for the name, is this book worth buying? Does it really give an impression on Romanian racing? I mean, cars, drivers, tracks, races...