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Solved NIC#4 1947 Guerin de Coucy F1 car
« on: May 14, 2013, 10:58:43 AM »
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 08:56:33 AM »
I'm surprised we haven't had this one before. Experts ?
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2013, 02:58:23 PM »
MG based?
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2013, 03:10:06 PM »
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2013, 04:20:01 PM »
Italian ?

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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2013, 04:33:01 PM »
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2013, 04:53:05 PM »
 :taz: I feel I should know this but it rings no bells.

Is it British?
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 05:12:17 PM »
:taz: I feel I should know this but it rings no bells.

Is it British?

No. But it's too early yet for clues.
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 05:19:43 PM »
Agreed.  I wasn't fishing for a clue, just expressing frustration.

Not British, not Italian.  Is it French?
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2013, 05:21:53 PM »
Agreed.  I wasn't fishing for a clue, just expressing frustration.

Not British, not Italian.  Is it French?

Yes!
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2013, 02:36:42 AM »
Gordini?

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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2013, 06:27:36 AM »
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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2013, 01:34:34 PM »
De Coucy 1947.

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Re: NIC #4
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2013, 06:39:56 PM »
De Coucy 1947.

Yes ! Sometimes known as the Guerin de Coucy. Another promising project that was never realised - the plan was a supercharged staright-8 but it eventually raced a couple of times with what is believed to be a Simca 1100cc engine.
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Re: Solved NIC#4 1947 Guerin de Coucy F1 car
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2013, 06:57:54 PM »
  :censored:  I knew I'd seen it recently, then I found it in a book and went to post the answer and found that M630 had beaten me to it  :sigh:
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Re: Solved NIC#4 1947 Guerin de Coucy F1 car
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2019, 08:16:24 PM »
Another view
https://rareandunique.media - Rare&Unique Vehicles magazine
http://magyarjarmu.hu - detailed Hungarian motoring history (Hungarian language)
http://automuseums.info - motoring museums' guide

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Re: Solved NIC#4 1947 Guerin de Coucy F1 car
« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2019, 05:39:16 AM »
The engine in this photo appears to be a twin-cam straight-8. It certainly isn't a Simca 1100!

Maybe it's a dummy engine for display purposes.
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