What car is this?
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Interesting seating arrangement for a race car... Or maybe it is not only meant for racing, is it?
More than for racing, it was made for............
No idea what car it is, but was it used as a camera/photo car in races??
Bill
Not camera/photo carrier, only speed mattered.
Was it made that way to break the land speed record for a car carrying two people ?
Was it used in the creation of high speed stunts, perhaps with a connection to aerialists?
It's a land speed record breaking car.
Is this for a national record, rather than a world record ?
National and regional, but not the whole world.
Argentinian car, built to break Argentine and South American records ?
South America yes, but no connection with Argentina.
Another one with no more experts interest.
From Brazil?
I can't understand the tandem seating - is this for setting a record for "blind" drivers ? The passenger in the back seat could shout instructions or tap the driver on the shoulder to indicate left or right.
Quote from: pnegyesi on June 23, 2013, 03:46:25 AM
From Brazil?
Not Brazil
Quote from: nicanary on June 23, 2013, 09:56:06 AM
I can't understand the tandem seating - is this for setting a record for "blind" drivers ? The passenger in the back seat could shout instructions or tap the driver on the shoulder to indicate left or right.
No the driver was not blind and is so would have to have very good hearing, with all those roaring exhausts. ;D
VeneUela?
No not Venezuela.
The engine came from a plane that was shot down during a revolt.
It tortures me, I have seen a rather huge photo of this car at one of the South American forums, but couldn't find it back where I supposed it could be. Maybe it comes from Chile?
Yes it is from Chile.
Oh finally! :D It is Antonio Caliri's 'Caliri Special'
Quote from: faksta on June 23, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Oh finally! :D It is Antonio Caliri's 'Caliri Special'
[/quotWell done ! I've just read the story of the car and how it was built - it's fascinating. It doesn't really explain the strange seating arrangement though, apart from the fact that it copies the plane from which the engine came.
It may be a rather long story but I find it very interesting.
Italian born Antonio Caliri built this car in Chile it had a Hudson chassis and a Curtiss D12 engine. A Chilean driver was needed to qualify for the record, Oscar Andrade was chosen, and in 1935 he set a new South American Flying Kilometer Record and also became the first in the region to exceed 200 kph.
In the late 20's Chile reached an agreement with Curtiss and began building Curtiss Falcon airplanes that were known as Chilean Falcon, fitted with the 435 hp (324 kW) Curtiss V-1150 (D-12) engine.
In 1931 during the economic crisis the Chilean Government reduced armed forces salaries 30%, which led to an uprising of the naval non-commissioned officers. All the Navy ships were taken and concentrated at the Bay of Coquimbo; officers were locked in their cabins. The Government then sent all available planes of the Army Air Force, 14 Curtiss Falcon light bombers, 2 Junkers heavy bombers, 2 Vickers Wibault and a few other transport plane improvised as bombers, to the city of Ovale, close to Coquimbo.
After some days of futile negotiation and an ultimatum, on September 6th 1931 the planes attacked the fleet, the orders were to concentrate the attack on the Navy flag ship "Almirante Latorre". The attack ended with a few dead and many wounded amongst the mutineers, submarine "Quidora" and two battleship seriously damaged but only one plane was hit by machinegun fire and was destroyed when landing. The rebels surrendered, were tried and condemned.
Later Caliri was able to buy the engine of the downed Curtiss and place in the Hudson chassis, the back axle was from a larger Hudson and the body was made by Caliri. The fate of the car is unknown.
That advertisement... might there have been more cars by Caliri, I wonder?
Is there an explanation for the unusual tandem seating?