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SAC#639 :AFG Gregoire prototype 1942
« on: January 29, 2014, 01:30:55 AM »
What's this and  from when, for 1 point !   :)
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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2014, 02:48:14 PM »
Looks like the picture was taken in a Mediterranean country...

Could it be Greece?

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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2014, 04:58:19 PM »
Not in Greece !

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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2014, 05:21:47 PM »
... France?  :)

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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2014, 01:27:36 AM »
Yes !

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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2014, 03:10:07 AM »
Hello Saco ;), Perhaps a connection with ''La Licorne"

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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2014, 03:11:34 AM »
Citroën or Panhard based?

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Re: SAC#639
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2014, 01:48:23 PM »
Hello Bertrand !
No connection with ''La Licorne"
Not Citroen based!
A connection with Panhard !
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Re: SAC#639 : Locked
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2014, 02:09:37 PM »
I knew I had seen these wheels before...  :)

Ok, so these wheels very much look like they come from a Panhard Dyna X, is the chassis from that model too?

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Re: SAC#639 : Locked
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2014, 01:31:42 AM »
Not really !

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Re: SAC#639 : Locked
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2014, 05:49:43 AM »
Ok, so is the engine from Panhard?

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Re: SAC#639 : Locked
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2014, 06:40:15 AM »
Doubtless !

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Re: SAC#639 : Locked
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2014, 01:03:10 PM »
Is the engine at the rear?

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Re: SAC#639 : Locked
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2014, 02:11:20 PM »
Not rear engine !
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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2014, 04:32:14 AM »
Experts !

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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2014, 06:17:50 AM »
Is it a one-off?

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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2014, 09:21:01 AM »
Doubtless !

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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2014, 03:09:31 PM »
Is the chassis French as well?

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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2014, 04:02:36 PM »
Yes !

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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2014, 04:25:21 PM »
AFG Gregoire prototype. Experimental car with cast alloy chassis and aluminum air cooled twin. After long story it ended as a prototype at Hartnett Australia. The Panhard Dyna X used some ideas and experiences and made it fit for mass production. Gregoire -of course since you know his temper- sued Panhard and had some success in that after many years. Delagarde's Panhard engine was distinctly different (more modern hi-rev motorcycle type). The AFG's alloy frame was beautifully engineered but very complicate/expensive t build. Bionier made a clever combination of the Dynamique experiences of subframe and monocoque...
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Re: SAC#639 :
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2014, 12:05:30 PM »
Perfect !
AFG Gregoire prototype 1942
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