Hispano-Suiza Pace Car Aerodynamic Terramar Special (1923)

BERTRAND · November 21, 2015, 12:23:54 PM

What's this car (Complet name please) and when?

BERTRAND · December 04, 2015, 07:54:45 AM

Expert!

BERTRAND · December 12, 2015, 02:11:57 AM

Pros!

Allan L · December 12, 2015, 03:40:24 AM

Is it perhaps the 8 litre Voisin record car of 1927 in a slightly developed state?

BERTRAND · December 12, 2015, 03:45:40 AM

Not a Voisin

nicanary · December 12, 2015, 05:31:17 AM

British?

neilshouse · December 12, 2015, 08:11:27 AM

Maybe it's a Bentley?

BERTRAND · December 12, 2015, 05:07:41 PM

Not British

nicanary · December 13, 2015, 05:02:57 AM

This is a good puzzle. I wish I could identify the track. The car dates from the period 1912/1922 with that type of streamlining and disc wheels. I don't think it's Montlhery or Avus, nor Brooklands. It could be the US, but they didn't really make concrete tracks.

Is it a German car?

Allan L · December 13, 2015, 05:14:09 AM

They look like Michelin tyres which is why I thought it was French.

BERTRAND · December 13, 2015, 07:51:42 AM

Allan L: I can't confirm if the tyres are Michelin but I'm sure, it's not a French car.
nicanary: I can't confirm the track but I'm sure too, that's not German car.

nicanary · December 13, 2015, 08:28:11 AM

American car?

BERTRAND · December 13, 2015, 02:57:25 PM

Not american

nicanary · December 13, 2015, 04:32:05 PM

Italian car?

BERTRAND · December 14, 2015, 03:06:47 AM

Not Italian

nicanary · December 14, 2015, 05:19:24 AM

Not many European countries left - Belgium?

Paul Jaray · December 14, 2015, 05:23:01 AM

or...Spain!

Hispano Suiza!

QuoteBuilt in 1923 for the opening day of the sensational Terramar Oval Circuit (located just outside Sitges, near Barcelona). This aerodynamic racer is a very special Hispano-Suiza designed by the engineer Jacques Koch. The car was made by mixing parts from some of the models produced at that time at Barcelona: the chassis was from a 16 HP model, conveniently lightened and shortened to 3,5 meters. The engine used was from the Type 32 "España", with 4.712 cc. The body was carefully created in aluminium (photo 2) and in the first tests the car reached easily 150 km/h... but actually it was never raced

nicanary · December 14, 2015, 05:34:40 AM

Oh very well solved! I'd forgotten all about Sitges - it was a track which was hardly ever used, except recently for an advert for Audi!

It was the pace car for the opening event.

BERTRAND · December 14, 2015, 05:49:18 AM

Paul Jaray is the best

Paul Jaray · December 14, 2015, 06:38:12 AM

Grazie

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