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Solved - NEH 4305: 1951 Nardi-BMW Special bodied by Coriasco
« on: October 09, 2015, 07:08:51 AM »
What's this, built by whom, when and powered by what - for 1 point?  There seem to be two different identities claimed on the 'Net for this car but only one of them is right - the question is, which one?!

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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2015, 05:06:57 AM »
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2015, 09:04:28 AM »
French, with Panhard engine?
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2015, 09:11:45 AM »
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2015, 05:46:30 AM »
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2015, 05:57:10 AM »
Coriasco BMW barchetta with modified Nardi chassis from 1951
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2015, 06:00:57 AM »
This car was the object of a long article in Ruoteclassiche magazine, last year.
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2015, 06:30:46 AM »
Ruoteclassiche should be the definitive article, but..
There is a website about this car which says a lot of what is written about it is not right, and the information on it conflicts with the publicity when it was auctioned by Coys.

Although Coriasco wasn't mentioned there, Nardi and BMW were, along with another well-known chassis maker from that time.  1951 ties in.
But the car was given a different name and it has their badge on the nose (in addition to the BMW badge) which the writer said was proof of its identity.

What name is on that badge?

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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2015, 06:45:52 AM »
Gilco was the supposed builder of the chassis. I'll find the article back and post it here ;)
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2015, 07:36:34 AM »
Quote from: Paul Jaray on November 20, 2015, 06:45:52 AM
Gilco was the supposed builder of the chassis. I'll find the article back and post it here ;)

That's the third name I'm looking for!
Still looking for the badge on the front though: "***** *******", as well as which BMW engine powers it.
And still locked for PJ..
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2015, 11:06:25 AM »
According to what I found online, the missing part is "Senza marchio" (without brand) but I really don't think it was actually called that way. Engine is a motorcycle unit, from an R75. I will double check these info with the article I have, that was dated 2014.
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2015, 12:16:47 PM »
The 6-pages article explains that according to the original papers it has a "telaio senza marchio con motore BMW" ( chassis with no brand and BMW engine). According to various experts the chassis is a modified Nardi because original Nardis had the engine mated in the lower side and here are in the upper side. Nardi and Coriasco had a story too. Other sources claim Gilco, but there are no elements supporting that.
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2015, 01:20:10 PM »
Right, now I see whaat senza marchio means...  I should have translated it!  Sorry!
Coys introduced the Gilco name, but the other website has a different bodybuilder!  Is it wrong then and Coriasco right?
BMW R75 is the right engine of course.
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Re: NEH 4305
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2015, 02:56:32 PM »
Coriasco is definetly right.
In another source there was the idea it could be Canta, because Coriasco badge was different, but this barchetta wears a correct Coriasco badge from the early years, before they changed it.
It's all in this article from Ruoteclassiche, March 2014:
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Re: Solved - NEH 4305: 1951 Nardi-BMW Special bodied by Coriasco
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2015, 01:27:48 PM »
Another point for PJ!
Well done.
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NEH 5386
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2019, 12:15:13 PM »
What's this, who built it and when - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2019, 01:56:23 AM »
Lancia based Italian etceterini?
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2019, 03:37:49 AM »
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2019, 03:50:17 PM »
Jowett mechanicals?
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2019, 05:26:00 PM »
Quote from: Johno on March 02, 2019, 03:50:17 PM
Jowett mechanicals?

No Jowett bits!
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2019, 10:36:42 AM »
Fiat wheels??
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2019, 12:10:08 PM »
Quote from: vasilis1200101 on March 05, 2019, 10:36:42 AM
Fiat wheels??

They might be, I don't know.
It's not a Fiat but there could be some Fiat parts in it.
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #22 on: March 08, 2019, 08:24:22 AM »
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #23 on: March 08, 2019, 10:20:14 AM »
It's the Nardi-Bmw-Gilco #1456-51.
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Re: NEH 5386
« Reply #24 on: March 08, 2019, 12:16:46 PM »
Yes, that's right.
But the other question is: who bodied it?
Locked for you to say.
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