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Solved NIC#550 - 1910 Diatto Brooklands racer with 15.9-litre engine
« on: February 01, 2016, 05:38:28 AM »
Year and marque please, and what was it built for? Sorry for the small photo, it's the best I could find.
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2016, 08:14:33 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2016, 06:54:09 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2016, 12:52:05 PM »
Land speed record car ?
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2016, 01:32:49 PM »
Quote from: oko94 on May 11, 2016, 12:52:05 PM
Land speed record car ?

Not built for that purpose.
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2016, 02:36:46 AM »
Was it involved in a competition against other cars ?
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2016, 04:11:22 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on May 12, 2016, 02:36:46 AM
Was it involved in a competition against other cars ?

Yes. It was built for a specific track.
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2016, 04:28:19 AM »
A 1911 Brooklands racecar?
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2016, 04:35:27 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on May 12, 2016, 04:28:19 AM
A 1911 Brooklands racecar?

The year is just about right, and the track is definitely right.
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2016, 04:42:33 AM »
1910?
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2016, 04:46:00 AM »
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2016, 04:59:57 AM »
It is a Diatto with a 15.9-litre engine.
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Re: NIC#550
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2016, 05:27:04 AM »
Quote from: Wendax on May 12, 2016, 04:59:57 AM
It is a Diatto with a 15.9-litre engine.

Yes, and another point for you.

I can't find anything about this car, and my puzzle was based purely on what the caption claimed. Diatto had built Clement-Bayard cars until 1908, and then had financial problems for a few years. The date is too early for it to be a WW1 aero engine, and if Diatto were in money trouble, it seems unlikely they would have built this and transported it all the way to Brooklands. It's a bit of an enigma - does anyone have a history of Diatto which will enlighten us?
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Re: Solved NIC#550 - 1910 Diatto Brooklands racer with 15.9-litre engine
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2016, 06:54:15 AM »
Giovanni Diatto was already an old chap by then.
I believe he retired in 1914 and stopped all production.
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Re: Solved NIC#550 - 1910 Diatto Brooklands racer with 15.9-litre engine
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2016, 08:17:24 AM »
I wondered whether it was powered by a Clement-Bayard engine from the time when they worked together. According to my reference books, the biggest GP engine built by the French company was of 13.9-litres capacity.
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