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Solved NIC#607 - 1909 Laurin & Klement Type FCR
« on: June 04, 2016, 03:26:29 PM »
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« Last Edit: June 05, 2016, 06:36:33 AM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#607
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2016, 02:52:00 AM »

I guess in this section?

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Re: NIC#607
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2016, 05:40:17 AM »

I guess in this section?

I'm not quite sure what you mean - if you mean "am I allowed to answer this puzzle?" then my answer is yes. You have fewer than 50 points and this means you are still a Rookie under the new rules.
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Re: NIC#607
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2016, 06:14:35 AM »
Thank you. Laurin a Klement - type FCR ( 1909)

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Re: NIC#607
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2016, 06:35:49 AM »
Thank you. Laurin a Klement - type FCR ( 1909)

Yes - correct and one more point to you.
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Re: Solved NIC#607 - 1909 Laurin & Klement Type FCR
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2017, 03:33:26 PM »
You can see the strange proportions very good here:

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Re: Solved NIC#607 - 1909 Laurin & Klement Type FCR
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2017, 03:45:42 PM »
It may have been built for voiturette racing - the regulations restricted the bore of the engines, but not the stroke. Peugeot cars were even more odd to look at.
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Re: Solved NIC#607 - 1909 Laurin & Klement Type FCR
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2017, 03:58:08 PM »
Yes sure, the engine design led to those bodyworks where the driver had to decide at which side he wants to look on the road...

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Re: Solved NIC#607 - 1909 Laurin & Klement Type FCR
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2017, 07:36:29 AM »
Allan L would know but I am fairly sure that I have seen an image of the engine from that car. The [very small] photograph was sold by Graeme Simpson to somebody in the VSCC and it may well have appeared in the Bulletin at one time.