Author Topic: Q471 - solved - TR3-based Mean Francorchamps (Read 3900 times)

Quiller · « **on:** May 06, 2009, 06:51:27 PM »

What's the make and model name of this car?

Quiller · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2009, 12:58:42 PM »

One for the experts

gilescooperuk · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2009, 05:57:58 PM »

Triumph based?

Quiller · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2009, 10:57:10 AM »

Yes!

gilescooperuk · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2009, 06:09:20 PM »

How did I get that then - it was a wild guess

Now I would guess it is a TR series under their - possibly a 5 or 6.

So was this a kit car or a specialist production model?

Quiller · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2009, 06:51:08 PM »

There is a TR under there, yes - produced by a company that mostly used other brands for its mechanical basis

Quiller · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:21:07 AM »

Will the pros have it?

Djetset · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:27:37 AM »

I don't suppose that this would be an Ambrio Duo, an American TR-based kit car?

Quiller · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2009, 08:32:24 AM »

Never heard of it! Anyway, it's not that ...

D-type · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2009, 11:14:38 AM »

Michelotti bodied TR4 ?

Quiller · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2009, 12:11:04 PM »

I don't think Michelotti had a hand in this - although he seems to have designed almost every other car of the 1950s!

Allemano · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2009, 04:29:54 AM »

It's a modified Mean (Sonora?) with TR3 chassis.

Quiller · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2009, 12:23:20 PM »

Yes! Well done. I actually have a model name for this - your puzzle for 48 hours to find it...

Allemano · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2009, 02:52:58 PM »

Those guys were not 100% sure, but it's most likely a 1972 Mean "Aquila"

Quiller · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2009, 05:44:48 PM »

I'm going to give you the point for the Mean ID ... but Aquila is not the name I have

Allemano · « **Reply #15 on:** July 17, 2009, 06:21:00 PM »

Will check it tomorrow, 48h aren't over yet....

Allemano · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2009, 03:22:04 AM »

1957 (

) MEAN Francorchamps one-off!

Allemano · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2009, 06:55:08 AM »

First I believed it would be the location where this car was photographed....

Quiller · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2009, 10:46:32 AM »

Correct! I'm guessing the 1957 refers to the Triumph TR3 bits

SACO · « **Reply #19 on:** September 11, 2022, 08:02:18 AM »

Please , what is this car , for 1 point !

Johno · « **Reply #20 on:** September 12, 2022, 03:16:01 PM »

Any connection to Facel Vega?

SACO · « **Reply #21 on:** September 16, 2022, 07:44:07 AM »

No connection to Facel Vega !

SACO · « **Reply #22 on:** September 19, 2022, 08:58:14 AM »

Experts !

BattlePorQ · « **Reply #23 on:** September 19, 2022, 09:08:16 AM »

Lancia?

SACO · « **Reply #24 on:** September 19, 2022, 11:05:52 AM »

Not a Lancia !

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Author Topic: Q471 - solved - TR3-based Mean Francorchamps (Read 3900 times)